Here is a petition to show support for defending Upward Bound, Talent Search and Gear Up.

Download it and start collecting signatures. We will keep you posted on when we want you to return them.

-- Concerned Citizens

Click here for a PDF flyer for the event.

Positive Action, Developing a Strategic Offensive, Empowering our Communities to Save and Defend Upward Bound, Talent Search, GEAR UP and State Funded Outreach Programs.

Friday, March 3, 2006
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UC Berkeley, University Hall Room 150
Berkeley, CA 94720

RSVP: email by Monday, February 27 to defendoutreach@gmail.com or call (510) 381-0935

A report published by Tom Cole, Representative from Oklahoma's Fourth District. Published on Feb 14, 2006 in the American Chronicle.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=5844

San Francisco – A handful of enthusiastic and energetic supporters of the Upward Bound and Talent Search programs took to the streets Saturday evening, February 11th, 2006 to protest the White House administration’s proposal to eliminate Upward Bound, Talent Search and GEAR UP from the federal budget 2007. The group of demonstrators mostly students and family members of TRIO participants marched, carried signs, distributed informational leaflets and secured signatures for a petition calling for congressional opposition to Bush’s planned cuts. The protest occurred at the Chinese New Year Parade in downtown San Francisco where nearly a half million people crowded the streets of San Francisco.

The contingent of protestors was organized by local members of the Concerned Citizens in Defense of Federal TRIO Programs. Securing hundreds of petition signatures the students, TRIO alumni and friends and family members exhibited remarkable dedication and showed tremendous passion in their effort to bring education to the masses about the plight of Talent Search and Upward Bound. They have vowed to continue their efforts at defeating Bush’s proposal and have organized a Teach-In scheduled for March 3rd, at the U.C. Berkeley campus.

The Concerned Citizens in Defense of Federal TRIO Programs, proud supporters of this website, have chronicled the list of accomplishments from last year. Click below to read more. Be sure to visit this website often to find out how you can help the Concerned Citizens as we ready ourselves for more action in 2006 to save the TRIO Programs!

More information from Congressman George Miller. Please click to read more.

From Tom Kiley: The Democratic staff of the Education and Workforce Committee has prepared a report with more information on cuts to education in President Bush's FY 2007 budget. A copy of that report can be found here:

http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/pdfs/fy07budgetsummary.pdf

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Tom Manatos, Advisor to the Leader for House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent this message on Feb 6. Click to read this important summary.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2007/education.html

Today, the Senate Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations Subcommittee voted to restore funding for the TRIO programs to $836.5 million.