Education for the People!
California Statewide Conference to Defend Education
April 24th THE 2ND STATEWIDE MOBILIZING CONFERENCE AGAINST THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
April 24th in Los Angeles, California
Location: Santee Education Complex: 1921 South Maple Avenue…
Register at http://april24thconference.eventbrite.com/
The future of public education in this state – particularly for the working class and communities of color, who are being hit especially hard by the cuts – depends on our ability to unify and push forward the struggle in defense of public education.
The purpose of this Statewide Mobilizing Conference is therefore both simple and extremely urgent: to democratically discuss and decide on a unifying political platform and plan of action capable of bringing together schools, student organizations, labor unions, committees, coalitions, and parent and community organizations across the state to deepen and push forward this powerful and broad movement that shook the state and the country on March 4th.
We ask activists, organizations, and mobilized schools across the state to put their full organizational capacity into helping us collectively to build and promote this conference. We ask for maximum participation from all education sectors – Pre-K-12, Community College, CSU, UC, and Adult Education – and regions, and from all organizations of workers, teachers, and students, and we extend the invitation to all mobilized schools and organizations across the country. Get your union, student government or parent-teacher organization to endorse, attend, and participate in the conference.
The decision to call for this conference was made at the Statewide Mobilizing Conference of October 24th, 2009, where over 800 people from all of the sectors of public education decided together to call for the March 4th Strike and Day of Action in defense of public education.
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