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FIGHTING BACK March 5 2010
Yesterday, thousands of people across California gathered to protest against the recent education cuts. Called a “strike and day of action to defend public education”, there were scores of demonstrations, rallies, marches, and teach-ins at governmental centers, universities, community colleges, high schools, and elementary schools up and down the coast. This came after Gov. Schwarzenegger cut $2.5 billion from education in his latest budget proposal. Students are being turned away from the CSU and UC systems for lack of funding, many classes are overcrowded or unavailable, faculty and staff are being laid off, and fees for those systems as well as at community colleges are skyrocketing, putting the promise of education nearly unattainable for the state’s poor and minority communities.
I’ve spent a lot of today going through photos and videos of the demonstrations. So many were united and empowered with one thought in mind - change. That’s incredibly inspiring. Without letting my politics get into it, I wanted to share some photos of the impassioned spirit and the determined people. Whether or not you agree with them, simply admire their zeal and their fight.
