Wednesday, June 8, 2011

We're not giving up on our kids' future!

1.    Many important rallies and protests are happening starting tomorrow afternoon; please come and make your voice heard:
·         Thursday, June 9, at 12:00 noon at City Hall: an emergency rally with advocates and parents to demand that arts education be properly funded. For more information email doug@caenyc.org 
·         Thursday, June 9, 6-9 pm, in Lower Manhattan: emergency meeting re the budget cuts: YMCA/University Settlement, 273 Bowery (@ SE Corner of Houston St.) Contact: LESAgainstTheCuts@gmail.com
·         Friday, June 10 at 4 pm at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn: Rally featuring CMs Lander, Levin, James, parents and kids, followed by march up Prospect Park West to the bandshell entrance. Contact athompson@council.nyc.gov or janinesopp@gmail.com for more information. 
·         Saturday, June 11, 2-4 pm, Brooklyn: emergency meeting re the budget cuts at Bedford Library, 496 Franklin Avenue.  Contact: nocutsny@gmail.com 
·         Tuesday, June 14 at 4:30 at City Hall: Rally against budget cuts a endorsed by DC 37, UFT, TWU 100 and more; followed by Bloombergville: Sleep Out, Speak Up and Fight Back against Budget Cuts at Centre Street between Chambers St. and Spruce St. (east side of City Hall) after rally. For more information, email bloombergville@gmail.com or check out onmay12.org and facebook.com/BeyondMay12 
·         Tuesday, June 14, 7-9 pm on Staten Island: Bernikow/Mid-Island JCC, 1466 Manor Road
Sponsored by Staten Islanders for Real Budget Solutions & Against Budget Cuts, contact: nobudgetcutssi@gmail.com

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