Subject: [big campaign] More coverage of yesterday's DC action to save public ed
From: Aniello Alioto <[email-masked]>
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 08:06:25 -0400
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Many thanks again to all that helped w/ the 11th hour lift to make
yesterday's action so successful on so many levels... enjoy the readings.

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From: Michael Morrill, Keystone Progress <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:28 AM

Here's the latest list of media hits.  If you count syndicated articles, the
media hits number in the hundreds:

Politics PA
http://www.politicspa.com/corbett-singles-out-teachers-unions-in-speech-to-pro-vouchers-group/24085/

UFCW Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ufcwinternational/sets/72157626558917773/

Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/121491014.html

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/121548884.html

Philadelphia Daily News (AP)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/121549194.html

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post_now/post/michelle-rhee-to-speak-in-dc/2011/05/09/AFPQkzWG_blog.html

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11129/1145280-100.stm

WHTM-TV 27 (ABC) Harrisburg http://www.abc27.com/Global/story.asp?S=14596614

Teamster Nation
http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2011/05/young-protestor-speaks-his-mind-at.html

AFL-CIO
http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/05/09/education-supporters-rally-against-walker-at-privatization-conference/

Daily Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/09/974560/-Hundreds-protest-Walker,-Corbett,-and-Rhee-at-DeVos-funded-policy-summit

Rhee First http://www.rheefirst.com/

Salon
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/05/09/rhee_scott_walker

The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/print/blog/160518/wisconsins-walker-heads-dc-take-lead-fight-privatize-education

USAction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgIfioPD1c

Fox 43, Philadelphia
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/corbett-says-unions-are-failing-schools-050911

Blogging Blue
http://bloggingblue.com/2011/05/09/gov-walker-visits-washington-d-c-and-gets-a-warm-welcome/

Rick Smith Show http://ricksmithshow.com/may-9,-2011-show

WTOP, 103.5 FM, Washington http://www.wtop.com/?nid=109&sid=2375704

WAMU, NPR, Washington
http://wamu.org/news/11/05/09/dc_teachers_protest_at_school_vouchers_conference.php

Capital Times, Madison
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/john_nichols/article_20b2a37c-2262-5627-8073-6e6003f30bda.html
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On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Karl, Carol [PA] <[email-masked]> wrote:

> You guys are GREAT.  I wish I could have gone down today.  Marc, why don’t
> you forward the Inquirer link and some of your info to the POV e-list.  It’s
> inspiring, that you all accomplished this.
>
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> Carol
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> *From:* Marc Stier [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Monday, May 09, 2011 2:59 PM
> *To:* Testerman, James [PA]; Vaughan, James [PA]; Karl, Carol [PA];
> Michael Morrill ([email-masked]); Craig Robbins; Gobreski,
> Susan; Diane Topakian ([email-masked]); Jessica Walls Lavelle (
> [email-masked]); [email-masked];[email-masked]
> *Cc:* [email-masked]; Robin Stelly (
> [email-masked])
> *Subject:* Anti-voucher event in DC
>
>
>
> We had a nice event. Full bus from Philly and another 7-8 folks from
> Harrisburg. About 80-100 folks from a variety of organizations met us in DC.
> We marched around the entrance to the hotel and chanted for about 25 minutes
> then had a short program. All but one of the speakers was a parent, student,
> or teacher from PA and the other one was a teacher from Wisconsin.
>
>
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> We had a TV from the Fox / NBC / CBS consortium in Philly and  from Fox in
> Harrisburg. KWY radio is doing a report in Philly. And below you will find
> an Inky article that is on-line already. I just talked to Amy Worden and she
> said an expanded version will be in the paper tomorrow. The DC folks are
> working on press as well.
>
>
>
> I’m sure there is or will be more press coverage that I’m not aware of at
> present. Mike and I will send links as soon as we find them.
>
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>
> In addition to the work that Penn ACTION and Keystone Progress did,  Action
> United did an incredible job of turnout for the event. Education Voters and
> SEIU turned out some people as well and SEIU gave us a snack and lunch.
> Brenda Barron of US Action, Aniello Alioto of Progress Now, Michelle
> Ringuette of SEIU and the DC CLC did tremendous work in DC. My staff
> members, Crystal Martzall and Robin Stelly carried the ball for Penn ACTION.
>
>
>
> And thanks to PSEA for putting in $1000 towards the cost of the Bucks /
> Philly bus. Brenda and Aniello told the folks on our bus that without them,
> there would have been no event. And without PSEA there would have been no
> bus.
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> Marc
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> Marc Stier
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> Executive Director
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> Penn Action
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> [email-masked]
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> (215) 880-6142
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> Corbett trip to D.C. sparks anti-voucher protest | Philadelphia *...*<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/121491014.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAmsGf7gRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=3cHMj_ZB7EA&usg=AFQjCNE0bID_CH6Kg-fD4MXqveJIC8mWNQ>
> Philadelphia Inquirer
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> *Corbett trip to D.C. sparks anti-voucher protest*
>
> By Peter Mucha and Amy Worden
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> Inquirer Staff Writers
>
> Protestors from Philadelphia, Bucks County and Harrisburgh made their way
> to Washington, D.C., this morning to protest at an education-related
> conference where Gov. Corbett was scheduled to speak.
>
> About 200 demonstrators gathered shortly before noon outside the Washington
> Marriott Hotel, chanting "Save Our Schools," and holding signs, such as
> "Vouchers Aren't the Answer."
>
> Corbett's remarks were expected to come about 12:30 p.m. at the American
> Federation for Children's second annual National Policy Summit. The
> Republican governor has proposed a state budget that slashes funding for
> public schools, and he is solidly behind a Senate bill to create a voucher
> system that would help Pennsylvania parents send their children to private
> schools.
>
> Expressing fears for the future of public education, about three parents,
> students and teachers boarded a D.C.-bound bus about 8 a.m. at 16th Street
> and JFK Boulevard, outside the visitor center at Love Park.
>
> Corbett's budget "is a sure-fire way to send the city back into more
> poverty," said former city middle school teacher Lisa Haver, 55.
>
> "Education is a human right, and this is an assault on public education,"
> said Azeem Hill, 17, a student at West Philadelphia High.
>
> Senate Bill 1, expected to come up for a vote soon, would "strip money from
> public schools," diverting hundreds of millions of dollars away from already
> hard-hit districts statewide, said Marc Stier, head of Penn Action, the
> group behind the protest.
>
> Parent Tim Brown, waiting for the bus to D.C., said he saw vouchers as
> "cynical maneuvering" by "right-wing billionaires," who want to privatize
> all education in America.
>
> "If they're complaining there's a budget problem, why are they turning
> around and subsidizing private schools?" he asked.
>
> The American Federation for Children was founded and funded by
> conservatives "ideologically opposed to public education," said a Penn
> Action news release.
>
> Evidence of the conference's conservative slant is that Wisconsin Gov.
> Scott Walker - "the most anti-public sector, most anti-worker governor" -
> also will be a speaker, Stier said.
>
> Many of the Washington protesters directed criticisms at Walker.
>
> One D.C. sign, though, said "Keep Wisconsin Out of Pennsylvania."
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