The Williamsburg Community Strikes Back Against Eva Invasion

Occupy Williamsburg is in the house - for those who think that the Occupy movement is dead.

Sign the petition to keep Eva out:

http://www.change.org/petitions/nyc-department-of-education-stop-success-academy-williamsburg

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Keep the PUBLIC in public education! Occupy Williamsburg!


Standing up to Eva Invasion at MS 50 in District 14. Success Charter may get what it wants anyway with the PEP voting on Wed. but there may be a critical mass of growing opposition that will not make life easy.

I know some of the players in the area for decades and Eva will not find it so easy to establish a political beachhead here on the Southside as opposed to further south closer to Bed-Stuy in Dist. 14 at MS 33 and PS 59 where there may be less unity.

The closing hearing for PS 19 on Weds. is not far away -  on the other side of the expressway from MS 50 is Weds and they are mobilized because they think over the long run Moskowitz wants that building too. But my information is that there is a different dynamic in terms of the school coming in though I can't go into details yet.

This is a very busy week for action with multiple events on each day. I know it's tough out there for teachers with all you do but bodies are needed if you can lend your support to any of the events. I will be posting follow-ups.

Tues Jan. 17: See above

Weds Jan. 18 - 3 events
      4-6PM UFT Delegate Assembly -- there may be some folks from Occupy DOE distributing leaflets and possibly doing more than that.
      6-whenever - Panel for Educational Policy - Bklyn Tech HS -- not much action anticipated but never underestimate the power of the Occupy movement to pull some surprises.
     6-8 PS 19k closing school hearing - 325 South 3 Street Brooklyn NY 11211

January screenings of our film:

•Thursday, January 19th at 7:00PM. The Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Discussion to follow. Sponsored by Occupy Brooklyn!
•Saturday, January 21st at 12:00 PM. PSC-CUNY office, 61 Broadway, 16th Floor, NYC: Labor Goes to the Movies.
•Sunday, January 22nd at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Spectacle Theater, 124 S. 3rd Street (near Bedford Avenue), Brooklyn, NY. Sponsored by Occupy Williamsburg!
Thursday, January 26th at 6:00PM. PS 84, 250 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY. Sponsored by Community Education Council 14.