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DESCRIPTION:Mass Solidarity Meeting for Public Education\n\nWHEN: \nDecember 15th, 11 
 am - 1 pm\n\nWHERE: \nOmni Commons\n4799 Shattuck, Oakland, 
 California\n\nWHAT:\nOn Dec 15, 11am-1pm at Omni Commons, California 
 Educators Rising calls on educator union members and community allies to 
 gather for a public meeting to support OEA, UTLA, and the fight for public 
 education in California. On the same day, thousands will gather in downtown 
 Los Angeles to support UTLA in their fight for: smaller class sizes, more 
 nurses, counselors, psychologists, and librarians, less testing, more 
 teaching, community schools, competitive wages, regulation of charter 
 schools, and greater investment in adult ed, early ed, and bilingual 
 ed.\n\nAT 11:45, attendees will wear red and take a mass solidarity photo 
 to send to their marching siblings in Los Angeles; attendees will make 
 signs and images of solidarity. Speakers will share connections between the 
 different local union struggles statewide.\n\nBackground:\nCalifornia has 
 the 5th largest economy in the world and is the wealthiest in the nation 
 but ranks only 48th in class size and 43rd in per-pupil funding. In terms 
 of relative economic opportunity, California is 48th in cost of living and 
 49th in housing affordability.\nBoth United Teachers of Los Angeles and 
 Oakland Education Association are fighting to improve student learning 
 conditions that are their working conditions, for fair wages for educators 
 and support staff, to decrease class size and caseload reductions, and 
 support community schools, all made possible through increased funding that 
 our students and schools deserve.\n\nWe are building towards coordinated 
 local, regional, and statewide actions to fight for progressive and fully 
 funded schools in all of California's 1,050 districts; to defend public 
 education against privatization and the further erosion of union sector 
 jobs which fight to preserve decent working conditions for their workers, 
 and to connect with struggles for social, racial, and economic justice so 
 our students and communities can thrive.\n\nWHO:\nOrganized by:\nCalifornia 
 Educators Rising\n\nEndorsed by (partial list):\nOrganizations and 
 Locals:\nCalifornia Educators Rising\nOakland Education Association 
 (OEA)\nUnited Teachers of Richmond (UTR)\nUC-AFT Local 1474\nWomen's March 
 SF\nEast Bay Democratic Socialists of America\nLa Voz de los 
 Trabajadores\nInternational Socialist Organization\nLeft 
 Party\n\nIndividuals:\nSayuri Sakamoto, Executive Board member, Oakland 
 Education Association (OEA)*\nDeirdre Snyder, Treasurer, OEA*\nCraig 
 Gordon, site rep, OEA*\nCoriander Melious, OEA*\nEstefana Ramos, 
 OEA*\nSusan Keen, site rep, OEA*\nGillian Russom, UTLA Board of Directors 
 East Area Rep*\nDemetrio Gonazalez, President, United Teachers of 
 Richmond*\nKathryn Lybarger, President, AFSCME 3299*\nNicole Grashton, site 
 and state representative, San Lorenzo Educators Association*\nLaura 
 Nielson, member, Alameda Educators Association*\nJosh Austin, site rep, 
 Berkeley Federation of Teachers *\nAriela Rothstein, site rep, United 
 Educators of San Francisco *\nJoel Jordan, former UTLA Director of Special 
 Projects\nCasey Carlson, President, Greater Santa Cruz Federation of 
 Teachers 2030*\nJennifer Shanoski, President, Peralta Federation of 
 Teachers, AFT 1603*\n*for identification purposes only\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/02/18819569.php
SUMMARY:Mass Solidarity Meeting for Public Education
LOCATION:Omni Commons\n4799 Shattuck, Oakland, California
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/02/18819569.php
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DTEND:20181215T210000Z
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