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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi All,<BR>
FYI, This is a call from Educate for the Future a local group of community organizers. Kelly and I attend their weekly meetings. They are a great group largely focused on K-12 cuts but supportive of our efforts as well. Doug Porter from this group is one of the prospective speakers for the 3:00 rally. He is a long-time local activist and parent. Here is their website. <A HREF="http://educate4future.org/">http://educate4future.org/</A>. In my estimation they are one of the best things going in SD at present--a smart, welcoming, and inclusive coalition of folks. I think they fine allies to have. <BR>
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All best, Jim Miller, AFT<BR>
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To: Supporter of Public Education<BR>
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From: Educate for the Future<BR>
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Re: Invitation to Coalition meeting on Wednesday, February 24 at 6pm<BR>
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Dear friends:<BR>
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Educate for the Future (EFF), a community based education reform alliance of<BR>
parents, teachers, students and community leaders which was convened by<BR>
Current Board of Education President, Richard Barrera, is working on<BR>
building a local education coalition to fight the Governor¹s education<BR>
agenda, and to demand an immediate stop to the drastic and decimating cuts<BR>
in the last two years and the proposed cuts for the 2010-2011 school year.<BR>
These cuts are threatening to undermine the District¹s mission of providing<BR>
our students the services and education they deserve.<BR>
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We are planning a May 8 March/Rally and other actions to put the Governor<BR>
and other politicians in Sacramento on notice that we are not going to<BR>
acquiesce to their lack of political will to use the different options at<BR>
their disposal to find the necessary revenues we need to educate our<BR>
students in San Diego County and in the SDUSD District in particular. The<BR>
EFF alliance believes that in the richest state in the nation and the<BR>
seventh economy in the world, the magnitude of the education cuts can¹t be<BR>
tolerated. In fact, this level of cuts endangers the viability of educating<BR>
our students.<BR>
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Educate for the Future is calling on your organization to join us and become<BR>
a member of the San Diego Education Coalition Against the Cuts in Education.<BR>
We will be holding a coalition meeting on Wednesday February 24 at 6:00<BR>
p.m., at the office the Equality Alliance at 3750 30th St., (South of<BR>
University Ave. in North Park), to talk about the steps to organize a<BR>
massive and successful event on May 8, 2010. We are seeking your endorsement<BR>
and/or active participation in the building of the May 8 March/Rally to<BR>
oppose the cuts. For any further information, please contact Ramón Espinal<BR>
at respinal1@cox.net, (619) 282-4558, or Ken Msemaji at kjsm2nd@yahoo.com.<BR>
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Thank you and we are looking forward to seeing you or a representative from<BR>
your organization on Wednesday February 24 at the above place and time.<BR>
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In solidarity,<BR>
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Ramón Espinal, teacher and community organizer, and<BR>
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Ken Seatton Msemaji, union leader and community organizer.<BR>
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