Thread started by nesoxochi at 03.4.10 - 10:28 am



Please consider that today 3/4/10 is a call of action in defense of public schools. The budget cuts anticipated for this year will affect K-12 as well as Community Colleges, Cal States, and UCs. EVERYONE is affected.

A demonstration will be taking place today @ 4pm @ Pershing Square, followed by a march to the Governor's LA office. Let's show our unity and strength in numbers!!!

please see http://www.standupforschools.org/events/ for info on events in your area.





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Surprised this didn't get as many bumps as I thought it would.



bentstrider
03.5.10 - 10:26 am

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I was at UCSD yesterday handling some bidnezz and it was pretty amazing to see the students all riled up.



trickmilla
03.5.10 - 10:41 am

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What with the staff-cuts and over-crowding going on at both the CC and university levels in this state, it's good to see some sort of collective action.

In a way though, one would think these policies being passed around are a sort of "soft-initiative" to depopulate the state via outward migration.

Make it suck so badly for some that they leave in search of greener pastures.



bentstrider
responding to a comment by trickmilla
03.5.10 - 10:55 am

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Too many people put too much blame on the schools for increasing tuition. The state is cutting funding. Someone has to pick up the slack if you want the schools to stay open. The schools have to pass the cost off somewhere. Sadly, it's students, since the government can just shrug and say "nope."

Although, that comes back again to irresponsibly large and inefficient administrations on campus that could certainly cut costs all over the place.

Multiple evil parties working in concert...

Also, there is the capitalism of it all: yes, rates are up MORE than 400% from ten years ago for CSU tuition... but you know what? Demand STILL outweighs supply. You can see it in the overcrowding and the campus expansions.

So... there ya go.



outerspace
03.5.10 - 12:34 pm

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Yet CA Dept of Corrections and Rehab receives continual funding for overrated/over-compensated/undereducated, glorified security guards and the ineffective incarceration of multi-offenders who don't learn what "wrong" is the first five times around.

More instructors and logistics for schools at all levels, less glorification out of being "locked up".



bentstrider
responding to a comment by outerspace
03.5.10 - 12:52 pm

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Gizzard
03.5.10 - 4:45 pm

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revolution NOT reform.



coldcut
03.5.10 - 5:44 pm

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Like the one in 1776, 1917, or that other one in 1979?



bentstrider
responding to a comment by coldcut
03.5.10 - 6:26 pm

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the event was a positive step type of thing, but it was pretty whack.

i mean, i don't give a fuck any more. i know the bees and bananas are going to be extinct in my life time. the bourgies will not fall in my life time.

doesn't mean i get sad about it. i do what i can as an individual from the ground up with immediate results type of person.

the kids were scripted with chants, bussed from out of town. they were looking for a leader and there was none to be found.

i took some flicks, they are on my flickr.

there were some cool punk kids wearing lots of red carrying huge red flags. they were from santee and smart.

and there were the typical portesty selling there newspaper people that are way too over read.

some cool art teachers. they knew what was up. they knew about the bees.

i bumped in to a bike friend and went back to the apartment. smoked weed and had some beers.

im thankful to have an apartment, job, bike, gf, food, fam, and friends. fuck.



mikeywally
03.5.10 - 9:34 pm

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no war but the class war.

freedom from oppression, freedom to potential.

be held accountable to the predictable consequences of your actions.

done.



mikeywally
03.5.10 - 9:37 pm

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