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From prisons to schools, programs for the elderly, health clinics, hospitals, and now subsidized day care---- the County Executive is moving to destroy or take away everything that working and poor people here need, and to cater only to the rich-- the developers and the banks, etc. All of us need to unite our fights against these cuts and raise a shattering "NO!" and demand a stop to this!!

The IAC urges you to come to this really important rally and march, make signs, bring friends and family.





























March 4 Day of Action
 to Defend Education

Rally at Paterson's office, 4pm-6pm, 633 3rd Avenue(between
40th and 41st streets) and march to the MTA, 347 Madison Avenue


The Bail Out the People Movement endorses the March 4 National Day of Actions to Defend Education. Students, teachers, faculty, workers, concerned parents and community activists in New York City have called for a unified protest and march beginning at 4pm in front of Governor Paterson’s office, located at 633 3rd Ave. The march will proceed to the MTA, at 347 Madison Ave. Earlier in the day local demonstrations will take place atcampuses and schools throughout the city.

The effects of the economic crisis have been felt in all sectors. Hundreds of thousands have faced having their homes foreclosed on or being evicted. Millions have lost their jobs and have added to the millions of unemployed, especially people of color. Many families face hunger on a daily basis.

The crisis has not abated but continues like a storm and now federal, state and local governments are
cutting back on vital social services, closing schools, defunding education, health care, other needs and laying off more workers.

The Governor’s Office has proposed a new budget that slashes education funding and reduces aid to
local municipalities.

State school aid will be cut by $1.1 billion. This will amount to a $469 million cut to New York City’s Department of Education. It is estimated that as many as 8,500 city teachers could be laid off as a result. This would come on top of the decision by Bloomberg to close 19 public schools in the city.

Funding to SUNY schools could be reduced by as much as $212.4 million. CUNY faces an additional $84.4 million cut. The budget would also free both CUNY and SUNY from state oversight of tuition hikes, paving the way to regular tuition increases as they see fit.

The state’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is also expected to be hard hit by the budget proposal.

The MTA has threatened to eliminate the student Metrocards that provide more than 500,000 K-12
students with the public transportation they need to get to and from school. Join Bail Out the People Movement this March 4 as we support the educators and students that will be marching from Governor
Paterson’s office to the MTA to demand:

  • Stop the school closings and privatization of public education!
  • Stop the cuts to K-12 and higher education!
  • Restore the free student MetroCard!
  • Full funding for all educational needs!
  • Education is a right - Free, high-quality education for all!

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=244000051960&ref=nf

Facebook event
for March 4: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=244000051960&ref=nf#/event.php?eid=270871459701&ref=mf

Email: march4ny@gmail.com

Google
group: http://groups.google.com/group/march-4-education-ny

National website: www.defendeducation.org


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