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West Contra Costa School District may grant diplomas to all who earn them
Thousands complete high school but are denied diploma due to exit exam...
Posted: Sat, Apr 8, 2006 10:38am PDT
Thousands of Students March and Rally in Watsonville for Immigrant Rights
On Friday, March 31st, thousands of students from local schools, including Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High, Aptos High and Renaissance High, marched and rallied against HR 4437 in Watsonville.
In anticipation of the walkout, both Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville High decided to close their school doors in an effort to keep students safe.
Here are some photos from the march from St. Patricks Church to the Watsonville Plaza, Mayor Antonio Rivas and Vice-Mayor Manuel Quintero Bersa...
Posted: Fri, Apr 7, 2006 1:51pm PDT
No School: Rally in Watsonville for Immigrant Rights (audio/mpeg 17.8MB)
On Friday, March 31st, thousands of students from local schools, including Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High, Aptos High and Renaissance High, marched and rallied against HR 4437 in Watsonville.
In anticipation of the walkout, both Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville High decided to close their school doors in an effort to keep students safe.
The following three bilingual audio mp3s were recorded on Friday, March 31st. The first mp3 is from the rally in the Watsonville Plaza and star...
Posted: Fri, Apr 7, 2006 1:20pm PDT
280 High School Students attend Student Initiated Outreach Programs (4/7)
PRESS ADVISORY...
Posted: Thu, Apr 6, 2006 9:24pm PDT
School Beat: A Contract for Teachers
The 2006-2007 school year will no doubt go down in local history as one of the most exhausting, tumultuous years in the existence of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). From the near-strike with school support staff (SEIU 790), to a second round of school closures, to the departure of former Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, to the expiration of the Consent Decree and the resultant obligation to create a new assignment system, we have been living in a public education maelstrom. ...
Posted: Thu, Apr 6, 2006 5:03pm PDT
Immigration Officers Arrest School Children
In Firebaugh, two unmarked ICE vans pulled up alongside a school bus on Friday morning around 6:30, said Brian Walker, superintendent of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District. One van drove in front of the bus, forcing the driver to stop. Agents approached the bus, but the driver, following protocol, refused to open the door....
Posted: Thu, Apr 6, 2006 1:43pm PDT
Protesting Yoo In Berkeley
A small but committed group in Berkeley targets the notorious law professor who gave Bush the justification to torture detainees...
Posted: Wed, Apr 5, 2006 7:34pm PDT
CELEBRATING SEVEN YEARS OF PESTICIDE POLICY REFORM
Los Angeles Unified Shares Secret of Success...
Posted: Mon, Apr 3, 2006 6:54pm PDT
BROWN BERETS PRESENT YOUTH & POWER 2006: w/ IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
Revolutionary hip-hop and activism!...
Posted: Mon, Apr 3, 2006 5:40pm PDT
GAP attacks California kids with big $$ to fight pre-school for all
GAP attacks California kids with big $$ to fight pre-school for all. 30 second video...
Posted: Mon, Apr 3, 2006 10:42am PDT
Watsonville High School Students Speak About Walkouts (audio/mpeg 1.8MB)
On Thursday, March 30th, I spoke with Watsonville High School students about the walkouts which took place on Monday, March 27th and Tuesday, March 28th. Students share their reasons for walking out, why they do not support attempts to create anti-immigrant laws as well as the actions of fellow students, teachers, administrators and police.
Many of the students discuss instances of police brutality which they saw and heard about from friends. Police brutality included hitting a student in...
Posted: Fri, Mar 31, 2006 4:37am PST
Pajaro Valley School District says, "No School Friday"
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW (FRIDAY)...
Posted: Thu, Mar 30, 2006 11:34pm PST
Middle School Students in Oakland Walkout
This morning dozens of middle school students in east Oakland organized a walkout to protest H.R. 4437...
Posted: Thu, Mar 30, 2006 5:55pm PST
San Francisco Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike
Teacher Voted Overwhelming to Strike...
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 10:08pm PST
Students From Six High Schools March in Santa Cruz Against HR4437 (audio/mpeg 2.4MB)
On Wednesday, March 29th, hundreds of students from Santa Cruz High, Santa Cruz Community, Habor, Aptos, Soquel and Cesar Chavez (Barrios Unidos) left class at 10:00am to meet at the Clock Tower and march to the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. They marched for immigrant rights and justice and against HR4437.
After the walkout and march, I went over to Santa Cruz High and spoke to a small group of students. Ricky, a student at Santa Cruz Community and Edwin, a student at Santa Cruz High, dis...
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 6:18pm PST
The Empire Strikes Back! Day 3 of Student Walkouts in Fresno
Students continued to walk out of school in protest of HR 4437. On Wednesday the police and school administration changed their tactics and began detaining students....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 5:44pm PST
Commentary: Immigrant Movements, Xenophobia, Racism
The legislation, entitled the “Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005” lumps different reactionary symbols together creating a powerfully xenophobic, racist, and militaristic trope. All at once it evokes themes of threatening terrorist who seek to destroy America with swift and violent action, alongside the threat of a racial other who will destroy America slowly via a silent invasion....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 12:00pm PST
Watsonville Student Legal Defense
Dear Friends,
Students in Watsonville have joined with others across the country in expressing outrage at proposed immigration legislation attacking workers from outside the United States....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 10:47am PST
SF: The D5 School Merger Controversy
District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi held up poster showing the school district’s plan to have administration offices at John Swett Alternative Elementary School. Many are upset at the planned merger of John Swett and John Muir Elementary Schools. At a press conference yesterday at the Public Utilities Commission community advocates, teachers and parents were in attendance to voice their concerns. All speakers urged the San Francisco Board of Education to rescind their vote....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 7:43am PST
Help Student Protesters 3/29 Teacher & Ally Meeting @4PM Watsonville
Pass to all who would be interested in attending...
YWCA Watsonville
4-5:30PM
340 East Beach Street
Watsonville CA 95076...
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 9:43pm PST