{"id":416,"date":"2017-10-29T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T14:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gayliberation.net\/blog\/?p=416"},"modified":"2017-10-29T09:41:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T14:41:07","slug":"april-1-shutdown-rainbow-flags-for-education-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gayliberation.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/29\/april-1-shutdown-rainbow-flags-for-education-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"April 1 Shutdown: Rainbow Flags for Education & Justice!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally posted March 28, 2016<\/p>\n

From the first day he got into office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has tried to privatize public education and destroy the teachers\u2019 union. Union-busting has also been at the top of Governor Bruce Rauner\u2019s agenda from day one, even if it\u2019s meant destroying vitally needed services in the process.<\/strong>
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\nThe politicians of both major parties have made such a mess of funding secondary and higher education \u2013 while lavishly tax funds on the private projects of their campaign contributors \u2013 that Chicago public schools and universities around the state are now threatened with mass layoffs.
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\nThe attacks on public schools and universities disproportionately hit black, brown and working class people who depend on them most. LGBTQs of all races who aren\u2019t part of the major parties\u2019 \u201cin crowd\u201d will suffer along with everyone else. Put simply, this is racism and bias against the 99% generally.
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\n\"LGBTQs<\/a><\/div>\n
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This Friday the Chicago Teachers Union and a large coalition of community groups are leading an \u201cApril 1 Day of Action\u201d focusing on the attacks on public education, and the racism and ripoffs for the 1% that it represents. <\/p>\n

To show LGBTQ solidarity on these issues, we are organizing a \u201cRainbow Flags for Education & Justice\u201d contingent in the main rally and march downtown on that day.<\/strong>
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\nTo join us, please RSVP \u201cyes\u201d by sending an email with your name & cell # to LGBTliberation@aol.com<\/a> so that we can save a rainbow flag for you.<\/p>\n

Then meet us at 3:45 PM SHARP on Friday, April 1<\/strong> at the southeast corner of Randolph & Clark Streets<\/strong> (kitty corner from the rally site at the State of Illinois Building). Just look for the rainbow flags!! For more information, call Andy at 773.209.1187<\/p>\n

More information about the activities being organized that day by a wide variety of groups can be found Chicago Teachers’ Union Facebook event<\/a> for the day.<\/p>\n

#ShutDownChi<\/strong><\/div>\n

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