The Changing Public in Public Education
This past decade has seen a rapid move by state funded public universities to move away from the state governments and the general public that fund them.
HKonJ and Occupy Wall Street Movement
HKonJ VI will connect with the nationwide Occupy movement by recalling the history of the Poor Peoples' Movement envisioned by Dr. King and manifested in Resurrection City in Washington D.C. in August of 1968
Writing neatly when signing up for Hope Coalition
As someone who works on entering information for our hope coalition I have been having an issue with people signing up in a neatly manor. It is difficult to read the information. I want people to be proud of what they are signing up for. I am proud and want the name and information to be neat so that everyone's information is correct. I know some people are in a rush and it is understandable. Just for future reference try signing up neatly. Thank you so kindly
A McCammon
SEIU Endorses Obama for 2012
Service Employees International Union, with over 2 million members, has endorsed President Barrack Obama for the 2012 presidential election. Etc etc etc.
North Carolina in a State Of Emergency – Protest – Prayer – People’s Hearing
Tuesday, May 24 · 4:00pm - 5:30pm
North Carolina General Assembly
NC NAACP and the HKonJ People’s Coalition
DECLARE NORTH CAROLINA:
A STATE IN EMERGENCY
PROTEST * PRAYER * PEOPLE’S HEARING
"Tea Party extremists seized the Republican Party and declared war on African Americans, poor people and other minorities. The NC NAACP and the Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) People’s Coalition declare a State of Emergency. The people of North Carolina need to know: Our representatives in the People’s House are not working for the common good."
UNDER ATTACK
* JOBS
* VOTING RIGHTS
* SCHOOLS
* HEALTH CARE
* RACIAL JUSTICE
* PUBLIC SERVICES
CALL 919-682-4700 or
email HKonJ5@gmail.com
for more information
TEXT NAACP TO 46988 FOR ALERTS
Video on One Voice Rally for Education
Excellent video about the need to defend public education:
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6736
NCAE One Voice Rally brings out thousands for fully funding public education
NCAE members rally on May 3 - photo by Deborah Rosenstein
HOPE members from local committees in Pitt County, Charlotte, Fayetteville and Orange/Chatham Counties rallied with school employees, students, parents and community members yesterday to say NO MORE CUTS!
The day started in the morning when UE 150 NC Public Service Workers Union met with legislators in support of NCAE's rally for education funding, as well as the Mental Health Workers Bill of Rights and public employee collective bargaining.
At 3pm hundreds of members and supporters of NC Defend Education met at the NC State University belltower, chanting NO CUTS NO FEES EDUCATION SHOULD BE FREE and STUDENT POWER! WORKER POWER! PEOPLE POWER! The student-led group marched to the rally in front of the Legislative Building where they joined thousands of NCAE members and supporters.
Bicentennial Mall was full of people of all ages from all over North Carolina who chanted, danced and waved signs. Many signed onto the HOPE public employee collective bargaining letter to legislators. The crowd's energy was high and their signs reflected their need to show legislators that their work and dedication, and the children of North Carolina, deserve our state's commitment and investment.
NCAE specifically called on legislators to maintain the 1 cent sales tax increase (part of the Temporary Tax Package currently in effect). Rally organizers asked participants to throw in a penny each to be delivered to the Department of Revenue and send the message that we need revenue (not tax cuts) to fund the education our children deserve and maintain the public employees who make it happen.
HOPE worked with the Labor, Faith and Civil Rights Coalition in Defense of the Public Sector to mobilize members for the rally and highlight the need for public jobs and services, and public employee collective bargaining.
N&O article on NCAE's One Voice Rally yesterday (don't miss the photo gallery featuring HOPE members!)
Day to Defend Public Jobs and Services
May 3, 2011
State Legislature, Raleigh
Sponsored by UE 150 NC Public Service Workers Union
9am-noon: Meet with legislators
4pm-7pm: Join NCAE's One Voice Rally to Fund NC Schools
more info: (919) 604-4260
One Voice – Rally for Public Education
Tuesday, May 3 · 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Legislative Building (16 West Jones Street,Raleigh, NC)
Sponsored by NC Association of Educators (NCAE)
Visit www.onevoicerally.com or www.ncae.org for more information
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