Anti-Mayoral Control Demonstration

Community Education Task Force PRESS RELEASE ************************************************ For Immediate Release..........For Immediate Release ************************************************* Metro Justice Declaration of Peace Rochester IndyMedia United Church Ministries Baptist Ministers Alliance Social Welfare Action Alliance Green Party of Monroe County Alliance For Quality Education Students For a Democratic Society International Socialists Organization Rochester Police Accountability Coalition Center For the Study of Civil and Human Rights Laws Activists Against Racism Movement (http://aarm.rocus.org) Vision Ministries International (www.cmichaeltillmanministries.org) April 25, 2010 WHAT: Protest & Demonstration WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 2010 ------ 5:00 PM ------ 5:00 PM WHERE: Near Brio Wine Bar & Grill (Pittsford Colony Plaza, 3400 Monroe Avenue) WHY: To show opposition to Joe Morelle's, Robert Duffy's and David Gantt's unprincipled and undemocratic efforts to shove MAYORAL CONTROL of the Rochester City School District down the Rochester community's collective throat --- without even talking to us. WHO: Community Education Task Force Contact: Brian Erway and/or Tim Adams at: community-education-internal@lists.rocus.org Tim Adams was quoted as having said "Clearly members of Rochester's and Monroe County's ruling class elite don't have to think twice about spending $500.00 to participate in a two-hour party and fundraising event for Joe Morelle --- while at the same time --- RCSD students and parents are worrying about the possibility that their schools' budgets are going to be cut so deeply that the rhetoric of them supposedly being guaranteed a 'sound basic education' --- becomes just that --- mere empty rhetoric. Yet these same wealthy people who are capable of raising hundreds-of-thousands of dollars in a couple of hours --- want to deprive predominantly poor, black and brown Rochester citizens of their rights to elect their representatives to the Rochester Board of Education. This is amazing --- truly amazing!" ------------------------------------------------------------------ . Advertisement for Joe Morelle's fundraiser Please save the date below for a special birthday event in honor of Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle Thursday, April 29th 5:30 to 7:30 PM @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill Pittsford Colony Plaza 3400 Monroe Avenue Rochester, New York 14618 Suggested donation $500 per person For more information contact Liz Burakowski at 585-232-2410.

<p>Community Education Task Force</p> <p>PRESS RELEASE</p> <p>************************************************</p> <p>For Immediate Release..........For Immediate Release</p> <p>*************************************************</p> <p>Metro Justice </p> <p>Declaration of Peace</p> <p>Rochester IndyMedia </p> <p>United Church Ministries</p> <p>Baptist Ministers Alliance</p> <p>Social Welfare Action Alliance</p> <p>Green Party of Monroe County</p> <p>Alliance For Quality Education</p> <p>Students For a Democratic Society</p> <p>International Socialists Organization</p> <p>Rochester Police Accountability Coalition</p> <p>Center For the Study of Civil and Human Rights Laws</p> <p>Activists Against Racism Movement (<a href="http://aarm.rocus.org">http://aarm.rocus.org</a>)</p> <p>Vision Ministries International (<a href="http://www.cmichaeltillmanministries.org">www.cmichaeltillmanministries.org</a>)</p> <p>April 25, 2010</p> <p>WHAT: Protest &amp;amp; Demonstration</p> <p>WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 2010 ------ 5:00 PM ------ 5:00 PM</p> <p>WHERE: Near Brio Wine Bar &amp;amp; Grill (Pittsford Colony Plaza, 3400 Monroe Avenue)</p> <p>WHY: To show opposition to Joe Morelle's, Robert Duffy's and David Gantt's<br /> unprincipled and undemocratic efforts to shove MAYORAL CONTROL<br /> of the Rochester City School District down the Rochester community's<br /> collective throat --- without even talking to us.</p> <p>WHO: Community Education Task Force</p> <p>Contact: Brian Erway and/or Tim Adams at: <a href="mailto:community-education-internal@lists.rocus.org">community-education-internal@lists.rocus.org</a></p> <p>Tim Adams was quoted as having said "Clearly members of Rochester's and Monroe County's ruling class elite don't have to think twice about spending $500.00 to participate in a two-hour party and fundraising event for Joe Morelle --- while at the same time --- RCSD students and parents are worrying about the possibility that their schools' budgets are going to be cut so deeply that the rhetoric of them supposedly being guaranteed a 'sound basic education' --- becomes just that --- mere empty rhetoric. Yet these same wealthy people who are capable of raising hundreds-of-thousands of dollars in a couple of hours --- want to deprive predominantly poor, black and brown Rochester citizens of their rights to elect their representatives to the Rochester Board of Education. This is amazing --- truly amazing!"<br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> .<br /> Advertisement for Joe Morelle's fundraiser</p> <p>Please save the date below for a special birthday event in honor of</p> <p>Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle</p> <p>Thursday, April 29th<br /> 5:30 to 7:30 PM</p> <p>@ Brio Wine Bar &amp;amp; Grill<br /> Pittsford Colony Plaza<br /> 3400 Monroe Avenue<br /> Rochester, New York 14618</p> <p>Suggested donation $500 per person</p> <p>For more information contact Liz Burakowski at 585-232-2410.</p>