Community Speak Out Against the Budget Cuts September 26, 2009

Join teachers, students, health care workers, state workers, parents and others in a bilingual community forum to speak out and organize against the budget cuts. The budget cuts have slashed services to communities across California while corporations and banks continue to make huge profits off the state's resources. Trillions of dollars of our money has been given to the big banks. Every day $500 million goes to pay for war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan while healthcare, schools and everything else the people need are being cut back. It is time we organize ourselves to stop the cuts and make people's needs a priority.

Speakers Will Include

Segundo Vargas, Vice President, Lo. 1021, Laguna Honda*

Maribel Flores, Assistant Nurse in a San Francisco medical center

Jovante Mirabella, Metropolitan Art & Technology High School student

Dr. Henry Clark, West County Toxics Coalition, Richmond

Gloria La Riva, Union President and member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation

Antoinette Marquez, 4th grade teacher Buena Vista school, S.F.
___ ANSWER - Act Now to Stop War and End Racism

*Organization listed for identification only

And YOU! - Testimonials from community members about how the budget cuts and economic crisis are affecting you, your family and community.