Save the Date: Wed, 7/19

[Peter Farruggio <pfarr@cal.berkeley.edu>]

> From: "Education Not Incarceration Coalition" <ednotinc@riseup.net>
>
> COME TO SACRAMENTO ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 (see below).
>
> At our meeting last Thursday, the Ad Hoc Committee to Restore Local
> Control/Governance to Oakland Schools, as it is now called, established 3
> points of unity:
>
> 1. Immediately restore the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to local
> control/governance, so that we, the people of Oakland, can make the
> decisions about our school district; and
>
> 2. Immediately freeze the sale of all OUSD property until local
> control/governance has been restored; and
>
> 3. Immediately freeze spending the last $35 million from the state loan
> until return of local control/governance.
>
>
> School board president David Kakishiba and director Kerry Hamill will be
> meeting with State Superintendent of Instruction Jack O'Connell on
> Wednesday, July 19 in Sacramento to argue the case for local control. We
> have emailed Sen. Perata's office to request a meeting with the Senator
> for that same day so that Oakland will have a presence in Sacramento. We
> might also arrange to visit Loni Hancock and Wilma Chan. We would like to
> take a sizable delegation, but many people are on vacation, so if you can
> possibly come to Sacramento that day, please let me know right away by
> return email or phone. We should also car pool. I need a ride myself since
> my AC just went out. I will let you know what time as soon as we hear from
> Perata's office.
>
> Henry Hitz
> 510.325.8680