October Newsflash
Events
October 3-4: Fall symposium on Special Education, Behavior Disorders, and School Violence for educators and families. Sponsored by Drexel Center for the Prevention of School Violence. Creese Center, Drexel University, 3210 Chestnut St. For more information, call 215-895-0907 or 215-382-1607.
October 4: Philadelphia Cares Day. Join thousands of volunteers in support of public education. Create libraries, paint classrooms, design murals, plant greenery, and more at hundreds of public schools across the city. Call Philadelphia Cares at 215-564-4544 or visit www.philacares.com for more information.
October 8: School Reform Commission Meeting, 1 PM, School District of Philadelphia, 2120 Winter St., 2nd floor Auditorium. To register to speak, call 215-299-7850 by 4:30 the day before the meeting.October 14: Be a Kids Vote volunteer, 6:30-8 PM, United Way Building, 7 Ben Franklin Parkway. The Urban Voter Campaign is seeking energetic volunteers to help run mock elections at selected Philadelphia public schools on Election Day. For more information call 215-238-1434 or 215-573-2379.
*October 15: School Reform Commission Meeting, 6:30 PM, Girl's High School, Broad St. & Olney Ave. To register to speak, call 215-299-7850 by 4:30 the day before the meeting.
October 19: Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project's 10th Anniversary Celebration, 6 PM, National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street. Tickets: $40. For more information call EPOP at 215-634-8922.
October 31-November 1: Defending Public Education from the 1950s to the Present. The American Friends Service Committee's Annual Gathering will bring activists from across the country together to take a closer look at public education since desegregation. Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street. For more information call 215-241-7060.
*Please note different time and location.
The Notebook NEWSFLASH welcomes brief announcements of events addressing issues of quality and equity in Philadelphia public schools. Email your submission to flash@thenotebook.org with 'coming up' in the subject line. We cannot guarantee the listing of your event.