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<DIV><FONT size=6 face=Arial><STRONG>CORPORATE ATTACK ON PUBLIC
EDUCATION TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF UNIONS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial>Former Champaign resident and
current Chicago Teachers Union member Xian Barrett will be speaking at a
public forum on Saturday August 25th in Urbana.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial>Xian Barrett and other members of the
Chicago Teachers Union are traveling across Illinois to inform unionized
public education workers and teachers, as well as parents, students, and other
citizens, about the corporate assault on public education in the city of
Chicago that many fear could spread to the rest of the
state.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial>This attack upon public education,
driven by corporate special interests and their bought-and-paid-for
politicians, includes massive lay-offs of teachers and support staff
workers.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial>It is CRUCIAL that ALL citizens be
informed about this threat to quality public education and about the effective
community & union organizing methods that have been used to counteract it.
Illinois citizens must be prepared to stop the spread of this
assault.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5 face=Arial><STRONG>SATURDAY AUGUST
25TH</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial> 2 PM - 4 PM</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial>CHANNING MURRAY
FOUNDATION</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial>1209 W. OREGON </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5 face=Arial>URBANA</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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