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See our favorite signs cta.org/soe-signs View rallies around the state cta.org/soe-rallies Meet the ‘Capitol Insiders’ cta.org/soe-insiders A R N ‘A’ is for Appreciation and Allies Carol Kocivar, president-elect of the California State PTA, spoke at a Friday rally in San Francisco May 13. She had the following comments to elected officials in Sacra- mento: “You don’t close the achievement gap by giving our children less and less edu- cation. You don’t create a skilled work force by eliminat- ing the classes our children need just to get into college.” Members of the Tahoe- aBove: Carol Kocivar, president-elect of California State PTA, at the huge rally in San Francisco. Tahoe-Truckee Educators Association organizing chair Stephanie Bacon gives a thank-you card to Kevin McKechnie, a local firefighter and union member, for his support of teachers. Corona-Norco Teachers Association members at the Teacher Appreciation Day Members’ Fair. Truckee Educators Asso- ciation made and delivered thank-you notes to public employee association allies on May 11, including nurses, police and firefighters. In addition to expressing gratitude, the notes asked al- lies to contact their local legislators. The Corona-Norco Teachers Association held a Teacher Appreciation Day Members’ Fair on May 11 on Mountain View Avenue in Norco. The event featured booths by approximately 40 area businesses and vendors with information, gifts, priz- es and food for local educa- tors. There was also a State of Emergency booth with in- formation and resources for helping members and the public get involved with efforts to maintain funding for public schools, including a phone bank opportunity. Keys to change ‘N’ is for NOT Business as Usual Chapters from Kern County attended a massive Sierra ‘R’ is for Revenue On May 12 in Fremont, a town hall/community forum meeting was held regarding the dire need for more school rev- enues. The meeting was spon- sored by the Fremont Unified District Teachers Associa- tion (FUDTA) and school dis- trict, and held at the district of- fice. Nearly 50 community members turned out for the event held during the State of Emergency week of action. Service Center Day of the Teacher on May 11 at Yokuts Park in Bakersfield with an “Advocacy Row” which included a place for teachers to send letters and make phone calls to leg- islators on behalf of public education — and also had a mock graveyard to symbolize the death of public education. On May 12 there was a rally mourning the “death” of public edu- cation in Bakersfield attended by 100 teachers, sponsored by the Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association, staged at the busiest intersection of town. More than 100 Manteca educators wore red on May 9, and there were 262 red balloons flying high, one for each Manteca educator who had received a pink slip in this crisis. They stood on the street, and horns of cars passing by honked in support. aBove: Dr. Jan Frydendahl of the Fremont Unified District Teachers Association at a town hall meeting in Fremont about the need for more school revenue. aBove: From left: Manteca Unified school board trustee Don Scholl with Ken Johnson, Manteca Educators Association president, and MEA membership chair Becky Scholl, who is married to Scholl. The Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association held a rally mourning the death of public education. MAY 2011 | www.cta.org 17