Urgent Call for Solidarity as Fast 4 Education enters Day 4
**Nightly candlelight vigil at 8pm in Frank Ogawa Plaza
14th & Broadway, in front of Oakland City Hall(near 12th St BART)<br>
HUNGER STRIKE FOR EDUCATION ENTERS DAY 4 AT OAKLAND CITY HALL: WAYS YOU CAN HELP
On-Site Organizer Contact:
Gabriel Hernandez Cell: 408.835.6633
for more info on the Fast 4 Education
Photos & Reportbacks from Day 2 and Day 3
The Fast 4 Education is now entering it's 4th day, and as the hunger of the fasters grows, so does the coverage of their struggle, and the communitites hunger for equal funding and an equal education. The City of Oakland is also becoming more hostile to the presence of the fasters, and has threatened to fence off the tree that the fasters have been using for shade over the last couple of days. The community is also coming out in larger numbers to support the fasters and their demands, as was witnessed last night by the large number of community supporters that came out to join the fasters in the community organizing meeting at 6pm, the danza mexica ceremony, and the candlelight vigil that happened at 8pm. Today Dolores Huerta will be stopping by to share some words of support and encouragement with the fasters in their struggle at 1:30pm, and many other community members will be joining the fasters tonight at the candlelight vigil at 8pm.
For more info about ways to support the Fast 4 Education over the next couple of days, and upcoming events see the message posted yesterday by Jonah Zern from Education Not Incarceration:
They asked me to convey a few things to supporters:
1. Every night at 8PM they will be holding a vigil. Please come and show your support! (Frank Ogawa Plaza is at 14th and Broadway at the Oakland City Hall and the 12th Street BART Station). Come by any time to offer your support!!
2. As the City is not letting them camp, they need help every night at 10PM in bringing their things to their campsite at 6AM every morning they need help bringing things back to Frank Ogawa Plaza.
3. Needs List:
DOCTOR AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPORT!!! An on-call doctor
would help, but ideally someone who can devote at least some time to being there.
Sunblock
WATER!!! No Kirkland Please
Hats- both for warmth and protection from the sun
CANOPIES FOR CHAIRS THAT ARE BOUGHT AT BED, BATH AND BEYOND!!!!
Umbrellas
Books to Read
Banners and Visuals
Polls for Banners- any size, ideal is about 5ft
First Aid Kit
4. Rally Organized by Together Organizing for Justice and Indigenous Liberation TOJIL Youth at noon on Saturday.
5. Have your organization formally endorse.
Here are the Demands:
A. Equity in Education Funding
B. Fund Proposition 98
C. Eliminate West Contra Costa Debt- Rethink State Bail-out Loans
6. PLEASE KEEP CALLING, E-MAILING AND FAXING EIR
MISTREATMENT SO FAR!!
E-mails and Contact Info for City of Oakland Officials:
citymanager@oaklandnet.com, jb@jerrybrown.org, nnadel@oaklandnet.com, cityochang@aol.com, dbrooks@oaklandnet.com, dwan@oaklandnet.com, lreid@oaklandnet.com, jquan@oaklandnet.com, cityclerk@oaklandnet.com, officeofthemayor@oaklandnet.com, jbrunner@oaklandnet.com, idelafuente@oaklandnet.com
Mayor Jerry Brown
Telephone: 510-238-3141 Fax: 510-238-4731 TDD: 510-238-3724
City Manager, DEBORAH EDGERLY
Telephone: 510-238-3301 Fax: 510-238-2223 TTY/TDD: 510-238-3724
Police Chief Richard Word
510-238-336 rword@oaklandnet.com
City Attourney John Russo
Phone: 510.238.3601 Fax:510.238.6500 TTY/TDD: 510.238.3254
City Councilmembers - all area codes are 510:
District 1: Jane Brunner, 238-7001(tel) or 238-6910(fax)
District 2: Danny Wan, 238-7002(tel) or 238-6910(fax)
District 3: Nancy Nadel, 238-7003 (tel) or 238-6129(fax)
District 4: Jean Quan, 238-7004(tel) or 238-6129(fax)
District 5: Ignacio de la Fuente, 238-7005(tel) or 238-6910(fax)
District 6: Desley Brooks, 238-7006 (tel) or 238-6129(fax)
District 7: Larry Reid, 238-7007 (tel) or 238-6910(fax)
At Large: Henry Chang Jr., 238-7008 (tel) or 238-6938(fax)
Click here to find out what district you live in
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