Politicians , Public Schools and Public Libraries

As state after state chips away at our nation's public school programs and public libraries, especially those in communities already underserved I wonder what the future holds for our children. (Do a simple google search for school or kindergarten funding cuts)

Politicians love to kiss babies, hug their mothers while on the campaign trail, bellowing pro-education and pro-library rhetoric like Senator Jack Reed did recently at an ALA rally in DC yet back in their offices and on the Capitol floor our representatives quietly fasttrack those same communities' tax dollars to the bank executives in the form of bailouts and the war profiteers in no bid contracts. Senator Reed admitted to me right after his speech at the library rally that he indeed voted for the last war supplemental. Politicians know that once in office the public does not pay attention to their voting record.

I challenge teachers, librarians and other advocates for children to organize, mobilize and join us on October 2 in the One Nation rally and march. Stay until Monday or Tuesday and march into your Senator's and Congresspeople's offices demanding an end to war funding, the bloated Pentagon budget, billionaire tax breaks and demand our money back from those bank bailouts who gave their execs bonuses. Take off one day for kids and STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT while schools and libraries are still PUBLIC.

Random sample of search results:
http://homebuyingguide.co.cc/planned-cuts-to-schools-stir-fears.htm

http://www.freep.com/article/20100902/NEWS02/9020455/1001/News/District-...

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/09/harrisburg_school_dis...

http://oregon.statebudgetwatch.org/2010/08/19/oregon-can-no-longer-dodge...