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The Enclosed Public: Protest and Premonitions at the Vice-Presidential Debate in St. Louis

greg — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:59:25 +0000

Over one hundred workers, activists, students, veterans and families gathered in Northmoor park near campus to voice alternatives to the candidates' discussion of abstract policy issues. Activist groups Instead of War, Code Pink, and Veterans for Peace organized the protest to highlight the narrow scope of the debate, and to expose the carefully mediated lack of public access to discussions of public policy.

IOW Request for Entrance to the VP Debate

ben — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:21:49 +0000

The St. Louis Instead of War Coalition requests that the four St. Louis Citizens listed below be granted entrance into the Debate this evening at Washington University. As the descriptions below indicate, each of these people’s lives has been profoundly impacted by U.S. policies that divert resources away from the needs of our people to wars and military occupations.

Few parents show up (1 PARENT EJECTED) to meet school superintendent candidates

ben — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:22:38 +0000

Emphasis added...

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Subject: Few parents show up (1 PARENT EJECTED) to meet candidates Journals 9/15/08
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:41:33 EDT
From: SLPSBOARDNEWS@aol.com

*1 PARENT EJECTED*
*Few parents show up to meet superintendent candidates Lack of public involvement seen as issue for city schools*

By Shawn Clubb Monday, September 15, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

Shawn Clubb

SAVE OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION - And Now - On to the Supreme Court! 9/4/08

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:03:21 +0000

We expect opponents of public education to intensify their attacks in the
weeks running up to the hearing. As you know, the state department of
education moved to take over St. Louis Public Schools to stop your movement
for more educational opportunities for your children. They ousted your
elected representatives in order to say that ordinary citizens should have
no voice in deciding what education for their children should look like.
They worried about your desire to limit the role of private corporations in

JWT Protest Art Installation at South Grand & Phillips

ben — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:10:14 +0000

"THE COLLAPSE OF THE ST. LOUIS SCHOOL SYSTEM"

"A MICROCOSM OF THE FAILURE OF AMERICA"

third side is a map of St. Louis

and on the fourth side, in restroom graffiti style:

"CHAIN YOUR MAYOR TO A PIPE IN YOUR BASEMENT"

"BEAT HIM TIL HE SINGS"

"IT'S YOUR FAULT TOO"

As this is an uncommisioned gift to the city of St. Louis, I doubt it will be there for very long. If you wish to view it, please feel free to pass by. I would guess that someone will damage and/or remove it within the next day or two.

THANKS,
Jason Wallace Triefenbach

School cuts target the vulnerable - SAB meeting Thursday, 6 pm

ben — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:49:00 +0000

Consider the planned staff reductions: Last year there were 30 school
psychologists, according to the psychologists themselves; now the SAB is
going to cut that number to eight. With 30 psychologists, each one served an
average of three schools each. With eight psychologists, they will serve an
average of 11 schools each less than half a day a week per school. Even
without knowing what they do, that would seem to be an unrealistic workload.

When you stop to consider what the psychologists do, however, you can
appreciate that this is an underhanded way to deny children special

$30M slashed from Saint Louis Public School budget / BIG JOB CUTS COMING

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:37:58 +0000

Calling the Special Administrative Board of St. Louis Public Schools’ approval of massive cuts of programs and personnel “ridiculous,” Alderman Terry Kennedy told the American on Wednesday to expect action from black aldermen.

Kennedy, chair of the Aldermanic Black Caucus, said most members of that body “do not agree with the cuts and want to get further involved.”

Kennedy said, “We’re discussing what action we might take.”

Rally in Defense of Public Education @ Old Courthouse

ben — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:01:45 +0000

You are Invited ... Spread the Word....

Rally in Defense of Public Education!

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