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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi Everyone,<BR>
SDCCD Board of Trustees endorsement of CFT's March for California's Future, FYI. All best, Jim Miller, AFT<BR>
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> January 29, 2010<BR>
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> Dear Supporters of Education in California:<BR>
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> The members of the San Diego Community College District Board of<BR>
> Trustees endorse and support the upcoming "March for California's<BR>
> Future," starting in Southern California on March 5, 2010, and arriving in<BR>
> Sacramento on April 22, 2010.<BR>
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> There is a great need for immediate action by educators and the community at<BR>
> large throughout California to defend and promote the full funding of all<BR>
> sectors of education, including community colleges.<BR>
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> We endorse and support this march as of a kind of civic action<BR>
> that captures the public's attention regarding the dire circumstances<BR>
> facing California's public education system and engages the active involvement<BR>
> of members of the public in effective efforts to protect public education.<BR>
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> We join the California Federation of Teachers (CFT), organizers of<BR>
> this march, in encouraging all interested parties and community groups to join<BR>
> together to influence the Governor's May Revise to the state budget and our<BR>
> Legislators' response. <BR>
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> Full funding of public education in the state of California is vital if we are<BR>
> to maintain a just social contract and vibrant economy for all Californians.<BR>
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> Therefore, the members of the San Diego Community College District Board of<BR>
> Trustees encourage faculty, students, community college supporters, and public<BR>
> education advocates to join in the "March for California's Future." <BR>
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> I look forward to personally representing our board at the march.<BR>
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> Sincerely,<BR>
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> Peter Zschiesche [<BR>
> for their signatures]<BR>
> Executive Vice President<BR>
> Board of Trustees <BR>
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