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School Closing Protest

1/27/11 City Hall Rally organized by the Ad Hoc Committee Against School Closings & Charter Takeovers.

Grassroots education movement-GEM / stop school closings Jan 27th

Sam Coleman, GEM & NYCORE, speaks to crowd of 300 that navigated the 1.5 feet of snow to protest at City Hall unjust policies of school closings, charter takeovers and the privatization of public education. Message: activiate your UFT union at schools across the city to fightback! Thank you, Brother Radio Rahim of Coalition for … Continue reading

Rally On! Blizzard Nor Snow Day Will Stop Parents, Students, Educators, and Community Members From Expressing Their Outrage Over School Closings and Charter Takeovers

Press Advisory                                    Date:  Thursday, January 27, 2011      Contact: Sam Coleman, NYCORE/GEM, Rally Coordinators:  646-354-9362 Angel Gonzalez, GEM, Rally Coordinators:  917-842-0381 Rally On!  Blizzard Nor Snow Day Will Stop Parents, Students, Educators, and Community Members From Expressing Their Outrage Over School Closings and Charter … Continue reading

Thursday: Major City-Wide Rally to Stop School Closings, Stop Charter Takeovers, Defend Public Education, Say No to Privatization on 1/27/11: Snow Closings- YES, School Closings -NO

Contact: Sam Coleman, NYCORE/GEM: 646-354-9362 Angel Gonzalez, GEM: 917-842-0381 Major City-Wide Rally to Stop School Closings, Stop Charter Takeovers, Defend Public Education, Say No to Privatization When and Where: Thursday, January 27th 4:30 P.M.-6:30 P.M. at Brooklyn Bridge Park, on Centre Street, to the east of the Tweed Courthouse building. What: On Thursday, January 27th, … Continue reading

Jan. 25, 5PM: Rally to Stop Moskowitz/HSA Invasion on Upper West Side

Download and circulate widelyhttp://www.scribd.com/full/47438042?access_key=key-2cku4dm6gl9p5wg1q6g2 Jan. 25, 5PM: Rally to Stop Moskowitz/HSA Invasion on Upper West Side http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=47438042&access_key=key-2cku4dm6gl9p5wg1q6g2&page=1&viewMode=list

Media Advisory: An Invitation to Cathleen Black: Make the City-wide Rally on January 27th a Stop on Your “Listening Tour”

Press Advisory                                    Date:  Friday, January 21, 2011      Contact: Sam Coleman, Teacher PS 24, NYCORE/GEM:  646-354-9362 Lisa Donlan, President CEC1:  917-848-5873 Julie Cavanagh, Teacher PS 15, GEM/CAPE: 917-836-6465 An Invitation to Cathleen Black:  Make the City-wide Rally on January 27th a Stop on Your … Continue reading

Support The John Jay Campus at the PEP Wednesday, January 19th! Brooklyn Technical High School @ 4:30

Tell Cathleen Black, the PEP, and the Department of Education to Defend Public Education and to Stop the Historic Inequity of Black and Latino Schools. Images from John Jay Rally 1/11/11

Fight Back Friday!

Wear Black this Friday (1/21) and Take OUR Schools Back! http://www.fightbackfridays.blogspot.com/ To add your school to the growing list and to recieve a Fight Back Friday toolkit, email capeducation@gmail.com.

Stop School Closings and Charter Takeovers!

Support Paul Robeson High School! Stop School Closings! Sign their petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveourschoolpaulrobeson/ Come to their Public Hearing on January 21st! Rally at 4:00. Sign up to speak beginning at 5:00. Hearing begins at 6:00. Support PS 9 and Stop Charter Takeovers!Sign their petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/protectps9/ Come to their Public Hearing: Monday January 24th at 6pm at … Continue reading

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