Now that I have your attention, wear red on March 22nd!
I was sent an email by a guy named Jonathan. He asked me if I could write something for March 22nd. They want to have a blog day in support of teachers. He included these links and his own.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=159856257404609 FB page where you can sign up and say you are in.
http://stephenlazar.com/edusolidarity/EDUSolidarity.html webpage, pretty, where we’d like you to ping back.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_207762892567061&ap=1 A more general facebook page
Jonathan
http://jd2718.wordpress.com
Here is a snippet from the Edusolidarity website:
On Tuesday, March 22, teachers in NYC will wear red in solidarity with our brothers and sisters who are under attack in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and elsewhere. We also stand with teachers in places like Idaho, California, and Texas who are facing massive layoffs. We would like to take this stand on the web as well. We encourage you to publish a piece on March 22 entitled “Why Teachers Like Me Support Unions.” In this piece, please explain your own reasons for being a proud union member and/or supporter. Including personal stories can make this a very powerful piece. It would be great to also explain how being a union member supports and enables you to be the kind of teacher that you are. We want these posts to focus not only on our rights, but also on what it takes to be a great teacher for students, and how unions support that.
I encourage anyone that is reading this to wear red in support of unions on March 22nd. If you are a blogger pass this on please. The United Federation of Teachers website is here. http://www.uft.org/campaigns/stand-together-workers-wisconsin-and-elsewhere
I am a member of the National Education Association. While red is definitely not my color, I’ll see what I can do for a good cause. I will be working to get a post ready for Tuesday so please check back with me. I’m not sure what I’m going to write, but I have a lot of thoughts on the subject.