alifornia Faculty Association members will join with students and education workers from all segments of public education in California to "Mobilize for Education." Turns out, California will not be marching alone.
Organizations have planned similar actions in 17 other states, including Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Washington (state). See the listings below to learn more about events in California and around the nation.
Rallies, demonstrations, sit-ins and marches are planned to be on or near all 23 Cal State University campuses, which have experienced over $1 billion in funding cuts over the last two years.
Major regional events of all California public education segments are shaping up to take place at the State Capitol in Sacramento, the San Francisco Civic Center, Pershing Square in Los Angeles and the CSU Northridge campus
Last fall, more than 800 students and faculty members from all over the state met at UC Berkeley to plan one, unified day of action on which the education community would band together to advocate for public education at every campus and school.
"Public education is under attack and we´ve had enough," said California Faculty Association President Lillian Taiz. "The future of our country and our state are at stake.