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CALIFORNIA: October 24 Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education Date:October 24, 2009Location:UC-Berkeley Full Description:We have the power to stop the catastrophic budget cuts, fee hikes, and layoffs — but to save public education in California requires coordinating our actions on a state-wide level.
We invite all UC, CSU, CC, and K-12 students, workers, teachers, and their organizations across the state to participate in and collectively build the October 24 Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education. The all-day conference will take place at UC Berkeley (contact us for more logistics).
The purpose of this conference is both simple and extremely urgent: to democratically decide on a state-wide action plan capable of winning this struggle, which will define the future of public education in this state, particularly for the working-class and communities of color.
Why UC Berkeley? On September 24, over 5,000 people massively protested and effectively paralyzed the UCB campus, as part of the UC-wide walkout. A mass General Assembly of over 400 individuals and dozens of organizations met that night and collectively decided to issue this call.
We ask all organizations and individuals in the state who want to save public education to endorse this open conference and help us collectively build it.
Additional Information:Please contact oct24conference@gmail.com to endorse this conference and to receive more details. Areas of Focus:Full Funding, Tuition AbolitionUser CommentsNo Comments.Please login at the top of the page or register as a Democracy Square member if you would like to comment. |
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History has a long-range perspective. It ultimately passes stern judgment on tyrants and vindicates those who fought, suffered, were imprisoned, and died for human freedom, against political oppression and economic slavery.
~ Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
~ Elizabeth Gurley Flynn