There will be a screening of “Backpack Full of Cash” in Boston on September 13. Everyone is invited. The film was made by professionals at Stone Lantern Productions and narrated by Matt Damon.
If you don’t live near Boston, go to the website, contact the producers, and arrange a screening in YOUR community.
If you recall, the Network for Public Education called on PBS to show “Backpack Full of Cash” to make up for showing a three-hour series attacking public schools and promoting the Betsy DeVos libertarian view. That show was funded by four libertarian foundations, as well as DeVos and Koch money. Despite the fact that NPE and The Daily Kos inundated PBS with more than 200,000 emails, they have not shown “Backpack.”
But you can see it by setting up a screening in your community.
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I don’t see any California screening dates (I live in CA). Would you consider having it shown for the NPE Conference in Oakland?
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I will suggest it. Meanwhile, why don’t you contact the producers about setting up a screening where you live?
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I will do this.
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Cross posted at https://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/Diane-Ravitch–the-NPE-in-Best_Web_OpEds-Betsy-Devos_Diane-Ravitch_Education_Public-170903-120.html#comment672423 with this comment:
The documentary film BACKPACK FULL OF CASH explores the real cost of privatizing public education. The film focuses on how charters, vouchers and other market-based “reforms” are impacting the 90% of American students who rely on public schools. Thank you to the hundreds of people around the country who have inquired about screening opportunities so far. We are making our way through the list and are grateful for your enthusiasm and patience. We’ve begun planning screenings with parents, teachers, students, universities, civic groups, churches, and more. If you haven’t heard from us yet, we’ll be in touch soon.
Get involved this summer! Go to http://www.BackpackFullofCash.com and request information about how you can host a screening in your community. Make a tax-deductible donation to help fuel the BACKPACK Community Engagement Campaign. We cannot do this without your support.
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Not sure if the organizers realized but: “The RoxVote Coalition, Boston NAACP, and Urban League will host a D7 Candidates Forum” starting half an hour earlier a few blocks away the same evening…
http://www.madison-park.org/event/district-7-candidates-forum/
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Oops, seems like just a few blocks on my speedy tricycle but it’s actually 2+ miles
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LOL
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New Republic opined on Aug. 31 that a schism is developing in the Democratic Party. They asked the question, is the tech industry splitting with the left?
Since the bulk of the industry’s biggest players are cultural colonialists and monopoly business slime, they should never have been in the party.
Men like Gates funding the Center for American Progress and, CAP influencing politicians, substantially accounts for 1000 seats lost.
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Best description: “Since the bulk of the industry’s biggest players are cultural colonialists and monopoly business slime…”
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