Category Archives: THE LEFT

#MoralMonday Coming to New Mexico

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Liberty Speaks

The American Federation of Teachers of New Mexico (AFT-NM) and the National Education Association of New Mexico (NEA-NM) have announced the ‘United Voices for our Students rally’ in Santa Fe on February 16th as part of a Moral Monday March.

Both organizations have expressed stern opposition to the new teacher evaluations and high stakes testing of students that feed into the evaluations. The AFT-NM and NEA-NM have both filed petitions and lawsuits against the reforms.

There is common ground with these two groups that anti-common core advocates have already embraced. The OPT-OUT movement which, opposes high stakes testing, is spreading across the U.S. at a very fast pace. Coalitions of parents, educators, teacher unions and medical professionals, regardless of political party, have joined the fight to eliminate the K-12 high stakes testing.

However, it is the Moral Monday banner this rally is flying under that could derail and muddy the issue in New Mexico.

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Told Ya To Gird That Wallet…

Posted on January 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

I told folks back in November, with the election of an all Democrat Board of Commissioners in Wake County, your taxes are about to go up.

The day after the election the newly elected Commissioners were already talking about digging into the taxpayer’s wallet.

Now factor in the Commissioners are working hand in hand with the drama-ridden and Democrat held Wake County school board. Here come the tax hikes, here come the bond referendums.

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NC NAACP Gives Award To Fast Food Strike Arrestee

Posted on January 20, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The NC NAACP is giving the Charles A. McLean award those who protested fast food restaurants. The woman who will accept the award, Crystal Price, was arrested at Moral Monday last May for sitting in Speaker Tillis’s office and refusing to leave … Continue reading →

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News and Observer Waves Bye-Bye to Occupy Raleigh

Posted on January 13, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Josh Shaffer at the News and Observer has an article up that arguable waves bye-bye to Occupy Raleigh.

This was news to Occupy Raleigh.

Didn’t realize that OR was JUST the Newsletter:… http://t.co/s0ZbP91a9a

— Occupy Raleigh (@OccupyRaleigh) January 12, 2015 Continue reading →

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Barber Takes Occupy Monday To New York

Posted on January 12, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Reverend Barber’s Moral Monday Roadshow hits New York:

@RevDrBarber is coming to #MoralMonday #Albany in 3 days! Buses coming from around NY: http://t.co/3N4iZZKrtK #WeCantWait

— LRC of NYS (@LaborReligion) January 9, 2015

The event is January 12th and this is how the Facebook page associated with it labels and describes it – complete with busing schedule:

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Not The Onion: “tensions that often surface in non-violence transformational movements”

Posted on December 28, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

The NC NAACP would like you to know they are addressing the “tensions that often surface in non-violence transformational movements”.

Also, the man who shot officers Ramos and Liu is a “mentally insane man”.

See the press release below.

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