Grass Root Organizations and Local Political Leaders Organize a Community Walk to Save JHS80

Here is news on a coalition of grass root organizations and local political leaders fighting against the destructive policies of of DOE and their hell bent quest to privatize our public schools. After Murdock and Company owns our public education system it will be too late! Kudos to local activist Anthony Riveccio for his late night e-mails informing the community about the upcoming "Community Walk to Save the Sprit of JHS80".

Gregory

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Friends of MS80

News Release 3/31/2012

"Join our Community Walk
to save the spirit of JHS80"

Background
The Department of Education of New York City has requested that JHS80, at 149 E Mosholu Pky, be closed as of 6/30/2012 and be replaced wiith a new Middle School IS575.

The School (JHS80), serving grades 6-8 has been in The Norwood Community since 1924. Since its inception, it has graduated many notables including:
*Comedian Robert Klein
*Actress Penny Marshall
*Director Rob Reiner
*Designes Ralph Lauren & Calvin Klein
AND COUNTLESS OTHERS!

Present
Since the announcement , a coalition of : residents, merchants and public officals have created: Friends of MS80-
for the sole purpose of asking ALL WHO CARE to attend The Public Hearing at JHS 80 on April 16th to advocate for
THE COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE
*To Open A New School with The Name MS80/Isabel Rooney

*Demand Better Treatment & keepage of Teachers

*Better services within the school

ATTENTION:

BEDFORD PARK @ NORWOOD PARENTS!

Where will our kids graduate next year?

Where will our children be going to summer school this year?

What's going to happen when the Department of Education closes JHS 80 in June?

Join us in Demanding "JHS80" Justice with our Public Officals

A Community Walk

For JHS80 Justice!

Date :Tuesday April 3rd

Place: 149 E Mosholu Parkway North(across from JHS80) to Mosholu Montefiore Community Center(Dekalb & Gun Hill)

Time: 3:30PM

Don't let others take the decision from YOU, YOUR CHILD,

YOUR COMMUNITY!!!!

Organized by:

The Friends of MS80

*Bronxites For Parks

*United Federation of Teachers

*204th St/Bainbridge Ave

Merchant Association

*North Bronx Thinktank

*Legislative offices of:

Senator Gustavo Rivera

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz

Councilman G. Oliver Koppell

Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera

*Northwest Bronx Democrats

347.575.5045

Assemblyman Dinowitz leads the fight to save over 100 senior centers

Here is more from Dinowitz office on the fight to save our senior centers.

Gregory

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Assemblyman Dinowitz leads the fight to save over 100 senior centers

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging, is fighting tooth and nail to save over 100 senior centers in New York City from closure.

In February, Assemblyman Dinowitz sent a letter to New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver signed by 54 New York City Assembly Democrats calling for the restoration of $25 million in proposed Title XX funding cuts in the 2011-2012 state budget. As a result of these proposed cuts, Mayor Bloomberg has announced that 105 senior centers that serve many thousands of seniors in New York City will close. Assemblyman Dinowitz is fighting to make the restoration of this critical funding and keeping these senior centers open a top priority during budget negotiations.

Assemblyman Dinowitz is calling on Mayor Bloomberg to make keeping these senior centers open his priority as well. Assemblyman Dinowitz said, “Mayor Bloomberg should insist these senior centers stay open. How can the City waste hundreds of millions of dollars on the over-budget Croton Water Filtration Plant, the fraudulent CityTime contract, and the Department of Education’s no-bid contracts and highly paid outside consultants, but when it comes to critical, beneficial funding for senior citizens, they get kicked to the curb?”

On Friday, Assemblyman Dinowitz, along with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., State Senators Ruben Diaz Sr. and Jose M. Serrano, and Assembly Members Marcos Crespo, Vanessa Gibson, Eric Stevenson, and Naomi Rivera, rallied on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse to oppose Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed closing of the senior centers.

“As Chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging, I am leading the fight in the Assembly to restore Title XX funding for New York City senior centers. I am confident that the Assembly will insist on this restoration. I will not rest until all of this money is restored, which, among other things, would save the Van Cortlandt Senior Center,” said Assemblyman Dinowitz.