BUSD's inability to offer in-person learning for its families puts many students, especially low-income, children with disabilities, and those from working families at an educational disadvantage. Join us in demanding that school leadership stands up for the rights of students.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
COME TO OUR MARCH!
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Saturday March 13th. Meet at 10am Bonar and walk to Longfellow Middle school
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Show up for Public education on the ONE YEAR anniversary of school closure. Speakers + Community PPE GiveAway at Longfellow after the March. Event details on our homepage. Come on out!
CONNECT
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Follow us on Facebook and Twitter; retweet and share our posts
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Join our mailing list to stay informed about future actions and new developments
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Join the Statewide campaign for Open Schools.
SPREAD THE WORD
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Send an email to your fellow parents and community, and urge them to sign the petition and join our movement.
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Organize an action at your school
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Stencil or flyer in your neighborhood, parks, or at your child's school; make your voice heard
ADVOCATE WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
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Email BUSD school leadership (see below)
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Write or call our Governor and local elected officials (see below)
VOLUNTEER
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Volunteer with our campaign! Complete our intake form here.
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Share your ideas about what you’d like to do!
Tell your school principal, teachers, and elected officials to stand up for our kids' education and mental health!
BUSD SUPERINTENDENT BRENT STEPHENS
BERKELEY SCHOOL BOARD
Ty Alper
Julie Sinai
Kadijah Brown
Miles Miller (student board member)
milesmiller@students.berkeley.net
Laura Babitt
Ana Vasudeo
BERKELEY FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (TEACHERS' UNION)
Matt Meyer, President
MAYOR JESSE ARREQUIN
CITY OF BERKELEY
BUSD SPECIAL OFFICES
Ann Marie Callegari - Family Engagement & Equity
Natasha Beery Director of Berkeley Schools Excellence Program (BSEP) & Community Relations
Michelle Sinclair: Director of State and Federal Programs and Special Projects
CITY COUNCIL
District 1
Rashi Kesarwani
rkesarwani@CityofBerkeley.info
(510) 981-7110
District 2
Terry Taplin
(510) 981-7120
District 3
Ben Bartlett
(510) 981-7130
District 4
Kate Harrison
(510) 981-7140
District 5
Sophie Hahn
(510) 981-7150
District 6
Susan Wengraf
ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Joaquín Rivera
Trustee Area 1 (includes Berkeley)
Board President; Chair, Policy and Legislation Committee, Statewide Associations Advisor
CA STATE ASSEMBLY
Buffy Wicks
hello@buffywicks.com
CA STATE SENATOR
Nancy Skinner
Capitol Chief of Staff’s email: Jessica.Bartholow@sen.ca.gov
District Chief of Staff: Margaret.Hanlon-Gradie@sen.ca.gov
District Office
1515 Clay Street, Suite 2202
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 286-1333
Fax: (510) 286-3885
US STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Barbara Lee
1301 Clay Street, Ste. 1000-N
Oakland, CA 94612 P: (510) 763-0370
F: (510) 763 - 6538 M–F: 9 am – 5 pm (PST)
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
To email go to: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/
Mailing address:
Governor Gavin Newsom
1303 10th Street, Suite 1173.
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841