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<font face="Arial"><font color="#990000"><big><big><b><small><small><font
color="#000000">in this email:<br>
1) 7/21: Tell Mayor Menino,Gov. Patrick & the Legislature - NO
Charter Schools!<br>
2) 7/23: Bail Out the People Organizational/Informational Meeting<br>
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<hr size="2" width="100%"><b><font face="Arial">1)</font></b><font
face="Arial"><font color="#990000"><big><big><b><small><small><font
color="#000000"><br>
</font></small></small>Tell Mayor Menino,Gov. Patrick & the
Legislature<br>
NO Charter Schools!</b></big></big></font><br>
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<li><font face="Arial"><b>Equal, Quality, Public Education is a Right!</b></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>FULL funding for Boston’s Public Schools
NOW!</b></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>NO to the Privatization of Public Schools!</b></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>Stop the 5-Zone Plan to Further the
Re-Segregation of Boston Schools!</b></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>Stop Union busting!</b></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>Bail Out the Schools Not the Banks!</b></font></li>
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<b><font color="#990000"><big><big>Tuesday, July 21 - 12:30 pm</big></big></font></b><br>
<b><big>Mass. State House - Hearing Room 1A</big></b><br>
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There will be a hearing on Menino's home rule petition to allow the
Menino's hand-picked School Committee to declare that a Boston Public
School in "under performing" and convert it into an "In-District"
Charter School. This same School Committee will have the power to bust
all unions representing teachers and other workers within the Charter
School.<br>
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In addition Gov. Patrick has announced his plans to increase the number
of Charter Schools within Massachusetts and the federal government is
threatening to withhold stimulus funds from any states that refuse to
support the expansion of charters.<br>
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<i><b>Charter Schools:</b></i><br>
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<li><font face="Arial"><b>accept only the top students</b> to boost
their test scores</font></li>
<li><b><font face="Arial">take funding away from the already
underfunded Boston Public Schools</font></b></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>do not provide the necessary services for
ELL and Special Education students</b> - a higher precentage of ELL
& Special Education students stay in public schools</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>create a 2-tier education system</b> - one
for privileged students (charters) & one for everyone else (BPS)</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>have a higher rate of teacher turnover</b> </font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>are union busters</b> - there is no union
protection for teachers or other school employees</font></li>
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<font face="Arial">As Parents, Community Members, Educators, and
Students we need to unite and fight back against the proposed increase
in Charter Schools. In cities throught the country people are standing
up and exposing the truth behind the charter school corporations. The
answer to providing the youth of Boston equal quality education is not
by handing over the schools to private corporations, many of which are
out to make a profit. It's time to stop spending trillions on war and
bank bailouts! We need to demand:<br>
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<ul>
<li><b><font face="Arial">equal qualty education for ALL students!</font></b></li>
<li><b><font face="Arial">full funding for programs & staff (no
layoffs) </font></b></li>
<li><b><font face="Arial">an end to the use of standardized tests
such as MCAS to judge whether or not schools and teachers are doing
their job!</font></b></li>
<li><b><font face="Arial">stop scapegoating teachers!</font></b></li>
<li><b><font face="Arial">that BPS provide the programs that will
prepare the youth of Boston for college</font></b></li>
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<font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Bail Out the People
Movement - 617.522.6626 or <a
title="mailto:bopmboston@gmail.com
blocked::mailto:bopmboston@gmail.com"
href="mailto:bopmboston@gmail.com">bopmboston@gmail.com</a><br>
Women's Fightback Network - <a href="mailto:wfn@iacboston.org">wfn@iacboston.org</a><br>
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<hr size="2" width="100%"><b><font face="Arial">2)</font></b><br>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 17.5pt; font-weight: bold;">Help
Build the Resistance to the G20 Meeting in <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE
w:st="on">Pittsburgh</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY></span></font></b><br>
<b><font color="maroon" face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: maroon; font-size: 15.5pt; font-weight: bold;">Organizers/Informational
Meeting</span></font></b> <br>
<b><font face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.5pt; font-weight: bold;">Thursday,
July 23 - 6:30 pm</span></font></b> <br>
<br>
<b><font color="#990000" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold;">USW
L. 8751 - <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Boston</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY>
School Bus Drivers</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
<ST1:STREET w:st="on"><ST1:ADDRESS w:st="on">25 Colgate Rd.</ST1:ADDRESS></ST1:STREET>,
Roslindale</span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: navy;"><O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><i><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Join
the discussion with trade unionists, students, youth, & community
activists and get involved in the struggle to demand:<O:P></O:P></span></font></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"><O:P> </O:P>No
Rate Hikes for National Grid or the MBTA!</span></font></li>
<li><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Restore
ALL Utilities to Everyone Who Has Been Shutoff!</span></font></li>
<li><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Stop
Foreclosures and Evictions!</span></font></li>
<li><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">No
Layoffs and Wage Cuts! – Fight for JOBS and a Livable Wage for Everyone!</span></font></li>
<li><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Equal
Quality Education for All Students – Stop the Racist Re-Segregation of
Boston Schools!</span></font></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%; color: black;"><span
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">Stop Union Busting
and the Privatization of Boston Schools - No Charters!</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">There
will also be discussion and planning for a local action to coincide
with the G20 for those who are unable to make the trip.<O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">ANOTHER
WORLD IS POSSIBLE – BUT WE MUST FIGHT FOR IT!<O:P></O:P></span></font></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Bail Out the People
Movement - 617.522.6626 or <a
title="mailto:bopmboston@gmail.com
blocked::mailto:bopmboston@gmail.com"
href="mailto:bopmboston@gmail.com">bopmboston@gmail.com</a><br>
Women’s Fightback Network – <a
title="mailto:wfn@iacboston.org
blocked::mailto:wfn@iacboston.org"
href="mailto:wfn@iacboston.org">wfn@iacboston.org</a></span></font><O:P></O:P></p>
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</b>617-522-6626<br>
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</a><a href="http://bopm-boston.blogspot.com">http://bopm-boston.blogspot.com</a><br>
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<b>National Office<br>
</b>212-633-6646<br>
<a href="mailto:bailoutpeople@safewebmail.com">bailoutpeople@safewebmail.com
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