Three anti-war events tomorrow in Bloomington-Normal

At our last Bloomington-Normal Citizens for Peace and Justice meeting, we noticed that there are 3 conflicting anti-war event happening in town this Wednesday (10/7/09), marking the 8th anniversary of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. Wow, that's a lot of activity for a town this size! Check out the three events at the BNCPJ website. I still haven't made up my mind if I'll attend the student vigil at Wesleyan or the ACLU talk on Guantanamo.

Solidarity with L.A. teachers

Thank you L.A. teachers! Your struggle is our own. On May 15th the UTLA protested with civil disobedience against the massive layoffs in L.A. Unified Schools. I'm interested in this story because Los Angeles is one place where teachers are leading the way in defending public ed.

Articles:
May 15
L.A. schools disrupted by sit-ins, sick-outs, and walkouts (L.A. Times)
Protesting L.A. teachers arrested outside district offices (L.A. Times)
Arrests as L.A. teachers protest layoff (Mercury News)
LA teachers protesting layoffs arrested (UPI.com)
Arrested protesters return for after school teacher rally (ktla.com)
Public sector unions fight budget woes (Labor Notes)

May 22
L.A. students threaten walkouts (LA Times - May 22)

May 26-27
400 L.A. students walk out (Democracy Now! 5/26/09)
9 L.A. teachers to go on hunger strike to protest layoffs (LA Times)