[KFCF Friends] Education not Incarceration Rally - May 8th - Live Broadcast

Sun May 4 19:26:01 2003

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 KFCF (88.1 Mhz, Fresno) will be broadcasting the Education Not =
Incarceration rally live from the steps of the California State Capitol =
on Thursday, May 8th from 12 Noon to 2 PM. The broadcast will be =
anchored by Larry Bensky and Mitch Jeserich. The rally will be =
protesting cuts in state education programs,

More info is available at www.may8.org=20

The following information is from the may8.org website:
 =20
May 8th Capitol Rally to Draw Thousands Advocating for Education Funding =
Over Prison Spending

Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg, Delores Huerta to Speak; Mobilization =
Gathering Momentum with Over 70 Endorsers Including Rep. Barbara Lee, SF =
Board of Education, SF Board of Supervisors and Oakland City Council

WHAT: State Capitol Rally

WHEN: Thursday, May 8, 2003 - 12 Noon

WHERE: North Side, State Capitol Building, Sacramento

In the midst of California's budget crisis, teachers, students, parents =
and concerned community members will rally on May 8th, the "Day of the =
Teacher", against the Governor's proposal to cut millions of dollars =
from education while increasing the state's prison budget. Students, =
teachers and parents will visit lawmakers to offer ways to save the jobs =
of thousands of pink-slipped teachers and improve school funding by =
reducing state spending on prisons.=20

"It speaks very poorly of how we choose to invest in the future when the =
only area of state spending slated for an increase is prison spending," =
said Wayne Au, a teacher at Berkeley High School and a member of the =
Education Not Incarceration Coalition. "While 30,000 California teachers =
have already received lay-off notices, prison guards await a 7% raise," =
he continued.

Support for the rally is pouring in from educators and elected =
officials. Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg, chair of the Assembly's =
Committee on Education, and Delores Huerta are confirmed to speak at the =
rally. Congresswoman Barbara Lee is among rally endorsers. On unanimous =
votes, the San Francisco Board of Education, the San Francisco Board of =
Supervisors and the Oakland City Council passed resolution endorsing the =
rally.

Bay Area educational leaders also have signed-on to a letter in support =
of teachers using the day as a field trip and providing curriculum for =
their classes. Among educators who have signed the letter of support =
are: Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Sheila Jordan; Oakland =
School Board President Greg Hodge, and Vice President of the Berkeley =
School Board John Selawsky.

Education Not Incarceration is a coalition of teachers, parents, =
students and concerned community members who are outraged by the current =
cuts in education funding while prison spending rises. For more =
information and a full list of endorsers, go to www.may8.org

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<DIV>&nbsp;KFCF (88.1 Mhz,=20
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Incarceration rally live from the steps of the California State =
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anchored by=20
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state=20
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<DIV>More info is available at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.may8.org">www.may8.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>The following information is from the =
may8.org=20
website:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;=20
May =
8th=20
Capitol Rally to Draw Thousands Advocating for Education Funding Over =
Prison=20
Spending
Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg, Delores Huerta to Speak; =

Mobilization Gathering Momentum with Over 70 Endorsers Including Rep. =
Barbara=20
Lee, SF Board of Education, SF Board of Supervisors and Oakland City=20
Council
WHAT: State Capitol Rally
WHEN: =
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WHERE: North Side, =
State Capitol=20
Building, Sacramento
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budget crisis,=20
teachers, students, parents and concerned community members will rally =
on May=20
8th, the "Day of the Teacher", against the Governor=92s =
proposal to cut=20
millions of dollars from education while increasing the state's prison=20
budget. Students, teachers and parents =
will visit=20
lawmakers to offer ways to save the jobs of thousands of pink-slipped =
teachers=20
and improve school funding by reducing state spending on prisons. =

"It speaks very poorly of how we =
choose to=20
invest in the future when the only area of state spending slated for an =
increase=20
is prison spending," said Wayne Au, a =
teacher at=20
Berkeley High School and a member of the Education Not Incarceration =
Coalition.=20
"While 30,000 California teachers have already received lay-off notices, =
prison=20
guards await a 7% raise," he continued.
Support for the rally is pouring =
in from=20
educators and elected officials. Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg, =
chair of=20
the Assembly=92s Committee on Education, and Delores Huerta are =
confirmed to speak=20
at the rally. Congresswoman Barbara Lee is among rally =
endorsers.=20
On unanimous votes, the San Francisco Board of Education, the San =
Francisco=20
Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council passed resolution =
endorsing=20
the rally.
Bay Area educational leaders also =
have=20
signed-on to a letter in support of teachers using the day as a field =
trip and=20
providing curriculum for their classes. Among educators who have signed =
the=20
letter of support are: Alameda County Superintendent of Schools =
Sheila=20
Jordan; Oakland School Board President Greg Hodge, and Vice President of =
the=20
Berkeley School Board John Selawsky.
Education Not Incarceration is a =
coalition of=20
teachers, parents, students and concerned community members who are =
outraged by=20
the current cuts in education funding while prison spending rises. For =
more=20
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