NYC Actions
5C - Solidarity Center
55 West 17th Street, 5th Floor,
Between 5th and 6th Avenue (Near Union Square, NYC)
212-633-6646
A Reminder Sisters & Brothers,
The Next Bail Out The People Movement Meeting is
This Wendesday, February 10
6:30pm
Solidarity Center 55 West 17 Street 5th Floor
AGENDA
* APRIL 10 JOBS PROTEST IN DC
* DISCUSSION OF PEOPLES ASSEMBLIES
* MARCH 4 National Day To Defend Education
* Mayday
* ..and other updates
Attention women activists: There will be a short meeting following the BOPM meeting to discuss an International Working Women's Month event initiated by the Women's Fightback Network. Email Monica at wfnetwork-ny@action-mail.org for more details and updates.
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 at campuses 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: href="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/span>
Google group: http://groups.google.com/group/march-4-education-ny
National website: www.defendeducation.org
