Upcoming The Week of November 6-12, 2011

Another busy week coming up. Note how many screenings of the film made by NYC teachers that the UFT refuses to acknowledge. First take a look at the graphic by Rob Rendo:

On Monday, November 7, I will be on a panel along with Leonie Haimson, Julie Cavanagh and Darren Marelli at Teacher’s College, 525 West 120th St., after a free screening of the movie, The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman,  at 4 PM, more info and to RSVP here.



Also on Monday, Occupy the DOE will be holding a General Assembly meeting at 5 PM-7PM on the steps of Tweed, to help create a People’s Agenda for our schools.  More info on our FB page here, where you can also add your suggestions and/or vote on what this agenda should include.

I attended a planning meeting for this event today that had 40 people. The meeting was run like a general assembly and an attempt to hold a democratic GA on the steps of Tweed will be made tomorrow - probably the first instance of democracy at Tweed in a hundred and forty years. See my post: It's the Time of the Season for Mic Check

For Planning Purposes Only:                                    Contacts:  Justin Wedes:    (646)392-6163 

November 7th, 2011                                                                Kelley Wolcott: (201)344-0382

MEDIA ADVISORY

After introducing catastrophic budget cuts to education that have left New York City schools overcrowded, under-staffed and sorely lacking in resources – despite an  estimated budget surplus in 2011 of more than $3 billion – Mayor Michael Bloomberg continues his attack on teachers, students and schools.

Educators, parents and other stakeholders impacted by failed educational and economic policy in city schools will be holding a People’s General Assembly on the steps of the Department of Education. The chancellor, members of the Panel for Educational Policy, and union leaders have been invited to attend and to participate in a democratic and open discussion about the state of education in New York City with stakeholders in public schools.

                       What:              Teachers, students, parents and education advocates from Occupy Wall Street will occupy the steps of the Department of                                             

                                              Education and hold their own democratic meeting on the state of public education in New York City

                       When:             5:00PM, Monday November 7^th, 2011

                       Where:            NYC Department of Education

                      52 Chambers St.

                                            New York, NY

Who:              Public school teachers, students, parents, education advocates and activists from Occupy Wall Street

On Wed. Nov. 9, there will be another free screening of the film, followed by a panel discussion about how charter co-locations are undermining our public schools,  at PS 261 in Brooklyn, at 314 Pacific Ave.  More info and a flyer here.

Also on Wed. I will be flying up to SUNY Cortland for a panel that evening that will discuss both Waiting for Superman and the GEM response. Both films have been screening over the last week. 




The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for 'Superman'
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10th 6:30PM
BRONX RIVER ARTS CENTER (BRAC)

305 East 140 St #1A

check out the event on Facebook for a report about the film on GRITtv click here: GRITtv Report

A group of New York City public school teachers and parents from the Grassroots Education Movement wrote and produced this documentary in response to Davis Guggenheim's highly misleading film Waiting for 'Superman.' The film Waiting for 'Superman' would have audiences believe that free-market competition, standardized tests, destroying teacher unions, and above all, the proliferation of charter schools are just what this country needs to create great schools.

The film, The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for 'Superman' highlights the real life experiences of public school parents and educators to show how these so-called reforms are actually hurting education. The film talks about the kinds of real reforms --inside school and in society as a whole--that we urgently need to genuinely transform education in this country. Running time 65 minutes.

For more information on the film contact: The Grassroots Education Movement.
www.gemnyc.org
gemnyc@gmail.com

Hosted by the International Socialist Organization: Bronx Branch

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