[Street] MARCH 1st National day of Action for Education ... please forward widely

fsu fsu at occupyboston.org
Tue Jan 24 05:25:45 EST 2012


I was at OWS-WEST last weekend and as we gathered for the march around 
4:30 a rousing cheer went out to the small ones who marched in and 
joined us .. they had been occupying the library and the playground , " 
Bail out the Schools, Not the Banks." IN Spanish & then English.

http://www.occupyed.org/
Below is the call is for nationwide action on March 1st.
*March 1st, 2012: National Day of Action For Education*
We refuse to pay for the crisis created by the 1%. We refuse to accept 
the dismantling of our schools and universities, while the banks and 
corporations make record profits. We refuse to accept educational 
re-segregation, massive tuition increases, outrageous student debt, and 
increasing privatization and corporatization.
/They got bailed out and we got sold out. /But through nationally 
coordinated mass action we can and will turn back the tide of austerity.
We call on all students, teachers, workers, and parents from all levels 
of education ---pre-K-12 through higher education in public and private 
institutions--- and all Occupy assemblies, labor unions, and 
organizations of oppressed communities, to mobilize on March 1st, 2012 
across the country to tell those in power: The resources exist for 
high-quality education for all. If we make the rich and the corporations 
pay we can reverse the budget cuts, tuition hikes, and attacks on job 
security, and fully fund public education and social services.
This is a call to work together, but it is up to each school and 
organization to determine what local and regional actions---such as 
strikes, walkouts, occupations, marches, etc.---they will take to say 
/no to business as usual/.
We have the momentum, the numbers, and the determination to win. 
Education is not for sale. Let's take back our schools. Let's make history.
/Initial Endorsers:/
NYC All City Student Assembly <http://nycstudentassembly.org/>
Occupy Education Northern California <http://occupyeducationca.org/>
Occupy Chicago Education Committee <https://www.facebook.com/OccChiEd>
Occupy Colleges <http://occupycolleges.org/>
Occupy Education 
<http://www.occupyed.org/www.facebook.com/occupyingeducation>
***
/To endorse the call, or for more information, contact 
march1dayofaction at gmail.com <mailto:march1dayofaction at gmail.com> or 
visit www.occupyed.org <http://www.occupyed.org/>/
***
Invite your friends to the March 1, 2012 Facebook event
https://www.facebook.com/events/206613039422535/
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