[BwayDems] Fwd: Tomorrow: Stand Up for Our Youth!

[Paula Diamond Roman]

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>Good afternoon!

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>Hope you're all enjoying the warm weather! I don't want to hold you up, so I'll get right to the point.

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>Our children and working parents are under attack in the Mayor's proposed budget.  Without restoration of funds, 47,000 children will lose their after school and child care programs.  El Barrio/East Harlem and the South Bronx are some of the hardest hit communities in the city, despite having among the highest child poverty rates.  The administration alleges that the City does not have funding to cover these services, even as we learned last week that New York City's top 1 percent of earners take in a third of all income, which is twice the national average.  The priorities of this city under Mayor Bloomberg are completely upside down and I'm sick of it.

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>Tomorrow evening, my office, the El Barrio/East Harlem Youth Violence Task Force and the Campaign for Children are holding a town hall to give parents, youth and the entire community across my district an opportunity to learn about the devastating impact of these cuts and to connect with organizing efforts.  We'll be gathering at Children's Aid Society on 101st Street and Lexington Ave at 5:00. Can we count on you to join us?

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>In our Council District alone, 12 after school and 8 child care programs are at stake. That's thousands of youth who will be without a place to go after dismissal and thousands of parents who will have to choose between quitting their jobs or leaving their young children with unreliable caretakers.

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>Please join me, the Task Force and a host of organizations and elected officials at tomorrow evening's event.  Even if you can't make it, you can sign this online petition.

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>Hope to see you there!

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>Melissa 

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>Office of Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito| 105 East 116th Street| New York| NY| 10029 

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