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Call for a Statewide Week of Action in Defense of Public Education on March 1-8, 2012

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We call for a Statewide Day of Action in Defense of Public Education on Thursday, March 1, 2012.

The goal is to build the broadest unity in action of students, teachers, workers, and their organizations — from Pre-K-12 through the CCs,CSUs, and UCs — to call to reverse education budget cuts, tuition increases, and layoffs, and fully fund all levels of public education by making the rich and corporations pay. It is up to each school and organization to determine what concrete local actions they will organize for the Day of Action.

We encourage participants to continue the momentum of the Day of Action by participating in a Walk to Sacramento beginning on Thursday, March 1, which will arrive on foot to the Capitol for the Monday, March 5 rally organized by various student governments. We further support the coordination of mass non-violent actions in Sacramento.

Links: Participating Organizations    Actions

This statewide call to action is issued in coordination with a Call for National Day of Action For Education on March 1, 2012.

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Call for National Day of Action For Education on March 1, 2012

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(Please Forward Widely)

March 1st, 2012: National Day of Action For Education

We refuse to pay for the crisis created by the 1%. We refuse to accept the dismantling of our schools and universities, while the banks and corporations make record profits. We refuse to accept educational re-segregation, massive tuition increases, outrageous student debt, and increasing privatization and corporatization.

They got bailed out and we got sold out. But through nationally coordinated mass action we can and will turn back the tide of austerity.

We call on all students, teachers, workers, and parents from all levels of education — pre-K-12 through higher education in public and private institutions — and all Occupy assemblies, labor unions, and organizations of oppressed communities, to mobilize on March 1st, 2012 across the country to tell those in power: The resources exist for high-quality education for all. If we make the rich and the corporations pay we can reverse the budget cuts, tuition hikes, and attacks on job security, and fully fund public education and social services.

This is a call to work together, but it is up to each school and organization to determine what local and regional actions—such as strikes, walkouts, occupations, marches, etc. — they will take to say no to business as usual.

We have the momentum, the numbers, and the determination to win. Education is not for sale. Let’s take back our schools. Let’s make history.

Initial Endorsers:
NYC All City Student Assembly
Occupy Education Northern California

*** To endorse the call, or for more information, contact march1dayofaction@gmail.com or visit www.occupyed.org***

This nationwide call to action is issued in coordination with a Call for a Statewide Day of Action in Defense of Public Education on March 1 in California with statewide actions in Sacramento March 3-8.

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Llamado: 1o. de marzo 2012: Día Nacional de Acción por la Educación

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LLAMADO
1o. de marzo 2012: Día Nacional de Acción por la Educación

Nos negamos a pagar por la crisis creada por el 1%. Nos negamos a aceptar el desmantelamiento de nuestras escuelas y universidades, mientras que los bancos y las corporaciones obtienen beneficios récord. Nos negamos a aceptar la resegregación educativa, los aumentos masivos en la matrícula, la deuda estudiantil escandalosa, y la creciente privatización y corporativización de la educación.

Ellos fueron rescatados, mientras que nosotros fuimos abandonados. Pero a través de la acción de masas coordinada a nivel nacional podemos y haremos retroceder esta marea de austeridad.

Hacemos un llamado a tod@s l@s estudiantes, profesores, trabajadores y familiares de todos los niveles de educación –pre-Kinder-12 hasta la educación superior, tanto en instituciones públicas como privadas– y a todas las asambleas del Movimiento Occupy y a todos los sindicatos y las organizaciones de las comunidades oprimidas, a que se movilicen el 1o. de marzo de 2012 en todo el país para mandar este mensaje a todos aquellos que detentan el poder:

Los recursos existen para proveer una educación de calidad para todos. Si hacemos que los ricos y las corporaciones paguen, podremos revertir los recortes presupuestarios, los aumentos de la matrícula, y los ataques a la seguridad laboral, y podremos financiar en su totalidad a la educación pública y los servicios sociales.

Este es un llamado a trabajar juntos, pero depende de cada escuela y cada organización determinar qué acciones locales y regionales–tales como huelgas, paros, ocupaciones, marchas, etc.–se llevarán a cabo para interrumpir el funcionamiento del sistema.

Tenemos a nuestro favor la dinámica del movimiento, somos la gran mayoría, y poseemos la determinación de ganar. ¡La educación no está a la venta. Recuperemos nuestras escuelas. Hagamos historia!

Promotores iniciales:
NYC All City Student Assembly: nycstudentassembly.org
Occupy Education Northern California: occupyeducationca.org
Occupy Colleges: facebook.com/OccupyColleges
Occupy Education: facebook.com/occupyingeducation

*** Para más información, o para apoyar este llamado, pónganse en contacto con march1dayofaction@gmail.com o visite www.occupyed.org ***

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