In his annual “State of the City” speech, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino focused on education and health care reform, outlining his intention to step up attacks on both while increasing spending on the police.
The recent decision to close and merge seventeen schools throughout Boston will negatively impact lives of thousands of teachers, students and their families. It is time to organize and fight back against the attacks on public education.
The National Conference taking place Nov. 13 and 14 in Los Angeles will be packed with discussion about ongoing struggles in the United States and abroad, including strategy sessions for educators, students and anti-war activists to fight back and win money for education, not for war.
ANSWER Coalition leaders and organizers will make presentations and receive awards at the upcoming National Conference on Socialism in Los Angeles.