Peace Movement: Rally for Jobs and Education Wednesday!
Starve the War, Feed the Nation!
As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq grind on, tens of millions in the U.S. lack jobs and education faces huge cuts. The peace movement is reaching out to connect the struggles for peace with fights for jobs and education.
This Wednesday, March 24, UJP will support the labor movement's noon rally for jobs, and a 5:30 pm rally of Boston teachers and parents protesting school cutbacks. We'll be there with "Healthcare not Warfare" and "Jobs not War" signs. Join us at both rallies in downtown Boston to show that the peace movement supports these important issues and connects them to runaway military spending!
When: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 12:00 pm
Where: Bank of America • 120 Federal St. • Boston
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
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR ORGANIZATION AS AN EVENT CO-SPONSOR, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL OR CONTACT THE GBLC OFFICE AT (617) 723-2370.
Richard M. Rogers, Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Louis Mandarini Jr., President
Patricia Armstrong, Vice President
Jonah Peppiatt, Council Organizer
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. That is only 2.3% of the $1.4 billion taxpayers in Boston will pay for military spending in FY2010. Where are our priorities?
Enough is enough. Instead of accepting budget reductions, the committee ought to demand more: more funding; more resources. Cut the military budget, fund the Boston schools!
When: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: Boston School Committee • 26 Court St • Boston
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.
The Coalition for Equal Quality Education is organizing the rally announced above, and is also trying to pack the meeting with concerned parents and community members.
DORCHESTER PEOPLE FOR PEACE will be leafleting during the rally, to demand adequate funding of schools, as well as jobs and other needs, funded by a 25% cut in military spending. Sandra McIntosh, of the Coalition for Equal Quality Education, was delighted to hear about the 25% campaign, and said their leaflet also says, stop the wars, put the money into schools. Rosemary K. is coordinating the DPP leafleting. Let her know if you can come at rosemarykean@yahoo.com
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