Friday afternoon, the Alliance for the CSU sent out this action alert:
To: Supporters of the California State University
March 13, 2009
YOUR EMAIL NEEDED TO STOP THE BLEEDING
THREAT LOOMS OF THIRD DEEP FUNDING CUT THIS YEAR TO OUR STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Dear CSU supporters,
The California State University is on the verge of being slashed a third time this school year alone - this time by $50 million more dollars.
State funding for the CSU was already reduced by $634 million this year.
Right now, thousands of new students are being turned away, teachers are being laid off, class sections are being eliminated, and students are giving up on their college education because they can't get the classes and advising they need to graduate.
Yet, the governor's budget now in place says that if the federal government does not send at least $10 billion dollars for the state's "general fund," the CSU will lose another $50 million.
Speak out! Send email to State Treasurer Bill Lockyer telling him, "Not another cut!"
To send a message, go to: http://capwiz.com/calfac/state/main/?state=CA
The legislature has ordered Treasurer Lockyer and Dept of Finance Director Mike Genest to decide by April 1 whether California is getting enough money from the federal government in recovery stimulus (American Recovery Act, ARRA) funding to stop the new cuts.
Next Tuesday, March 17, they will hold a public hearing to "help them make the trigger determination," according to Lockyer's web site. At stake is $50 million for the California State University and more than $900 million in other cuts to essential social services as well as to the UC.
Send your own message to Treasurer Lockyer about budget cuts to your CSU campus.
To send a message, go to: http://capwiz.com/calfac/state/main/?state=CA
Please send your message in time for the public hearing, next Tuesday, March 17.
Updated to add: CSUEU Headquarters advises that this campaign is also on the CSEA Capwiz page.
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