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<b><big><big><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><img alt=""
src="cid:part1.06050902.04090607@iacboston.org" align="left"
height="227" width="250">UNITE TO DEFEND </font><font color="#800000"
face="Arial">EQUAL QUALITY EDUCATION </font><font color="#800000"
face="Arial">IN BOSTON</font></big></big></b><br>
<br>
<big><big><b><font face="Arial">Stop the School Closings!<br>
<br>
Postpone the School Committee Vote!</font></b></big></big><br>
<br>
<b><big><big><font color="#800000" face="Arial">Pack 26 Court Street!</font><font
color="#800000" face="Arial"><br>
</font><font color="#800000" face="Arial">Wednesday, Nov. 5th - </font></big></big></b><b><big><big><font
color="#800000" face="Arial">6:00 PM</font></big></big></b><br>
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<small><small><small><small><small><small><small><small><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></small></small></small></small></small></small></small></small><span
style="font-family: Arial;"></span><b style=""><span
style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><small><font
face="Arial">(Dec. 14, 1974 March on Boston<br>
Say No to Racism!)</font></small><br>
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<font face="Arial">On Wednesday, November 5th, the Boston School
Committee is scheduled to vote on a plan that will mean cuts to
students and parents in Boston's communities of color. The plan calls
for the burden of the cuts to fall once again most heavily on Roxbury,
Dorchester, and Mattapan. As City Councilor Chuck Turner stated in his
Nov. 2, 2008, letter to School Superintendent Carol Johnson, "Residents
of Greater Roxbury have witnessed the closing of over 70 schools in the
last thirty years. These changes have left us with the feeling that our
children are viewed as pieces on a chess board rather than human beings
who have a right to be treated respectfully. Given the fact that
children of Greater Roxbury don't have enough seats to go to school in
their neighborhoods and that other neighborhoods are working to limit
our access, we are very suspicious of any change and want to be able to
clearly understand the impact of any changes, particularly where we are
going to see our children again losing seats." <br>
<br>
As a result of massive community opposition and protest, the School
Committee rescinded some of the school closures, and postponed until
2009 the decision on the racist and segregationist 60%/40% preference
for "walk-to" neighborhood schools. They also postponed the vote on
the closing and consolidation plan by one week. Even with the
modifications, and absent any serious analysis of the impact of plan on
communities of color, the plan should not go forward! <br>
<br>
Join with City Councilors Chuck Turner and Charles Yancey, the Black
Educators Alliance of Massachusetts (BEAM), Work 4 Quality/Fight 4
Equity, Boston Parent Organizing Network (BPON), the Women's Fightback
Network, the United Steelworkers Local 8751 (Boston school bus
drivers), </font><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Fight
Imperialism Stand Together (FIST), </span><font face="Arial">the
International Action Center, Community Partners, parents,
students and education activists to demand that the School Committee
vote be postponed.<br>
<br>
<b>Call Mayor Menino 617-635-4500 * School Committee 617- 635-9014 *
Dr. Carol Johnson 617-635-9050</b><br>
<br>
The December 14th 1974, 25,000 strong "March Against Racism" showed
that Solidarity between the Community, Labor, students, and other
activists can turn back the racist tide. It's time to march again.<br>
<br>
For more information: USW Local 8751 617 524-7073</font><br>
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