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Education not Incarceration Forum: Endorsement and Assistance Request
Endorsement and Assistance Request:
Education not Incarceration Coalition (http://www.may8.org) Forum to Organize a Response to Schwarzenegger's Proposed Budget
Saturday, January 31st, 11AM-1PM; Laney College, Room TBA
Planning Meeting: Tuesday, January 20th, 7-9PM, Neibel Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph (just north of Alcatraz in North Oakland, near the Ashby BART)
Education not Incarceration Coalition (http://www.may8.org) Forum to Organize a Response to Schwarzenegger's Proposed Budget
Saturday, January 31st, 11AM-1PM; Laney College, Room TBA
Planning Meeting: Tuesday, January 20th, 7-9PM, Neibel Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph (just north of Alcatraz in North Oakland, near the Ashby BART)
Please forward the following widely and respond for your organization!!
Endorsement and Assistance Request:
Education not Incarceration Coalition (http://www.may8.org) Forum to Organize a Response to Schwarzenegger's Proposed Budget
Saturday, January 31st, 11AM-1PM; Laney College, Room TBA
Planning Meeting: Tuesday, January 20th, 7-9PM, Neibel Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph (just north of Alcatraz in North Oakland, near the Ashby BART)
More Info: 510.444.0484 or http://www.may8.org
How your organization can participate:
1. Endorse the event
2. Send an outreach e-mail to your members
3. Send a flyer to your members, available at http://www.may8.org/TeachAction/ForumFlyer2.pdf (or go to http://www.may8.org and click on forum flyer
4. Send representatives to the next planning meeting
5. Organize your members to participate in phone-banking (6-9PM on Thursday, January 22nd, or Tuesday- Thursday, January 27th-29th at Californians for Justice, 1611 Telegraph Ave #317)
Who to Contact to Commit Your Organization:
Unions: Contact Jerry Fillingim, Legislative Political Director, SEIU 535, jfillingim [at] seiu535.org, 510.893.8766
Parent Organizations: Contact Nneka Simon: paulasimon [at] sbcglobal.net, 510-534-2748
Teacher Organizations: Contact Jonah Zern jzern1 [at] yahoo.com, 510.654.8613
University Organizations: Contact Dawn Williams, UC Graduate Student Association, dawnw [at] uclink.berkeley.edu, 510. 643.0602
Community College Organizations: Contact Tonika Jones tjones [at] chabotcollege.edu 510.798.3709
Everyone Else: Contact Critical Resistance at 510.444.0484, rose [at] criticalresistance.org
Dear Parents, Educators, Students and Community Members:
School districts across California are being decimated by cuts in education. California spends more money per capita than any other state on prisons. It costs $35,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate, while public education spending is currently $7,000 per student. Class sizes have been significantly increased, teachers, custodians, food workers and support staff have been laid off, class sizes increased, and the purchase of crucial teaching materials has been indefinitely postponed.
The future of our children cannot be postponed. Affirmative action laws are meaningless if children are denied their right to a quality K-12 education. They will be unable to achieve academic success and if and when they do get to college, they probably won't be able to afford the rising tuition costs. The schools-to-prisons pipeline is in full effect in the state of California. California legislators are using our tax dollars to increase spending for prisons and decrease spending for education.
Gov. Schwarzenegger is now pursuing further spending cuts, spending caps and an offensive against the collective bargaining agreements of public employees. The cuts will be across the board and the hardest hit will be in education, health care, public transit, and social services to meet human needs and keep people out of prison. Since our elected officials are not taking a stand against these cuts, WE MUST TAKE A STAND FOR OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES!
California doesn’t need any more prisons. Our communities need quality schools, well-paid teachers, and a strong network of active parents, community members, and youth. Teachers, parents, and youth organizations must unite to become involved in the Education Not Incarceration movement and speak out for our children’s future.
For this reason, Education Not Incarceration will be holding a Community Forum at Laney College (location TBA, see http://www.may8.org), 900 Fallon Street, Oakland on Saturday, January 31st from 11am – 1pm. We invite all members of the community to come out and join us in our effort to organize a multi-sector, state-wide campaign against the proposed cutbacks by the legislature in Sacramento. Please call us at (510) 444.0484 with any questions.&nbs p; We look forward to your attendance at this forum and your continued support.
Endorsement and Assistance Request:
Education not Incarceration Coalition (http://www.may8.org) Forum to Organize a Response to Schwarzenegger's Proposed Budget
Saturday, January 31st, 11AM-1PM; Laney College, Room TBA
Planning Meeting: Tuesday, January 20th, 7-9PM, Neibel Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph (just north of Alcatraz in North Oakland, near the Ashby BART)
More Info: 510.444.0484 or http://www.may8.org
How your organization can participate:
1. Endorse the event
2. Send an outreach e-mail to your members
3. Send a flyer to your members, available at http://www.may8.org/TeachAction/ForumFlyer2.pdf (or go to http://www.may8.org and click on forum flyer
4. Send representatives to the next planning meeting
5. Organize your members to participate in phone-banking (6-9PM on Thursday, January 22nd, or Tuesday- Thursday, January 27th-29th at Californians for Justice, 1611 Telegraph Ave #317)
Who to Contact to Commit Your Organization:
Unions: Contact Jerry Fillingim, Legislative Political Director, SEIU 535, jfillingim [at] seiu535.org, 510.893.8766
Parent Organizations: Contact Nneka Simon: paulasimon [at] sbcglobal.net, 510-534-2748
Teacher Organizations: Contact Jonah Zern jzern1 [at] yahoo.com, 510.654.8613
University Organizations: Contact Dawn Williams, UC Graduate Student Association, dawnw [at] uclink.berkeley.edu, 510. 643.0602
Community College Organizations: Contact Tonika Jones tjones [at] chabotcollege.edu 510.798.3709
Everyone Else: Contact Critical Resistance at 510.444.0484, rose [at] criticalresistance.org
Dear Parents, Educators, Students and Community Members:
School districts across California are being decimated by cuts in education. California spends more money per capita than any other state on prisons. It costs $35,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate, while public education spending is currently $7,000 per student. Class sizes have been significantly increased, teachers, custodians, food workers and support staff have been laid off, class sizes increased, and the purchase of crucial teaching materials has been indefinitely postponed.
The future of our children cannot be postponed. Affirmative action laws are meaningless if children are denied their right to a quality K-12 education. They will be unable to achieve academic success and if and when they do get to college, they probably won't be able to afford the rising tuition costs. The schools-to-prisons pipeline is in full effect in the state of California. California legislators are using our tax dollars to increase spending for prisons and decrease spending for education.
Gov. Schwarzenegger is now pursuing further spending cuts, spending caps and an offensive against the collective bargaining agreements of public employees. The cuts will be across the board and the hardest hit will be in education, health care, public transit, and social services to meet human needs and keep people out of prison. Since our elected officials are not taking a stand against these cuts, WE MUST TAKE A STAND FOR OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES!
California doesn’t need any more prisons. Our communities need quality schools, well-paid teachers, and a strong network of active parents, community members, and youth. Teachers, parents, and youth organizations must unite to become involved in the Education Not Incarceration movement and speak out for our children’s future.
For this reason, Education Not Incarceration will be holding a Community Forum at Laney College (location TBA, see http://www.may8.org), 900 Fallon Street, Oakland on Saturday, January 31st from 11am – 1pm. We invite all members of the community to come out and join us in our effort to organize a multi-sector, state-wide campaign against the proposed cutbacks by the legislature in Sacramento. Please call us at (510) 444.0484 with any questions.&nbs p; We look forward to your attendance at this forum and your continued support.
For more information:
http://www.may8.org
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