Dear Members & Friends,
PFT is supporting “Get Out the Vote” (GOTV) efforts to elect Karen Weinstein to the Peralta Board of Trustees and YES on Prop 55 through Election Day. Karen is in a competitive race and needs our help to win. You can help in these ways:
-Post on social media or send an email to your friends, saying “Vote Karen Weinstein for Peralta Board of Trustees, she will champion community college education.” and check out all the people and organizations who support Karen.
– Phone Banking – every night from 5-8 p.m. RSVP for location.
– Walking: Sat. and Sun. starting at 10:00 a.m. throughout the day from 1971 Shattuck ave, Berkeley. But, we will definitely be dropping info to voters in Oakland.
– Monday, Nov. 7, we will be calling yes votes and dropping lit during day and phone banking .
-Tuesday – Election Day. Volunteers will go out to high turnout precincts to hand out materials or hold up signs. First time to go out is at 7:30 AM.
Visibility is important so if you are willing to hold up a sign at Rockridge Bart or N.Berkeley Bart, just let us know.
– Tuesday election night party: Kingston 11 Restaurant at 2270 Telegraph, near Grand, Oakland. We will be celebrating with Nancy Skinner (CFT endorsed) who is running for State Senate and Rebecca Saltzman who is running for Bart Board. There will be free food. Everyone is welcome.
Please RSVP to Karenweinstein.berkeley@gmail.com or Anniefl21@gmail.com
Wednesday, November 9, PFT is hosting a General Membership Meeting at Laney College from 12-1:30 p.m. in room F-200. On the agenda is a negotiations update, Committee on Political Education (COPE) report, recent motion & resolutions of the Executive Council, and Q &A. All faculty are welcome to attend. 900 Fallon Street, Oakland 94606
Follow this link to RSVP for lunch: https://goo.gl/forms/FNbgd2jTd0jPNEkj2
Thursday, November 10 join us and other union members to say NO to the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will gather at Wells Fargo Bank in City Center, 1221 Broadway, Oakland from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in solidarity with the land and water protectors at Standing Rock and call on banks supporting the pipeline to pull their money from the project.
CoA Faculty: We will meet on Monday, November 14 for a chapter meeting in room D-207 from 11:30-1 p.m.. 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy, Alameda 94501. Follow this link to RSVP for lunch. : https://goo.gl/forms/MkuZ2iBJ3NPmlbp62
Merritt Faculty: We will meet on Wednesday, November 16 for a chapter meeting and President’s office hour in room S-435 from 1-3 p.m.12500 Campus Dr., Oakland 94619. Follow this link to RSVP for lunch. https://goo.gl/forms/yO3JmE1twR8q2Xz02
BCC Faculty: We will meet on Wednesday, December 7 for a chapter meeting in room TLC-341 from 12-1:30 p.m. 2050 Center Street, Berkeley, 94707. Follow this link to RSVP for lunch. https://goo.gl/forms/Np74CQ5DcXShhvF32
We hope to see you soon!