SFSU participating in the March 4 Statewide Day of Action

Students, staff and faculty from San Francisco State University are all joining together and participating in the March 4 Statewide Day of Action against cuts to public education from Pre-K through Ph.D. They are joining an unprecedented number of organizations representing parents, employees, students, and other concerned residents who realize that access to quality public education is critical to California’s future. Lawmakers need to recognize the fiscal irresponsibility of not providing for an appropriate tax base through progressive taxation.

The Governor’s recent efforts to “stabilize” education funding by cutting other needed services and privatizing prisons is disingenuous. Public schools, colleges and universities have already had their budgets cut to the bone – how is that stabilization? The CSU’s alone have already lost over a billion dollars in cuts. These are funds that provide the instructors to teach the classes students need to graduate and become productive. Instead, we have less classes, increased faculty to student ratio, and little educational resources to support learning. One of the manifestations of the budget cuts this semester:  40,000 students were denied access to the CSU across the state.

Be a part of the solution – join us on campus until 3:30 and at the Civic Center on  March 4, 2010 at the S.F. Civic Center. All events listed below are committed to non-violence and the organizers have signed a statement of non-violence.

SFSU plans events both on and off campus on March 4, 2010. Scheduled plans include:

• 10:00 am to 12:15 pm: Informational Picket Line on 19th and Holloway Avenues.
• 12:15 to 12:30 pm: Picket Line March to the  Malcolm X Plaza for Campus Rally
• 12:30 to 1:30 pm: Political Theater & other acts performed by SFSU talent addressing the budget cuts.
• 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm: DIY Protest signs and T-shirt stenciling (bring a t-shirt, if you can)
• 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Teach-ins scheduled around the Malcolm X Plaza (Check listing in stage area)
• 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm: Three ways to get on the bus to go to the Civic Center Rally
• • Board MUNI M-Oceanview inbound to Civic Center (First 100 students boarding MUNI with a March 4 t-shirt or protest sign will receive a free pass for boarding. Check in with coordinator at 19th Ave. Station)
  • Cable Car Shuttle to Balboa BART (only $1.75 from Balboa to Civic Center or you can use your Fast Pass.
  • Campus Shuttle to Daly City BART ( the fastest route to BART)
• 4:00 to 4:45 pm: SF State community will gather and meet at the steps of the Asian Art Museum in the Civic Center before proceeding to the stage area.
• 5:00 pm to 6:30: Massive Rally Protesting Budget Cuts at San Francisco Civic Center; join your brothers and sisters from Bay Area schools, colleges and universities to support public education and services

Schedule subject to change, please check back. There are a number of ways to be part of this effort from signing a commit card to investing time and effort leading up to and the day of March 4, 2010. Your support is truly needed and appreciated as we prepare for this historic event. Please contact Brigitte Davila at lawebjefa@gmail.com, 415-531-9743 or Jon Bibayan  at cfa@sfsu.edu, 415-338-3262 for more information.

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