Teachers vs. Billionaires:
The Fight to Defend Public Education

Public education is threatened by massive budget cuts, standardized testing,
attacks on teachers' unions, billionaire "reformers," charter schools,
and more. How can we organize to defend it?

Speakers

Steve Blank
International Socialist Organization
Host of "Health Writers," WORT 89.9 FM

Anita Simansky
member of MTI (Madison Teachers, Incorporated)

James Thindwa
Board of Directors, In These Times
Labor and community activist

Stephanie Walters
Editorial Board, Rethinking Schools
Formerly Asst. Executive Director, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association
Co-editor of The New Teacher Book and Keeping the Promise

Bert Zipperer
member of MTI (Madison Teachers, Incorporated)

2:30 PM, Saturday, May 21
Wilmar Neighborhood Center
953 Jenifer Street, Madison

Sponsored by the
International SocialistOrganization, Democratizing Education Network,
Havens Center, Haymarket Books, Wisconsin Resists, WORT