Join us in celebrating workers and their victories –
Rally and march for Labor Day 2015. INVISIBLE NO MORE – The Fight for $15 Goes On.The movement for $15 and a union is growing in Massachusetts. What started as an effort to raise standards in the fast-food industry is now a multi-industry movement that is growing and is winning. Nearly a thousand, janitors, fast-food workers, home care workers and adjunct professors, security officers joined by community supporters, elected officials and labor leaders will rally on Labor Day to celebrate victories in Massachusetts and across the country and deliver a message: The Fight for $15 Goes On! See flier.

Back to School Fair: September 19

We’re excited to confirm our Second Annual BTU Back to School Fairfor BPS families! Last year’s event was a huge success with over 800 family members coming to focus on literacy and get resources from our community partners. This year we’ll have more music, activities and fun as well as the distribution of over 40,000 free books directly to families through our partnership with First Books!

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS!

Please sign up to help sort and organize books on September 17 and 18 between 3-7 PM. You can sign up to volunteer. Please consider bringing students to volunteer as a community service project! All volunteers will receive free books for helping out, too.

Back to School Fair Planning Meeting
Wednesday, September 2 from 4:30-6 PM at the BTU
Visual and Performing Arts Committee
Thursday, September 10 from 4:30-6:30 PM location TBD
Restorative Justice Organizing Committee
Thursday, September 17 from 5-7 PM, location TBD
Less Testing, More Learning
Sept 28th 4:30 – 6:30 pm at the BTU
Please see descriptions of all committees and who to contact to join here.
Summer Organizing Institute Make-Up Session 
Our Organizing Institute make-up season will be on Saturday, Sep 12from 9:00 am-3:00pm.  You can attend the parts you may have missed–each hour will summarize/share key takeaways from each day’s session. Please RSVP here on the Doodle Poll to let us know which parts you can attend.  If you cannot make that date, please save the dates ofOct 23-25 to attend the Building Reps Conference .
Here is the schedule. Again, please sign up for the sessions you would like to make up based on the times below:
  • Day 1 Understanding the Public Ed & Budget Crisis: 9:00-10:15am
  • Day 2 The Role of the BTU and Organizing Committees:10:30-11:45am
  • Day 3 Organizing In Our Schools & Faculty Senates: 12:15-1:30pm
  • Day 4 Essential Organizing Skills/Wrap-up & Next Steps: 1:30-3:00pm