PROTEST & RALLY ON MARCH 4TH
TO DEFEND EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES IN IOWA
—-Say NO to Culver’s Cuts!—-

76th Ave SW & Kirkwood Boulevard, 3:30PM

Workers and students in Iowa and Across the country are paying for a recession we didn’t create; say NO to a 10% ( $600 million ) cut to the state budget that will hit our vital social programs- food stamps, medicare and education- when we need them the most.

$332 million in cuts are to education. The Free Lunch Program is being slashed, as is the College Aid Commission that helps low income students afford higher education.

We can’t afford to sit back and let our welfare be sacrificed for profit. Student and worker organizations from California to Vermont to Iowa will be protesting on March 4th to demand a reversal of the cuts packages, a federal bailout of state budgets in deficit and an economic recovery program that puts human needs- not war and Wall Street- in priority. Signs and banners to hold are available for those who would like to have them. Join us!

For more information, contact socialistiowa@gmail.com or call (319) 210-3323

Written and endorsed by Socialist Alternative
( http://www.socialistalternative.org | http://www.socialistiowa.wordpress.com )

What are we demonstrating for? A WORKERS’ AND STUDENTS’ SOLUTION TO THE BUDGET CRISIS

• NO slashing social services, NO layoffs, NO tuition hikes, NO college grant cuts
• Funding for human needs, not war and Wall Street
• For a massive public works program to rebuild downtown Cedar Rapids and provide jobs at union wages and conditions
• For a federal bailout of the Iowa state budget
• No support for the pro-cuts politicians! Unions, socialists, Greens and community groups should run pro-worker candidates against Governor Culver and the state Democrats and Republicans.

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