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I will join members of my congregation, Leyv Ha-Ir (http://leyvhair.org), in a 100% School Funding Day of Action in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Philadelphian Organized to Worship, Empower, and Rebuild (POWER, https://powerinterfaith.org), here we’ll hold a rally in the State capitol Rotunda for equitable funding for schools in the state, through a “fair funding formula.” We ‘ll also march to Governor Tom Wolf’s office to pray for his support for such a funding plan. Our schools need funding for textbooks, building maintenance, teachers and other staff, libraries, computers-I could go on. Education is not a luxury, it is the great equalizer, the great source of personal and social empowerment.
The Philadelphia Unemployment Project (PUP, https://www.philaup.org), will hold its Jazz Fest at the first Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut Street, on Friday, June 22. They will honor my friend Jim Moran, veteran Labor activist and Executive Director Emeritus of the Philadelphia Area Project for Occupational Safety and Health (PHILAPOSH, https://philaposh.org), and Wilson Chang, senior IT consultant at the University of Pennsylvania, who has provided IT services for PUP at no charge. (No small service, with the internet being such a part of our lives.) Music will be provided by the Weez The Peeples Collective, led by percussionist Karen Smith. Please contact PUP for tickets to this event. This is a great organization, honoring two great activists.
In a couple of days, I shall return to the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst for more classwork at their labor Center, where we take such classes as Labor Law, Labor History, Labor and the Economy, Labor Research, Immigration, and Contract Negotiation. This is all accredited, graduate-level work leading to a Master’s degree. I have always believed in education as a form of empowerment; if a person knows the real history and facts, that person cannot be so easily manipulated. It also carries a responsibility-if you know something touted in the media or in politics is a lie, you MUST speak out against it.
If you would like to learn more about this program, contact UMass at http://www.umass.edu/lrrc/.
Does this little bitch think she owns the university? That nothing gets done without her permission? These CONservatives have SUCH a sense of entitlement, that they and ONLY they can govern and run the nation. On November 4 and beyond, let’s show them who’s the REAL boss, and the REAL future of America.
Watch: College Republican Chairwoman Caught on Tape Suppressing Student Vote | Occupy Democrats
via Watch: College Republican Chairwoman Caught on Tape Suppressing Student Vote | Occupy Democrats.
This is WUNDERBAR! Education is NOT a luxury, it is the gateway to personal fulfillment.
Where to get a free college degree – CBS News
Germany, like other civilized nations, recognizes that an educated population is important to preserving a democratic, orderly society. Has THAT downed on OUR nation’s “leaders”?
Germany offers free college tuition to U.S. and international students
via Germany offers free college tuition to U.S. and international students.
This is where “education” turns into “indoctrination,” where US History is this big John Wayne movie.
Students Use Civil Disobedience To Protest Removing It From History Curriculum
via Students Use Civil Disobedience To Protest Removing It From History Curriculum.
