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Day of Silence prompts so-called Day of “Truth”
the Religious Reich, here in the name of the Eagle Forum of Sacramento among others, are sponsoring a so-called Day of “Truth” on April 14, the day after the Day of Silence....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 10:16pm PDT
Students protest gay rights
RANCHO COTATE HIGH
Students protest gay rights
2 counterprotesters arrested during lunchtime rally outside Rohnert Park high school...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:51pm PDT
National Walkout in support of a holiday dedicated to Native americans
National Walkout at Noon PDT, called to gather attention regarding a holiday dedicated to the general appreciation of Native Americans....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:46pm PDT
FIRE: Dream Act and PPIA
USSA is working to pass The DREAM Act, the Student Adjustment Act, and the Permanent Partners Immigration Act (PPIA), which, together, would increase access to postsecondary education for undocumented students. Read the campaign details for more information....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:30pm PDT
Education Organizations Release Groundbreaking Legal Guide Regarding LGBT Issues in School
In the fall of 2004, a consortium of national organizations, with leadership from the National School Boards Association (NSBA), published a resource document to help schools address legal issues surrounding students’ sexual orientation and gender identity....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:26pm PDT
Day of Silence on April 13th
GLSEN Breaks the Silence with Launch of Teach Respect Campaign;
Estimated 450,000 Students Will Take Part in Day of Silence 2005...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:20pm PDT
Support UC Berkeley's Campus Workers!
On April 14, campus workers will go on strike to fight for their rights and for a fair contract....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 1:52pm PDT
Take Action:From the Ongoing Sit-In at Washington University in St. Louis
The following is from a student participating in the ongoing sit-in/occupation in the main administrative building of Washington University in St. Louis. The sit-in is in support of campus workers who do not currently receive a living wage. Currently the sit-in has been going on for over 24 hours(as of noon april 5). Below this message is a list of ways you can take action....
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 8:07pm PDT
Hundreds of Students Kicked Out of Freemont Schools
SUNNYVALE (KRON) -- Some 300 students heading into one of the five high schools in the Fremont Union High School district were sent home early and for good Monday.
"We asked them to come to the office, we called their parents and told them they don't go to school here anymore," said Superintendent Steve Rowley.
The school district is enforcing a policy that limits enrollment to only those students who can prove that they live in the district....
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 7:33pm PDT
Coming Together to Save the Salinas Libraries - Sunday
Photos from Sunday afternoon at the Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 8:03pm PDT
Coming Together to Save the Salinas Libraries
Photos from Saturday evening at the Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 4:32pm PDT
SIECUS Launches 'Families Are Speaking Out' to Help Parents Voice Concerns w/ New HHS Site
U.S. Government Should Meet the Needs of ALL Families; SIECUS Launches 'Families Are Speaking Out' to Help Parents Voice Concerns Over New HHS Web Site, 4parents.gov...
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 4:30pm PDT
East Bay Free Skool
The Barrington Collective is starting a free school, which will include peer to peer skillsharing aswell as address the current crisis in the OUSD by holding neighborhood meetings, offering free a afterschool/summerschool program for the children and youth of Oakland, and provide adult education classes in things like ESL...
Posted: Sat, Apr 2, 2005 10:19pm PST
Pictures From Coalition Of University Employees Protest Against Bad-Faith Bargaining by UC
UC diverts funds from executive salaries to raise worker wages.... April Fools!
UC says it values its work force but while UC has plenty of money for its "priorities," it does not have a dime for unionized workers?! How much longer can UC get away with this bad joke?...
Posted: Fri, Apr 1, 2005 7:28pm PST
4/16-24: NYSPC National Books Not Bombs Week of Action!
Join us from April 16th to 24th in our fight
for the Books Not Bombs Agenda:
H Fund Education - Not Empire!
H Military Out of Our Schools - No to the Poverty
Draft!
H Protect Our Civil Liberties!
H Campuses For Peace - Not War!
H Schools Not Jails!...
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 11:36pm PST
4/2-4/3: SAVE SALINAS' PUBLIC LIBRARIES
24-hour emergency read-in to help save Salinas' libraries
read more at http://santacruz.indymedia.org...
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 3:08pm PST
April Fools Day Education Action in Oakland
Oakland ACORN Alert
ACORN LEADERS ARE ISSUING A CHALLENGE TO ARNOLD AND SENATOR PERATA:
BE BOLD ENOUGH TO PUT CHILDREN BEFORE POLITICS!
Friday, April 1st, 4PM at the State Building, 1515 Clay Steet in Downtown Oakland...
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 9:53am PST
UC Berkeley Student Senate Bars Military Recruiters!
On March 30, 2005 the UC Berkeley ASUC Senate unanimously passed a resolution denying military recruiters use of facilities and assets because of their discriminatory policies....
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 12:02am PST
Pictures From "Academic Freedom In Peril: Ward Churchill And His Right Of Free Speech"
A Forum on Academic Freedom In Troubled Times...
Posted: Mon, Mar 28, 2005 8:25pm PST