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A City Without Memmory 2: Funding Education, A History Lesson

Funding Education: A History Lesson When Florida’s community colleges were born, they were an example for the nation. Their funding was intentionally drawn from the state so that each college would have equal funding. They were placed throughout the state so that no person would be more than 99 miles from a college. It was a bastion of equalitarian funding, and a huge ladder out of poverty for thousands of students. But soon legislatures were being courted by neoliberalism—a profit-over-people… Continue

Added by Jacob on November 9, 2009 at 7:27pm — 1 Comment

What did people think of the confrence? Cause theres work to be done!

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1324267.html?storylink=pluck_commented 46% of South Florida homeowners are `underwater' Continue

Added by Jacob on November 9, 2009 at 5:25pm — No Comments

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http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article1049756.ece 250,000 Floridians to benefit from extension of unemployment benefits By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer In Print: Friday, November 6, 2009 A bill headed for President Barack Obama's signature today would expand a popular tax credit for home buyers — and extend unemployment benefits. Nearly 2 million people out of work almost a year or more qualify.... Continue

Added by Jacob on November 6, 2009 at 5:18pm — No Comments

Lessons from the Healthcare fight!

Some lessons from around the country on how things could have gone better: http://www.organizingupgrade.com/2009/11/fast-forum-health-care/ The Battle of Ideas: The Right engaged in the battle of ideas in the health care fight. They utilized basic military strategic principles: set the stage for where your battles take place, and you will win. They are trying to shift the battlefield about the role of government by f… Continue

Added by Jacob on November 4, 2009 at 7:53pm — No Comments

I'm proud of Grayson...

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/487061/congressman_grayson_wins_another_round Florida Congressman Alan Grayson keeps provoking congressional Republicans and their media allies with fact-based challenges to the lies being used to block health care reform. The insurance-industry stooges keep taking the bait. Continue

Added by Jacob on October 23, 2009 at 3:44pm — No Comments

Education advocates fight for funding while others push to give education to private companies....

Gelber pushes to file lawsuite for underfunding http://www.dangelber.com/blog/view_blog.php?ID=182 Bush pushes to give our education to private companies. http://tampabay.com/news/education/k12/jeb-bush-hits-the-road-talking-education-and-pitching-floridas-cocktail-of/1042598 Seems kind of epic... Continue

Added by Jacob on October 9, 2009 at 3:55pm — No Comments

Imagine Miami participants team up for change

Delia and Mary Ann met at the Imagine Miami Changemaker Conference on July 18. Delia was teaching a workshop on asset-based community development (ABCD). Mary Ann, an attendee of the conference, was “very inspired by her workshop” and contacted her afterward. They have been working together ever since! They are hosting a discussion on October 15 at 6 p.m. at Books and Books to discuss ABCD. RSVP to Mary Ann: renania58@hotmail.com Continue

Added by Caitlin MacLaren on October 9, 2009 at 10:45am — No Comments

Florida has some of the worst child pvoerty rates in the nation, especially in rural areas.

Florida has some of the worst child pvoerty rates in the nation, especially in rural areas. A huge part of this is disenvestment from social programs and a weak social safety net. Check it out: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GA_RURAL_CHILD_POVERTY_FLOL-?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US The Institute found six out of 16 states saw poverty rates among children under 18 increase in rural areas while decreasing in metropolitan ones, with the highest increases in rural child poverty in Delaware an… Continue

Added by Jacob on October 2, 2009 at 6:24pm — No Comments

Miami-Dade commission to consider funding Independent Review Panel

ATTENTION CRB MEMBERS AND CONCERNED RESIDENTS THE MIAMI-DADE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BCC) WILL VOTE ON OCTOBER 6, 2009 ON A RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY COMMISSIONER BARBARA JORDAN, DISTRICT 1, THAT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE INDEPENDANT REVEIW PANEL (IRP) FOR THE COMING YEAR. The Resolution directs the Mayor to identify legally available funds in the amount of $450,000 (75% of current year funding) to support the IRP’s mission of providing an impartial panel of volunte… Continue

Added by Caitlin MacLaren on October 2, 2009 at 11:31am — No Comments

The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl Karen Burn - Very Intriguing

