NYS SENATE PASSES RIGHT TO WORSHIP BILL 6087A, CABRERA COMMENTS

Here is an update from NYC Councilman Cabrera on Bill 6087 that just passed in the State Senate. The Assembly vote is still pending.

Gregory

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WHO: NYC Council Member Fernando Cabrera

WHAT: Cabrera lauds New York State Senate for passing a bill that would allow Houses of Worship to rent from schools

WHEN: February 6, 2012

WHERE: Albany, NY

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NEW YORK — Despite heavy and unprecedented lobbying from the Bloomberg Administration, the New York State Senate overwhelmingly approved Senate Bill S6087 which amends education law in relation to authorizing religious meetings and worship in school buildings and school sites. When asked to comment on the bill, one of its leading supporters, Pastor and New York City Council Member Fernando Cabrera responded by saying:

“Today was a real testament to the power of bipartisan leadership but now, we need the same leadership and bipartisan example showed by the Assembly. We now call on speaker Silver to follow the example of the Republican lead senate, to stand for houses of worship poor communities.”

Councilman Fernando Cabrera has served the 14th Council District of the Bronx since January 2010 and as senior pastor for New Life Outreach International in the Bronx since 1988.

CHARTER SCHOOL OPPONENTS JOIN SUPPORTERS OF PUERTO RICO’S TEACHERS’ UNION TO BRING ANTI-PRIVATIZATION MESSAGE TO BLOOMBERS’ EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Here is more on Charter school controversy as it relates to the U.S. Commonwealth, Puerto Rico.

Gregory
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CHARTER SCHOOL OPPONENTS JOIN SUPPORTERS OF PUERTO RICO’S TEACHERS’ UNION TO BRING ANTI-PRIVATIZATION MESSAGE TO BLOOMBERS’ EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Manhattan, NYC – On Monday afternoon, October 17th , teachers, labor, religous, community activists and Occupy Wall Street supporters will be at Mayor Bloombergs’ NYC Education Department in responseto the call for support by the Teachers’ Union of Puerto Rico (FMPR) against charter schools and Privatization of the public schools system.

The FMPR is protesting the visit to Puerto Rico of U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, to attend an “Education Summit” from October 17-18. This visit by the education tzar of the Obama Administration was convened to increase support for the federal No Child Left Behind policies that have promoted thousands of layoffs, school closings and school privatization with charter schools in Puerto Rico and throughout the United States.

The Teachers’ Union of Puerto Rico (FMPR) has been the target of intense repression by the Puerto Rican government, including police brutality, the illegal elimination of dues deduction by the union and the revocation for life of the leaves of absence from work without pay for teachers.

The Monday demonstration will also denounce the anti-democratic privatization policies at the federal, state and city level that continue to cripple public school education for the children of working famlies and the assault on the rights of teachers and other school employees in New York City.This protest is part of ongoing campaigns and actions by anti-charter privatization groups throughout the U.S. and by NYC based education, community and labor activists.

WHEN: MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011

WHERE: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
52 Chambers Street @ Broadway y Centre Street, Manhattan

TIME: 5:00 P.M.

CONTACT: FMPRSUPPORTNY@HOTMAIL.COM