Show Me Democracy!

A few things to pass along:

1. There are only 5 weeks left in the legislative session. We are being asked to email, send letters, make phone calls every single day until the end. So, keep flooding the emails. 1 letter a day would still make a great point.

2. To begin National Teacher Appreciation week, which begins tomorrow, please wear all black. We are mourning the loss of education. If you do not have all black, wear a ribbon on your shirt, or tie a piece of black fabric to your arm. I spoke with a CCEA rep at the rally and she told me that we can wear black arm bands every day. As long as we are not discussing the "politics" behind the budget cuts in our classroom, we are not doing anything wrong. If the kids ask why we are doing it, simply tell them it's to support the effort to stop the budget cuts in
schools. If anyone gives your a problem regarding the arm band or ribbon, contact the union, who will send a rep.

3. We are still planning on working to the rule, so we will see you at 7:30 in the front or at 2:40 by the faculty lounge. If you want to help with signs, please show a little earlier in the morning and plan to stay a little later in the afternoon. It doesn't take long, we usually hold signs in the morning for 10 minutes and in the afternoon until about 3:00. Tomorrow would be a great day since we will be wearing black.