Defend the Lakeview Sit-in for Public Education!!!
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!
Mobilize: Saturday, June 23rd, Noon @ Oscar Grant Plaza (14th and Broadway)!
March to the Lakeview Sit-In (746 Grand Ave.)!
Daily Rallies @ Lakeview Elementary at 5P!
Also in case of a police raid, rally the next day in front of Lakeview at 5P.
We Demand:
- Don’t Close the 5 Schools! Keep All Neighborhood Schools Open!
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Stop Union Busting: Defend the OEA and All School Worker Unions!
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Refuse the Debt: Demand the District Call on the Banks to Bailout Schools!
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Fully Fund Quality Public Education For All!
- Demand Tony Smith Re-Open the Schools or Resign. Re-Open or Resign!
Support
Sign the petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/i-support-the-lakeview-sit-in/
Donate funds: https://www.wepay.com/donations/157174
Volunteer: email saveoaklandschools@gmail.com with your interests and availability or come on down to Lakeview
Spread the word: like
us on facebook, tell your friends, forward our emails, pick up flyers
at Lakeview and pass them out! Also, if you are in a union, tell your
co-members and leadership to support the sit-in. We are pushing for our
sit-in to become a sanctioned strike site. Ask us for more info on how
to do this.
Donate food or supplies: your contributions are always welcome, bring them down to Lakeview!
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Sign-up to recieve emergency text blasts
text "Lakeviewsitin" to 41411 -
- Check us out on twitter
Contact:
- WEB: saveoaklandschools.org
- VISIT: The Lakeview Elementary Sit-in is located 746 Grand Avenue in Oakland – directly across the street from the Lake Merritt Farmer’s Market and kitty corner from the Grande Lake Theatre - http://goo.gl/maps/ODHN
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