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East Ramapo Candidates Forum Today

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In this Issue:

  1. Candidates Forum Today
  2. Online Petition over 3,500!
  3. Is Divisiveness Dangerous?
  4. East Ramapo Student featured on NPR

1) Candidates Forum Today:

Thursday May 9, at 6:30 pm

Louis Kurtz Center, 9 N. Main St in Spring Valley

NAACP and other community organizations have teamed up to provide the community an opportunity to get to know the candidates and the issues.  All are invited.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/149441745236212/

Before the Forum, tune in to the East Ramapo Underground Radio Show on WRCR-1300AM right after the ten o’clock news.

2) Save East Ramapo Petition has 3,500 signatures!!!

Thank you to all who have signed the petition for the “Save East Ramapo” bill. This bill gives the NYS Commissioner of Education more power to intervene in East Ramapo

This petition is open to all people, regardless of your age, residency status, or where you live, so please invite all your friends far and near

http://poweroften.us/sign-the-petition/

Join the Petition Event on Facebook:

3) Is Divisiveness Dangerous?

An important new article from The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange examines the impact of divisiveness in East Ramapo.

The author, a professor of journalism at CUNY, has masterfully captured the clearest picture of our divided community by interviewing not just the politicians and activists, but the ‘regular’ people:

“Their kids, the private kids, and our kids, they’re the same amount of American, you know,” said Elsa Palma, in Spanish from behind a glass counter filled with cosmetics. “We’re in America. Everyone deserves a chance.”

I hope everyone will take time to read this article:

4) East Ramapo Student featured on NPR THIS AM at 11:00

Olivia Castor, Spring Valley High School senior and Vice President of the Spring Valley NAACP Youth Council will appear on the WNYC Brian Lehrer Show this morning in the 11:10 segment.

Ms. Castor will be attending Harvard University in September 2013. You may remember her presentation at the Save Our Schools Forum in April. She was recently featured in Benjamin Wallace-Wells NY Magazine story “Them and Them.”

Reminder: Court Date Today

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Power of Ten Update

In this Issue:

  1. Reminder: Court Appearance Today
  2. Online Petition WOW!!!
  3. More Campaigning this Weekend

1) Reminder: Court Appearance Today

YOU are invited to attend

May 2 at 3:00 PM

Federal Courthouse Room 421 – Judge George Yanthis

300 Quarropas Street White Plains, NY

Learn more about the civil rights lawsuit

2) Save East Ramapo Petition has 2,224 signatures!!!

Thank you to all who have signed the petition for the “Save East Ramapo” bill. This bill gives the NYS Commissioner of Education more power to intervene in East Ramapo.

This petition is open to all people, regardless of your age, residency status, or where you live, so please invite all your friends far and near.

http://poweroften.us/sign-the-petition/

Join the Petition Event on Facebook:

3) More Campaigning

We will meet in the parking lot in front of the Bravo Supermarket in Hillcrest and immediately begin canvassing neighborhoods.  Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.  Our candidates this year are Margaret Tuck, Eustache Clerveaux, and Robert Forrest.

Where: Parking lot at Bravo Supermarket, 289 North Main Street in Hillcrest

When: Saturday, May 4 at 12:00 Noon

Court Appearance Thursday; Petition to Save East Ramapo is on Fire

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Power of Ten Update

In this Issue:

  1. Petition on Fire, now share, share, share!
  2. Court Appearance Thursday
  3. East Ramapo subject of national education blog
  4. NAACP Events: Candidate Forum and Student Debate

1) Save East Ramapo Petition has 1,914 signatures!!!

Thank you to all who have signed the petition for the “Save East Ramapo” bill. This bill gives the NYS Commissioner of Education more power to intervene in East Ramapo.

