2011-05-09..13: State of Emergency for Education Week From: Michael Novick <antiracistaction...@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:24:07 -0700 Subject: [DopeXResistance-L.A.] May 13 Day of Emergency for Education rally in Pershing Square -- school's out!
Print flyer at: http://www.utla.net/system/files/may13shortday.pdf Friday the 13th is now a "State of Emergency" shortened day! In response to UTLA's planned one-hour protest on May 13, LAUSD has agreed to declare May 13 a shortened day. UTLA members will be allowed to leave campus when the students do, without loss of pay or other consequences, to protest state budget cuts. This unprecedented shortened day for protesting will allow UTLA members to cap the "State of Emergency" week of action by picketing with parents after school and then traveling together to Pershing Square for the statewide rally. It also means that our protest will not interfere with student testing on May 13. (Superintendent Deasy will be issuing a directive to all administrators about the shortened day, stating that UTLA members are allowed to leave campus when students do.) The shortened day in no way affects ongoing negotiations with LAUSD about the best possible way to save jobs and stop class-size increases. Future negotiations are scheduled for May 3, 5, 12, 17, 25, and 26. -------------------------------------------------------- May 9-13: "Education Can't Wait for the Kids of Our State" May 9-13 has been declared "State of Emergency" week by California teachers to pressure legislators to pass tax extensions to prevent deeper cuts. The tax extensions would save the jobs of thousands of RIF'd members, stop class-size increases for our students, and reduce the pressure on our members to accept furlough days. UTLA will be holding the following local actions to show that "Education Can't Wait for the Kids of Our State": MAY 9: Area drops for materials. More info to come. MAY 10: Before-school parent leafleting to encourage participation in May 13 picketing at your site and Pershing Square Rally. MAY 13: Shortened day for protesting - At School: Once students are dismissed, UTLA members and parents will picket in front of school, culminating in a school site mini-rally and then a group carpool/mass transit trip to Pershing Square. - Pershing Square: UTLA members will join thousands of teachers, parents, and others from school districts across Southern California to demand tax extensions to save public education and other crucial services. The rally will be one of five mass events statewide coinciding with the occupation by teachers of the state Capitol in Sacramento. Music and rally begin at 4 p.m. ### ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
