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June 4 – Tweed Protest Against Budget Cuts, Layoffs, …

June 4th – Protest at Tweed

Report on the City wide June 4th, School Budget Cuts Protest in front of the York City Department of Education’s Tweed building.

June 4th – PS 197M

About 30 teachers, parents and students participated in the protest in front of PS 197M on Friday June 4th, 2010, day of Public School protests against budget cuts around New York City. We blocked one traffic lane directing cars and buses to the center lane. We heard a lot of Solidarity honking from drivers passing … Continue reading →

June 4th – PS 24K

PS 24 had an amazing turnout for our June 4th protest. Over 125 participants total, with about 50 parents participating. We got 350 signatures on our petitions to the mayor to restore all funding to schools. We are on a main car, truck and pedestrian route in Brooklyn and the support from drivers and passersby … Continue reading →

June 4th – Banana Kelly HS

June 4th – Rally at Tweed

There were over 25 rallies at public schools in NYC on June 4th to protest budget cuts and teacher layoffs . All were organized by parents and school workers at each school after a call went out from GEM and NYCORE. We ended the day with a rally at the Department of Education. It was … Continue reading →

June 4th – PS 307K

PS 307 Parents, Staff and Students came out to support the rally against the budget cuts on Friday morning. We collected over 50 signatures on the petitions.

June 4th – PS 202K

JAMILLAH SALLAHUDDIN, UFT MEMBER PUTS UP SIGNS IN FRONT OF PS202 @ 6:30 AM ON JUNE 4, 2010 TERESA MULVEY MAKES THE SIGN MORE VISIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO READ WHILE JAMILLAH GETS SIGNITURES. CUT THE WASTE AT (GREEDY) TWEEDY NOT THE SCHOOL LUZ TORRES PARA REP. HOLDING A PETTITION TERESA MULVEY (CHAPTER LEADER) CONTINUES … Continue reading →

June 4th: IS 218K

Around 40 IS 218 teachers, paras, counselors and secretaries (most of the staff) participated in a very lively protest outside our school between 7:45 and 8:30 this morning. A lot of passing cars and trucks honked their support. We distributed a leaflet we produced (entitled “Defend Public Education: Stop the Cuts”) to students and parents … Continue reading →

June 4th: PS 84K

Attached are photos of this morning’s protest and petition signing by teachers/staff and parents at PS 84 Brooklyn. To date, 170 parents and staff have signed the petition against the budget cuts (which we began in mid-May).