This petition is open to all people, regardless of your age, residency status, or where you live, so please share with all your friends far and near.

http://poweroften.us/sign-the-petition/

Join the Petition Event on Facebook

2) Come to the Federal Civil Rights Court Date Thursday:

Date: Thursday May 2 at 3:00 PM

Federal Courthouse Room 421 – Judge George Yanthis

300 Quarropas Street White Plains, NY

Learn more about the civil rights lawsuit

3) Diane Ravitch Blogs about East Ramapo

Diane Ravitch’s Blog post: When a Religious Sect Took over Public Schools is one of the top posts on this popular nationally acclaimed education blog.

4) NAACP Events

The Student Debate Will be held Wednesday May 1, 2013 at 6:00 pm at The Nyack Center 58 Depew Ave in Nyack.

NAACP Nyack Youth Council and Spring Valley Youth Council Present the Great Debate: Nyack Youth Council – Vs. – Spring Valley Youth Council.  Please come join us as our youth come together to educate the community on two very important issues: The second Amendment right to bear and keep arms & The NYC Stop and Frisk Policy

The Candidates Forum will be held on May 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm at the Louis Kurtz Center, Main/Madison Avenue in Spring Valley. 

The Spring Valley NAACP and several Community Organizations have collaborated in hosting a Candidates Forum.  The Forum will introduce to the community at large, all candidates seeking the Trustee position for East Ramapo Central School District.  All six candidates have been invited and will attend this Forum. 

 

Our Petition is on Fire; Another Court Date Change

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In this Issue:

  1. Court Appearance New Date
  2. Online Petition Takes Off Fast!
  3. Campaign for May 21 Trustee Election Begins Saturday
  4. Board President Quits
  5. Homework help now available at School Board Meetings
  6. Message from the editor

1) Federal Civil Rights Court Date DELAYED:

OUR DAY IN COURT HAS BEEN DELAYED AGAIN:

New Date: May 2 at 3:00 PM

Federal Courthouse Room 421 – Judge George Yanthis

300 Quarropas Street White Plains, NY

Learn more about the civil rights lawsuit

2) Save East Ramapo Petition has 1,155 signatures

Thank you to all who have signed the petition for the “Save East Ramapo” bill. This bill gives the NYS Commissioner of Education more power to intervene in East Ramapo.

This petition is open to all people, regardless of your age, residency status, or where you live, so please invite all your friends far and near.

http://poweroften.us/sign-the-petition/

Join the Petition Event on Facebook:

3) Campaign for May 21 Trustee Election Begins Saturday

This year’s election campaign will kick off on Saturday.  We will meet in the parking lot in front of the Bravo Supermarket in Hillcrest and immediately begin canvassing neighborhoods.  Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.  Our candidates this year are Margaret Tuck, Eustache Clerveaux, and Robert Forrest.

Where: Parking lot at Bravo Supermarket, 289 North Main Street in Hillcrest

When: Saturday, April 27 at 12:00 Noon

4) Board President Quits

Newsday Article: Daniel Schwartz, East Ramapo school board president, quits

Lohud Article: East Ramapo board chief Schwartz resigns

5) Child Care now available at School Board Meetings

The PTA is now providing child care and homework help at school board meetings to make it easier for parents to attend.

 The next school board meeting is May 7 at 7:30 PM

105 S. Madison Ave, Spring Valley

 Thanks to many who came out to the last school board meeting. For those who could not make it, highlights are available as always at www.youtube.com/luckylouproduction

 6) Message from the editor:

Are you aware that the infamous attorney for East Ramapo, Albert D’Agostino, verbally abused a student, in front of multiple witnesses, at a school board meeting? NO EMPLOYEE of ERCSD should be allowed to VERBALLY ABUSE a student and get away with it! We have ZERO tolerance for students who are BULLIES and we will have ZERO TOLERANCE for ADULTS WHO BULLY STUDENTS! It is unacceptable and unprofessional and students are demanding that the ERCSD Lawyer be FIRED.

The East Ramapo School Board has now had 5 presidents in 4 years.  Two have resigned while in office.  Meanwhile two board members are not running for re-election this year. I believe these developments are the result of the public spotlight which has been put on their actions by the major media, by Advocates for Justice, and by YOU, the reader. Keep up the good work!

Justice is coming to East Ramapo … and WE can make it happen!