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Labor Rally for Jobs Start: 12:00 pm Big Wall Street banks brought on America's worst financial crisis since the great depression. While their actions destroyed America's jobs, homes, and hope, the big banks got billions in taxpayer bailouts--and went back to business as usual. It's time to tell the banks to start paying for America's recovery by investing in GOOD JOBS NOW! Sponsors: Greater Boston Labor Council, AFT-MA, Boston Building Trades Council, Community Labor United, Jobs with Justice, Mass. AFL-CIO, Mass. Building Trades Council, North Shore Labor Council, SEIU State Council, UNITE/HERE N.E. Joint Board Rally to Reverse School Budget Cuts Start: 5:30 pm End: 7:00 pm The mayoral-appointed Boston School Committee is slated to vote for yet another round of budget cuts on Wednesday, March 24, at 6:00 PM. This year, FY 2011, the committee plans to approve a budget reduction of $32.5 Million. Enough is enough. Instead of accepting budget reductions, the committee ought to demand more: more funding; more resources. How can our schools be expected to do more each year with less? How can some of our schools be labeled ‘underperforming’ when they have been under-resourced? Parents' groups are organizing a rally to demand that the school committee reject the mayor's proposed budget, and adopt a budget that fully funds children's needs. A Tribute to the Theater of Howard Zinn Start: 6:00 pm Presented by Beacon Press and Suffolk University. Chris Cooper and other actors will give readings from Zinn’s plays, and Jeff Zinn will have an onstage conversation with former Boston Globe theater critic Ed Siegel. The event is free; to reserve a seat, call 617-573-8282. http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2010/02/21/a_passion_for_playwriting/ UJP Planning Group Start: 6:45 pm End: 8:30 pm Regularly scheduled UJP planning group meeting. See agenda

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