The Peace and Freedom Party has endorsed the March 4 Strike and Day of Action to Defend Public Education in California. Planning is underway for strikes, rallies, walkouts, sit-ins, teach-ins, and other similar actions at schools and work places throughout California.
See our Events page for a list of the specific events being planned. We will update this list as we get more information.
To endorse this call and to get more information email march4strikeanddayofaction@gmail.com or visit
Here is the National Call issued by The California Coordinating Committee on December 14, 2009.
National Call for March 4 Strike and Day of Action To Defend Public Education
California has recently seen a massive movement erupt in defense of public education — but layoffs, fee hikes, cuts, and the re-segregation of public education are attacks taking place throughout the country. A nationwide resistance movement is needed.We call on all students, workers, teachers, parents, and their organizations and communities across the country to massively mobilize for a Strike and Day of Action in Defense of Public Education on March 4, 2010. Education cuts are attacks against all of us, particularly in working-class communities and communities of color.
The politicians and administrators say there is no money for education and social services. They say that “there is no alternative” to the cuts. But if there’s money for wars, bank bailouts, and prisons, why is there no money for public education?
We can beat back the cuts if we unite students, workers, and teachers across all sectors of public education — Pre K-12, adult education, community colleges, and state-funded universities. We appeal to the leaders of the trade union movement to support and organize strikes and/or mass actions on March 4. The weight of workers and students united in strikes and mobilizations would shift the balance of forces entirely against the current agenda of cuts and make victory possible.
