Friday, April 15, 2011

Detroit: OCCUPATION AT CATHERINE FERGUSON HIGH SCHOOL! | Dailycensored.com

Detroit: OCCUPATION AT CATHERINE FERGUSON HIGH SCHOOL! | Dailycensored.com

Detroit: OCCUPATION AT CATHERINE FERGUSON HIGH SCHOOL!

Student Occupiers at Catherine Ferguson Academy Need Your Assistance! See list of needs below announcement.

OCCUPATION AT CATHERINE FERGUSON HIGH SCHOOL!

STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS SIT-IN TO DEMAND THAT NO DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSES

Following in the civil rights tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, Catherine Ferguson students — along with their babies and toddlers, teachers and supporters — have begun a peaceful occupation of Catherine Ferguson Academy (CFA). CFA, located at 2750 Selden, is a Detroit Public school that is slated to be closed in June. The students who are sitting down have five demands:

  • No School Closings
  • Keep All Detroit Schools Public – No More Charters or Privatization
  • Reinstate all programs and services that have been eliminated, including art &