MORE Weekly Update #66 - Sept. 9, 2013

Lots of info packed in here. The highlight is that I picked up the first edition of our newletter: MORE Stuff in Your Mailbox.
This is the one committee in MORE that I have tried to be fairly active on. How nice to have all these young whippersnappers doing all the work while old folk like me rest.

Let me know if you will distribute the newsletter in your school. The only way to beat the Unity machine is to get info countering their propaganda with info of our own, not just every 3 years in the election cycle, but on a regular basis. I've been pushing for this type of initiative for a long time and how nice to see it become reality -- thanks to the great MORE newsletter committee: Brian Jones, Don Doyle, Megan Behrent and Bill Linville. (And how great as an ICEer to be working with TJCer Megan -- so far the synergy of putting lots of smart people from different groups together in MORE is working).

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Join MORE Today DON'T FORGET TO VOTE! Tuesday, Sept 10th Read the results of MORE's survey and position on the Mayoral race. FALL GENERAL MEETINGS 3rd Saturday - Noon to 3pm Sep 21 (Evaluations) 224 W. 29th St., 14th Fl. Oct 19 & Nov 16 Location TBA Make Sure You Are On Our Listserves! Click below to join:  News (announcements/articles) Discussion (debate/back-and-forth) Chapter Leader (discussion for chapter activists) COMMITTEES: Contract Committee contract@morecaucusnyc.org After the citywide CL meeting Wed. Sept. 12th at 6PM Au Bon Pain 70 Myrtle Ave Steering Committee steering@morecaucusnyc.org Mon. Sept. 16th at 5PM CUNY Grad Center, Rm. 5409 Meeting minutes here Newsletter Committee news@morecaucusnyc.org Chapter Organizing Committee chapters@morecaucusnyc.org Happy Hour/Discussion: Evaluations Thurs. Sept. 26 ​at 5pm  - Killarney Rose  Meeting minutes here Media Committee media@morecaucusnyc.org High Stake Testing Committee testing@morecaucusnyc.org STAYING IN TOUCH:  Comments? Suggestions? Email update@morecacusnyc.org with items for future updates Facebook Twitter Email MORE Newsletter MORE's newsletter, "MORE Stuff in Your Mailbox" is hot off the press, with articles on the New Evaluation System, the Contract Fight, "Ask a Chapter Leader," and Community Voices. Sign up to help distribute it to your colleagues. Reply to this email if you can pick up copies or would like to help distribute at the Citywide Chapter Leader Meeting on Thursday September 12th at the Brooklyn Marriott If you can't make it there, email our Borough Distribution Centers: Brooklyn:  jcavanagh15@gmail.com Bronx: peter.lamphere@gmail.com Manhattan: brianpjones@yahoo.com Queens/Staten Island: donal@mindspring.com And read the newsletter online: morecaucusnyc.org/newsletter Most teachers, students, and parents agree that the city's new teacher evaluation system is a misguided attempt to distract New Yorkers from the real challenges faced by our schools and students.  But what's a teacher to do? Take Action - Share the video and sign the petition for a moratorium on the new evaluations system Brooklyn Back to School Happy Hour  Friday, September 13th* 3:45 to 6:00 Franklin Park 618 St Johns Pl  Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone Banking! Sunday, September 15th* 11am to 3pm in Crown Heights, Brooklyn To attend (or host your own) email rosiefrascella@gmail.com. *We understand that many will not be able to attend because of Yom Kippur, but we are hoping that those who do not have holiday engagements will be able to join us) Brunch Fundraiser: Saturday, October 5th – 11:30AM-1:30PM Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew 520 Clinton Ave (betw. Fulton St. and Atlantic Ave.) C train to Clinton/Washington Clinton Hil,  Brooklyn   First MORE Meeting: September 21st - 12-3PM NYC location (pick up hard copies of the petition and newsletter; focus on explaining eval and how we are fighting back against it) Day of Action Around Evaluations October 9th – outside/city-wide at schools Moving? If you are changing schools, phone numbers, or addresses, make sure we can stay in touch by updating your information with MORE.

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