Episode 37:Making The Unions More Social Justice Orientated: A Conversation With Fairfax Virginia's Janette Corcelieus

In today's episode of Warriors of Education I speak to Janette Corcelius, a music educator and activist from Fairfax Virginia. Her county/district was one of the few that made the  radical choice during Covid to say they would not go back at all until there is a cure. She speaks about getting away from electoralism and neoliberalism and the need to fight on the ground because "withholding our labor is the best way to get things done."  

Janette Zahia Corcelius is a general music teacher, chorus director, & CALM instructor (Children & Schools Achieving Lifelong Mindfulness) for Fairfax County Public Schools. She's been teaching for 6 years and involved in activism for 11+ years.  She is an at-large board member of the Fairfax Education Association (FEA). She was also an integral part of creating a UCORE (United Caucuses of Rank & File Educators) chapter in Virginia called VCORE. She is also a national facilitator for National Educators United (NEU).  She is an advocate for the fine & performing arts, equity in public education, mental wellness, and social justice causes.