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<div>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.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.occupyed.org/">http://www.occupyed.org/</a></div>
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<div>Below is the call is for nationwide action on March 1st.</div>
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<div><b>March 1st, 2012: National Day of Action For Education</b></div>
<div>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.</div>
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<div><i>They got bailed out and we got sold out. </i>But
through nationally coordinated mass action we can and will
turn back the tide of austerity.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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 <i>no to business as usual</i>.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
<div><i>Initial Endorsers:</i></div>
<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://nycstudentassembly.org/">NYC All City Student
Assembly</a><br>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://occupyeducationca.org/">Occupy Education
Northern California</a></div>
<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="https://www.facebook.com/OccChiEd">Occupy Chicago
Education Committee</a></div>
<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://occupycolleges.org/">Occupy Colleges</a></div>
<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.occupyed.org/www.facebook.com/occupyingeducation">Occupy
Education</a></div>
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<div><i> To endorse the call, or for more information, contact <a
rel="nofollow"
ymailto="mailto:march1dayofaction@gmail.com"
target="_blank" href="mailto:march1dayofaction@gmail.com">march1dayofaction@gmail.com</a>
or visit <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.occupyed.org/">www.occupyed.org</a></i></div>
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<div>Invite your friends to the March 1, 2012 Facebook event</div>
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<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="https://www.facebook.com/events/206613039422535/">https://www.facebook.com/events/206613039422535/</a></div>
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