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Parents Plan Walk-In To Protest CPS Cuts

February 16, 2016 Stephanie Lulay, www.dnainfo.com , , , ,
By Stephanie Lulay for DNA Info - NEAR WEST SIDE — Parents, students and teachers will stage walk-ins at two high-profile CPS schools Wednesday. From 7:15-7:45 a.m. Feb. 17, community members will stage a walk-in at Whitney Young Magnet High School, 211 S. Laflin St., and from 7:30-7:45 a.m. Wednesday atAndrew Jackson Language Academy, 1340 W. Harrison St. The walk-ins, two of dozens of walk-ins the Chicago Teachers Union is organizing, aim to protest the latest $120 million in CPS budget cuts, fight for a fair teacher contract and call on CPS officials to find longterm funding solutions.

Police, Fire Employees Protest Benefit Cuts

July 2, 2014 ToSells, www.memphisflyer.com , ,
Dozens of Memphis police and fire employees and their families and friends gathered in a protest outside Memphis City Hall Tuesday against what they said were unfair cuts to their benefits. Tents, placards, and huge signs could be found in front of City Hall Tuesday. So could a swarm of public safety supporters milling around in the heat on foot or in camp chairs. The atmosphere was even festive despite the hard facts that brought the group together and despite the handful of police cruisers parked across Civic Plaza watching the crowd. Many in the crowd wore shirts that read: “MPD, MFD - Negatively Affected.” Placards read: “”Stop Fraud” and “We Risk Our Lives, You Take Away Our Livelihoods.” One sign stuck in the ground had photos of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, key members of his administration, and several city council members (who had voted for a budget that included cuts to employee health care benefits) that read: “Shame On You!” Those cuts mean more money will have to come from the pockets of city employees and many retired employees to pay their health insurance premiums and more.

Repealing Tax Cuts Makes Moral Budget Possible

June 23, 2014 William J. Barber II, www.portside.org , ,
A budget is a moral document. Through it, we can measure a state’s values and its vision for the common good. In North Carolina, we toast ourselves as a place “where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great.” But there is no greatness in our current budget proposals. The draft budgets pushed by Speaker Thom Tillis, Senate Leader Phil Berger and their allies deepen the flood of extremist policies that they unleashed into law last summer. I am no lonely voice crying in the wilderness here. Only 18 percent of North Carolinians approve of the work our state legislators are carrying out this June. This short session, the Forward Together Moral Movement called upon our legislators to repeal huge tax cuts for the wealthy that hurt the most vulnerable among us. Those harmed by these policies – the sick without Medicaid, working families without the Earned Income Tax Credit – spoke for themselves. But the extremists look away. They veil their immoral choices behind the rhetoric of economic necessity. There simply isn’t enough to go around, they say.

Newark, NJ Students Walk Out For Underserved Schools

April 4, 2014 The Stream Team, www.america.aljazeera.com , ,
About 1,000 Newark, New Jersey public school students walked out of school for today in response to a number of issues, including what many say is insufficient funding and proposed plans to place charter schools in district buildings. #NPSWalkOut2014 coincided with a state senate budget hearing on education. Besides demanding changes to funding, students are hoping legislators give control of Newark's schools back to the city (managed by the state for 18 years). The walkout began at various Newark schools and ended at the steps of Newark City Hall. As the demonstration grew, administrators reportedly tried to stop more students from joining. However, many students still found their way to the rally. The picture below marked a point close to their final destination.
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