September 5: Day of Action
Join the Education Coalition for a statewide Day of Action this Friday, September 5. Events will take place in communities all over the state. Students, school governance leaders, teachers, school employees and others will assemble at one location in each participating community to demonstrate our frustration with the budget impasse, how the lack of a budget is affecting local schools and our support for a balanced approach to solving the budget deficit. Local media will be invited.
Check the schedule of events to see what events are taking place in your area. If you can’t make it to an event, please call the CTA-sponsored hotline toll-free at 1-888-268-4334 to contact your legislator and ask them to support the original “conference committee budget” to prevent deeper cuts to our schools and students!
Click here for budget talking points.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Bay Area
- San Francisco: 7:45 – 8:15 a.m., Argonne Elementary, 680 18th Ave., San Francisco.
Speakers: UESF President Dennis Kelly, CSBA VP Frank Pugh and Argonne teacher Andrea Peterson.
- Richmond: 7:45 – 8:15 a.m., Richmond High School, 250 23rd St., Richmond, 94804.
Speakers include UTR President Pixie Hayward Schickele, and administrators TBA.
- Walnut Creek: 7:15 – 7:50 a.m., Foothill Middle School, 2775 Cedro Lane, Walnut Creek, 94598, in (targeted) GOP Assemblyman Guy Houston’s district.
Speakers include MDEA President Mike Noce and a deputy district superintendent TBA.
- Fremont: 8:00 – 8:30 a.m., Forest Park Elementary, 34400 Maybird Circle, Fremont, 94555.
Speakers FUDTA President Jeff Poe, School Board President Ivy Wu.
- San Jose: 7:15 – 7:40 a.m., in front of Franklin-McKinley School District, 645 Wool Creek Drive, San Jose, 95112.
Speakers: CTA Board member Don Dawson, Deputy Superintendent Rudy Herrera, district CSEA President Donnell Fassler, Franklin-McKinley Education Assoc. President Scott Shulimson.
Fresno
- Fresno District Office: 4 p.m.
Press conference
6245 N. Fresno Street, #106
Fresno, CA 93710
Los Angeles
- UTLA (Burbank): (tentative) 1:00 p.m.
Protest and press conference at Republican headquarters in Burbank
1903 W. Magnolia Blvd
Burbank, CA 91506
- Glendale: 4:00 p.m.
News Conference at City Hall
613 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 9l206
Mayor attending, others invited.
- Ventura County: Time: TBA
Picket outside Audra Strickland’s office
Westlake Village District Office
2659 Townsgate Road, Suite 236
Westlake Village, CA 91361
- Lancaster: 3:30 p.m.
March from CTA office to Sharon and George Runner’s offices
Sharon Runner’s Lancaster District Office
747 W. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93534
George Runner’s Lancaster District Office
848 W. Lancaster Blvd., Suite 101
Lancaster, CA 93534
- Pomona: 2:30 – 4 p.m.
(tentative) picketing at corner of Garey and Mission Blvd
- Whittier: Time TBA
Demonstration along Whittier Blvd.