Manny Ballesteros
Manny Ballesteros is a community organizer in Watsonville. Click here to follow Manny on Twitter.
Why I March:
I am marching because I want a better education for the next generation that is coming after me. My experience in public education was not that good because of a lack of resources such as music and art. I dropped out of high school my senior year because of conflicts with my principal.
I plan to get my GED and go back to school. I want fellow students like myself to be able to take the classes they need to graduate. High school students need after-school programs to stay off the streets. We need to be building bridges to college, not prison.