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Historic Fast Presses On-Day 13 and on
Historic Fast Presses On-Day 13 and on
Dear Loved Ones,
We are now on the 13th day of our fast, Saturday May 22nd, and our spirits our high.
One of our fasters, Thomas Prather, had to step out on the 11th day, but is now helping us organize.
We are down to six fasters:
Jessica Vasquez, Israel Haros, Karina Oliva, Fred Jackson, Wendy Gonzalez, Cesar A. Cruz
On Wednesday we migrated from Downtown Oakland to Sacramento and we have received amazing support thus far.
1.) Our negotiating team met with State Superintendent of Public Education, Jack O' Connell, and he has supported two of our three demands. 1) Fully Funding Prop 98 ($2 Billion Back to all California Schools), 2)Equity in Education Funding.
2.) Assemblymber and Chair of the Education Sub-Comm., Jackie Goldberg, has allowed us to use her office and is helping draft a new formula for equity in education funding.
3.) Magistrate to the Supreme Court, Cruz Reynoso, met with the fasters and has also endorsed our first two demands.
4.) Dolores Huerta joined us on
the 4th day and UFW President sent a letter of backing and support to the Gov.
The letter can be found on our website: www.fast4education.org
5.) Oakland Mayor and Former Governor Willie Brown declared "
2004.
17, May on faster the tothanksDay?EducationEqual>6.) Governor's
Deputy Cabinet Secretary Kimberly Yee along with staff members Marybel Batjer,
Bonnie Reiss began talks with the fasters on Thursday, the 11th day of the
fast.
But we continue with our fast and we look ahead.
Saturday May
22nd Day 13
Fasters will migrate to UC Berkeley to see one of their own,
Karina Oliva, receive her master's degree in front of over 5,000 people at the
Greek Theatre. 6:00p.m. ALL INVITED
Sunday May 23rd Day 14
3 Fasters
return to Sacramento will participate in Music Festival on West Steps of Capitol
(10th & L) 4:00p.m. ALL INVITED 3 Fasters will journey to Richmond to
participate in a prayer vigil at Nichols Park (30th & MacDonald) at 5:00p.m.
ALL INVITED
Monday May 24th Day 15
10-6:00p.m. Fasters will be at
tent city at the Capitol continuing our fast, Lot 27 (12th & N) 7:00p.m.
Daily Vigil on the West Steps of the Capitol
Tuesday 25th Day
16
10-6:00p.m. Fasters will be at tent city at the Capitol continuing our
fast, Lot 27 (12th & N) 7:00p.m. Daily Vigil on the West Steps of the
Capitol
Wednesday May 24th Day 17
10-6:00p.m. Fasters will be at tent
city at the Capitol continuing our fast, Lot 27 (12th & N) 7:00p.m. Daily
Vigil on the West Steps of the Capitol
*Thursday May 25th Day
18
10-6:00p.m. Fasters will be at tent city at the Capitol continuing our
fast, Lot 27 (12th & N) -12:00-2:00p.m. Community Festival/Speakers
Tentatively including: Zach De La Rocha (formerly of Rage Against the Machine),
Mark Gonzalez, 7:00p.m. Daily Vigil on the West Steps of the Capitol
The
fast does not end on Thursday, we will press on as much as we can...
Please
journey to Sacramento whenever possible to see us....
Check out the latest
at: www.fast4education.org Please
sign our online petition
One Love,
cesar a. cruz - teolol
the END-Dependence collective -including members of Epi-Centro Poets, Non-Prophet Poets, Ill-Literacy, Civil Writes Project, and many other sisters and brothers.
contact person: cesar a. cruz- (teolol) address: 2425 b channing way suite 311, berkeley, ca. 94704
website:
www.brownpride.com/END-Dependence
contact info: ENDdependence@yahoo.com, 510-388-3587, 510-883-9873
ENDdependence
store at: www.teolol.com
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