Tuesday, September 25, 2012

No on 1240 | Don't be charter fooled

No on 1240 | Don't be charter fooled:




 No On 1240 Campaign
Contact:                                                                                   
Melissa Westbrook - 206-390-0404, 1240mel@gmail.com


PEEKING UNDER THE TENT:
WHO SUPPORTS I-1240 AND WHO DOESN’T

Seattle, Washington, September 25, 2012

Looking at the lists of group endorsers – for and against I-1240 – makes for a good contrast between the campaigns.

No On 1240

Education Organizations
Association of Washington School Principals
Citizens United for Responsible Education
Educational Service District 113
Onion Creek School Board
Parents and Friends for Tacoma Schools
Tahoma Education Association
Washington State PTA
Washington Association of School Administrators
Washington Education Association
Washington State School Directors Association

Community and Civil Rights Organizations
El Centro de la Raza
Japanese-American Citizens League Board
League of Women Voters of Washington
Minority Executive Directors Coalition (MEDC)
NAACP: Alaska/Oregon/Washington State
Area Conference NAACP
Northwest Progressive Institute
Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective
UW Alumni Asn. Multicultural Alumni Partnership Board
Washington Community Action Network

Labor Organizations
Aerospace Machinists Industrial District Lodge 751
IUOE Local 609 (Operating Engineers)
Martin Luther King Central Labor Council
Pierce County Central Labor Council
SEIU Healhtcare 775 NW
SEIU State Council
SEIU Local 925
UFCW 21
Teamsters
Washington Federation of State Employees
Washington State Labor Council

Political Organizations
Washington State Democratic Party
King County Democrats
Pierce County Democrats
Pierce County Young Democrats
Metropolitan Democractic Club of Seattle
1st legislative district Democrats
5th legislative district Democrats
11th legislative district Democrats
22nd legislative district Democrats
23rd legislative district Democrats
27th legislative district Democrats
32nd legislative district Democrats
33rd legislative district Democrats
34th legislative district Democrats
36th legislative district Democrats
37th legislative district Democrats
39th legislative district Democrats
40th legislative district Democrats
41st legislative district Democrats
43rd legislative district Democrats
45th legislative district Democrats
46th legislative district Democrats
48th legislative district Democrats
  
Yes on 1240

LEV
Stand for Children
Democrats for Ed Reform
Washington State Roundtable
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Association of Washington Business
  
Another interesting facet of this initiative is the financial support. 
 Both the People for our Public Schools campaign and the No On 1240 campaigns are grassroots with parent, teacher and community groups providing funding.
 Over 95% of the Yes on 1240’s  funding comes from 10 families, all associated with Microsoft and Amazon.  Bill Gates being the largest single donor at $1M.  Their donors include a Walmart heiress in Arkansas ($600K) and the head of Netflicks in LA ($100K).  Their latest donor is a hedge fund manager in NYC, Robert Karr of JoHo Capital, LLC.
  
If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Melissa, contact her at info@no1240.org or 206-524-4733. 

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