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March to Defend the Lakeview Sit-In, from Oscar Grant Plaza

Date:
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Time:
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Email:
Location Details:
Oscar Grant Plaza (14th and Broadway, in downtown Oakland) -- [We will then march to the Sit-In at Lakeview Elementary School, 746 Grand Ave., kitty corner from the Grand Lake Theatre]

Public education in Oakland is under attack. Literally. On Monday, the 18th, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) police and OPD threatened the parent and teacher led sit-in at Lakeview Elementary. We re-opened the school they shut down. Now we need a mass mobilization to defend the re-opening. Instead of keeping elementary schools open, the OUSD claims they're broke -- yet 6 million dollars goes to paying the state debt each year! Yet another example of how schools are run by people who think like capitalists!

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Demands:

*Don't Close the 5 Schools! Keep All Neighborhood Schools Open!

*Stop Union Busting: Defend the OEA and All School Worker Unions!

*Refuse the Debt: Demand the District Call on the Banks to Bailout Schools!

*Fully Fund Quality Public Education For All!

*Demand Tony Smith Re-Open the Schools or Resign. Re-Open or Resign!

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Support:

*Sign the petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/i-support-the-lakeview-sit-in/

*Donate food or supplies: your contributions are always welcome, bring them down to Lakeview!

*Sign-up to recieve emergency text blasts:
text "Lakeviewsitin" to 41-411

*WEB: http://saveoaklandschools.org

*Visit: The Lakeview Elementary Sit-in is located at 746 Grand Avenue in Oakland -- directly across the street from the Lake Merritt Farmer's Market and kitty corner from the Grand Lake Theatre.
-- A Community Speak-out will be held at 5:00 pm on Friday, June 22.
Added to the calendar on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 6:32AM
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