Videographers! Photographers! Writers! Audio-Peops!
The Chicago Board of Education is planning to close, consolidate, phase-out or "turnaround" 23 public schools as a part of it's Rennaisance 2010 privatization scheme.
Surrounding these hearings will be a massive outpouring of community protest- parents, children and teachers. What will be missing is the actual board members (who don't look at the mountain of testimony before rubber-stamping) and the corporate media!
This is where you come in. Whether you use video, photo, audio or write, your help is needed in documenting this important testimony. This testimony will expose the school-board's wanton disregard for public opinion and record our own inspired "people's history".
If you feel inspired to Be the Media, please first post your media files here at Chicago Indymedia. Then, go to 2009CPSHearings.blogspot.com and post a link to your media files.
If you have any questions, please contact
COREMaestro (at) gmail.com
CNSLD= Consolidated
CL= Closed
PO= Phased Out
TA= Turnaround
Monday, Jan. 26
3-5pm Davis CNSLD CPS, 125 S. Clark
5:30-7:30pm Las Casas CL CPS, 125 S. Clark
Thursday, Jan. 29
3-5pm S. Chicago CL CPS, 125 S. Clark
5:30-7:30p Peabody CL CPS, 125 S. Clark
8-10pm Carpenter P/O CPS, 125 S. Clark
Friday, Jan. 30
3-5pm Nia Found CL CPS, 125 S. Clark
5:30-7:30p Princeton CL CPS, 125 S. Clark
Saturday, Jan. 31
9-11am Abbott CNSLD CPS, 125 S. Clark
10-12p Las Casas CL Ninos Heroes, 8344 S. Commercial
Monday, Feb. 2
3-5pm Schiller CNSLD CPS, 125 S. Clark
5:30-7:30p Medill CNSLD CPS, 125 S. Clark
8-10pm Lathrop P/O CPS, 125 S. Clark
Tuesday, Feb. 3
3-5pm Hamilton P/O CPS, 125 S. Clark
Wednesday, Feb. 4
3-5pm Best Practice P/O CPS, 125 S. Clark
5:30-7:30p Reed P/O CPS, 125 S. Clark
Thursday, Feb. 5
3-5pm Dulles TA CPS, 125 S. Clark
Friday, Feb. 6
3-5pm Johnson TA CPS, 125 S. Clark
5:30-7:30p Bethune TA CPS, 125 S. Clark
Saturday, Feb. 7
9-11am Global Vsn. CNSLD CPS, 125 S. Clark
9-11am Nia Found. CL Cregier, 2040 W. Adams
11:30-1:30p Princeton CL Tonti, 5815 S. Homan
Monday, Feb. 9
3-5pm Holmes TA CPS, 125 S. Clark
7:30-9:30p Peabody CL Lozano, 1424 N. Cleaver St.
Tuesday, Feb. 10
3-5pm Yale TA CPS, 125 S. Clark
8-10pm Fenger TA CPS, 125 S. Clark
Wednesday, Feb. 11
5-7pm S. Chicago CL Russel Square Park, 3045 E 83rd St