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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