Earlier in the week I commented on Miriam Salpeter's Keppie Career blog and her review of Karen Burn's book "The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real-Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use." (You can find that post at my… Continue

Added by Jorge Lazaro Diaz on October 2, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

HSC gears up for Neighborhood Leadership Program

The Human Services Coalition’s Neighborhood Leadership Program held its first facilitator workshop yesterday, aimed at preparing group leaders for the 2009 NLP session. This is the fourth… Continue

Added by Caitlin MacLaren on October 1, 2009 at 3:29pm — No Comments

A City Without Memory

Imagine a city without memory. Articles printed in newspapers would be forgotten, even by their authors, the day after publication. A recession’s effects would constantly be drilled into our minds, but the conditions that led to the downturn would be forgotten. What would the consequences be? We would cut taxes each time the public complained about the burden they are carrying. Then, in moments of economic crisis, we would talk about which services to cut, forgetting about the revenue sources w… Continue

Added by Jacob on September 28, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

In Lean Times, Miami Pays Most of Cost for New Ballpark

Well, that about explains it then. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/sports/baseball/21marlins.html?_r=4&sq=mar In Lean Times, Miami Pays Most of Cost for New Ballpark MIAMI — The push for a new baseball stadium here began the day the Florida Marlins first took the field in 1993. While city after city worked with major league teams around the country to help build nearly two dozen stadiums, the Marlins were left to play — and endure countless rain delays — in a cavernous football stadium… Continue

Added by Jacob on September 25, 2009 at 5:02pm — No Comments

County Budget Hearing-- September 17th, 2009

Walking around the Government Center at three PM on the day of the county budget hearing was more like being at a rally than a government-sponsored event. As people chanted and held up signs, and the Community Avengers did one of their well-known street theater acts, I found it hard to believe that the County Commissioners would have thought that their decision to cut funding for Community Based Organizations would be quietly accepted. Members of organizations such as 4H had been camped out in t… Continue

Added by Lindsay Babbitt on September 25, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

Taxes = services

Taxes = services http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/1176934.html Check out this op-ed in the Herald. It’s on point. However, talking about "socialization" in Miami is a bad maneuver. We're not talking about a wrap around safety net or government control. We're talking about getting just the most basic of basic needs met. One question, what kind of taxes and what kind of services? Thats a bigger topic... Continue

Added by Jacob on September 21, 2009 at 7:23pm — No Comments

International College Counselors 2010 Scholarship Essay Contest

All students in 9th through 11th grade are eligible to participate. An essay is required that answers the question: "What makes a good college education? There will be five scholarship award winners who will receive a $250 scholarship provided by International College Counselors. Criteria * 250-500 Word Essay * Essays submitted must include contestant's name, home address, telephone number, school the student attends, grade level, title of the essay and a word count. * Current high school fre… Continue

Added by Caitlin MacLaren on September 10, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

I COUNT VIDEO PETITION 9-9-9

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Added by Juan Carlos Zaldivar on September 9, 2009 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association has a new Website for neighborhood residents

All residents of the Neighborhood are invited to attend and participate -- from Washington Avenue to Alton Road. The Website is flamingomb.org. You can subscribe to Flamingo News and Views to receive e-mail updates on the work of the association, subscribe to their calender to r… Continue

Added by Corinna Moebius on September 9, 2009 at 2:16pm — No Comments

Labor, CBOs agree: cuts to services, jobs will devestate Miami

Human Services Coalition, South Florida AFL-CIO and Jobs With Justice held a press conference today to call attention to the proposed cuts to community-based organizations and community and county jobs.

1, 500 community-based jobs and 1,700 county jobs will be reduced if Mayor Carlos Al… Continue

Added by Caitlin MacLaren on September 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Commissioners examine cuts, contemplate 'buying back' items

Recap of Aug 24, 25, 26 Budget Meetings from Jean Fraser: The Commissioners reviewed Mayor Alvarez’s proposed budget and indicated which cut items they would like to "buy back.” They also identified a means for funding the salvaged programs. A millage roll-back seemed to be the funding source of choice. The commis… Continue

Added by Caitlin MacLaren on August 31, 2009 at 9:16am — No Comments