[Njabs-talk] FW: March On Trenton

Fri Apr 16 23:26:30 UTC 2010

> Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:01:46 -0400
> Subject: March On Trenton
> From: djdan567 at gmail.com
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> 
> Info to Attend:
> Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010
> Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
> Location: New Jersey State House
> Street: 125 West State Street
> City/Town: Trenton, NJ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> A CALL TO ACTION FROM THE TAKE BACK TRENTON COALITION:
> 
> In response to Chris Christie’s draconian budget cuts, the Take Back
> Trenton Coalition is calling for a May 1st March on Trenton! For too
> long, our various working-class, public sector, and community groups
> in New Jersey have unintentionally fought against each other for the
> scraps that the politicians dangle in front of our faces. As such, we
> have inadvertently divided ourselves, making it easy for the rich and
> the powerful to dominate and exploit the students and working people
> of New Jersey. We believe this must end! It is unacceptable for Chris
> Christie to cut taxes on the super wealthy while he sets out to
> undermine public workers collective bargaining rights, to cut public
> services, and to destroy the public sector, including our already
> underfunded public k-12 and university systems that benefit so many of
> us! If we are to prevail over Chris Christie’s war against the public
> sector then students, workers, teachers, environmentalists and
> community organizations must unite to Take Back Trenton from the
> political elites and put New Jersey back into the hands of the people
> of New Jersey.
> 
> We Demand:
> 
> 1. A Stop to the privatization and de-prioritization of our public
> schools and higher education.
> 
> Why defund one of the best state educational systems in the country?
> K-12 classes are becoming overcrowded, hurting students’ ability to
> learn. After-school and enrichment programs are being cut, making it
> more likely that students will turn to unproductive behavior. College
> students are burdened with ever-increasing debt, forcing many to
> pursue schooling in other states. Youth voter turnout was up 11% in
> 2008, so be careful who you cut.
> 
> 2. Stop layoffs of New Jersey’s teachers.
> 
> Teachers are vital for a successful future. A reduction in teaching
> staff means fewer teachers taking on larger workloads, leaving
> students with inadequate schooling. You can’t meet the State
> Constitution’s guarantee of a “thorough and efficient” education when
> you’re cutting teachers.
> 
> 3. A moratorium on home foreclosures.
> 
> It is unacceptable to steal the homes of working people. We did not
> crash the economy so we will not pay for the greedy practices of Wall
> Street executives and banking elites. Foreclosures rob working people
> of their dignity and lower the value of all surrounding properties,
> leading only to a deepening crisis.
> 
> 4. An end to the de-funding of the NJ Transit system.
> 
> An increase in fares will hurt working people already on a tight
> budget, while contributing to further job losses for transit workers
> as ridership declines. Making public transportation unaffordable is
> also no solution to New Jersey’s environmental crisis.
> 
> 5. Stop the union busting of New Jersey’s public sector workers.
> 
> We cannot blame New Jersey’s working people for our state’s budget
> shortfalls. We will not accept any attempt by our political elites to
> scapegoat these complex budget issues by attacking public sector
> unions. We will not accept Chris Christie’s “Reaganomics” as a
> solution to the economic crisis!
> 
> 6. Stop de-funding our mental health facilities.
> 
> We must stop the punishment of our mentally disabled. Because their
> disabilities are not always visible does not mean they do not exist.
> Many of those affected by these cuts are veterans of war. We cannot
> shift the care and housing of our mentally disabled from our mental
> health facilities to our already overcrowded prisons.
> 
> 7. Stop cutting social services.
> 
> Cuts to social services will create longer lines and wait times for a
> system that is already pushed to the limits for the people on welfare,
> unemployment and other public support. These cuts will cause the
> firing of social workers, workers of DFYS and other social service
> workers which will hurt those people who need the most help during the
> recession.
> 
> 8. An end to our regressive tax system.
> 
> Taxes should be based on the ability to pay. This means that instead
> of giving tax breaks to the wealthy few, as Christie is doing, we need
> a tax system that raises revenues from those who can most afford it.
> That means a sharply progressive income tax, a corporation tax, and a
> new wealth tax. Simply by reinstating the surtax on the people making
> over $400,000 that Christie has said he would veto, all the cuts to
> K-12 education and to higher education could be restored. The money is
> there — without having to burden the poor, working people, or small
> businesses.
> 
> Chris Christie
> 
> DO NOT BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF
> 
> NEW JERSEY’S STUDENTS AND WORKING PEOPLE!
> 
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Daniel C Romero
> Paterson New Jersey
> 
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