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in this issue OCTOBER 2009 WHAT’S NEW AT CTA.ORG > Breast Cancer Awareness Month Read CTA member Patti Perkins Carpenter’s story of surviving breast cancer, and view helpful breast cancer prevention tips. www.cta.org/community/other/Breast+Cancer+Awareness.htm > Community Outreach Toolkit Use this Community Outreach Toolkit to help build a plan to set up community involvement programs. www.cta.org/community/Community+Outreach+Toolkit.htm > Recent media coverage Keep up to date on the continuous education media coverage occurring across the California. www.cta.org/media/newsroom/Media+Coverage > QEIA updates Check for updates on the status of the Quality Education Investment Act. www.cta.org/issues/current/QEIA.htm > “One Care Now” 365 day video campaign View clips from the “One Care Now” 365 day video campaign urging a major overhaul of the health care system in the state. www.cta.org/issues/other/Health+Care+Issues.htm “If it wasn’t for the union, I wouldn’t be teaching now. I am happy my union fought for me. I realize that your union looks out for you, like a big family.” Kamal Abdul Jabbaar, United Teachers Los Angeles oct 2009 nov 2009 dec 2009 jan 2010 Oct. 16-18 Oct. 23 Oct. 23-25 Nov. 13 Dec. 2-3 Jan. 8 Jan. 15-17 Jan. 22-24 Jan. 29-31 Feb. 5 feb 2010 Feb. 5-7 Feb. 5-7 Feb. 26-28 March 2 mar 2010 apr 2010 March 5-7 March 12-14 March 26-28 April 16-18 April 23-25 April 30 GLBT Conference, Palm Springs Incentive grants deadline for winter conferences CTA State Council of Education, Los Angeles GLBT Safety in Schools grant/scholarship deadline Secondary Literary Summit IX, Costa Mesa Deadline to enter César E. Chávez Awards Program Rural Issues Conference, Las Vegas Good Teaching Conference, Burlingame CTA State Council of Education, Los Angeles Deadline to apply for CTA Scholarship CCA Winter Advocacy Council Region 3 Leadership Conference, Costa Mesa Urban Issues Conference, San Jose Read Across America Equity and Human Rights Conference, Irvine Good Teaching Conference, Los Angeles CTA State Council of Education, Los Angeles Region 4 Leadership Conference, Rancho Mirage CCA Conference/Spring Council and WHO Awards El Día de los Niños OCTOBER 2009 | www.cta.org 5 Corrections In the September California Educator, the story “Beverly Hills ESP outraged over outsourcing” stated that ESP members of the Beverly Hills Education Association who work “a minimum of 19.5 hours a week” receive benefits. It should have read “a minimum of 20 hours a week.” And in the story “CTA creates new organizing campaign to set the stage for changes in Sacramento,” also in the September Educator, Santa Barbara Teachers Association President Layne Wheeler was erroneously referred to as “she.” The Educator apologizes to him. Check out the new interactive digital version of California Educator online! Visit us at www.cta.org. calendar