Progress NC delivering over 15,000 signatures to McCrory on Monday. Join them if you can!

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(Just received this in an email):

For the past six weeks, Progress North Carolina has been traveling the state with Public Schools First NC and former Congressman and Superintendent of Public Instruction Bob Etheridge,
rallying people to come to the support of public education in our state. Along the way, we have gathered over 15,000 signatures for petitions on keeping classroom sizes manageable and keeping public money in our public schools. Now we're ready to stand and deliver.

At 4:00 PM on Monday, June 10th, we plan to deliver these signatures to Gov. Pat McCrory, starting with a short press conference at the State Capitol. You are cordially invited to join us. Bring your kids, bring your wagons, trikes and bikes. We'll lead a parade to deliver our petitions to Governor McCrory telling him that our kids are not cattle and asking him not to increase class size on our elementary school children.

Afterward, we will join the Moral Monday protest taking place at the General Assembly. Monday is a day to make our voices heard.

RSVP and find more details about Monday's petition delivery event here >>

Hope to see you there,

Katy Munger, Outreach Director
Progress North Carolina

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1. Other coverage

Children to deliver petitions to McCrory's office ahead of 'Moral Monday'
Source: WNCT Greenville NC

Posted: Jun 10, 2013 10:56 AM EST
Updated: Jun 10, 2013 11:05 AM EST

By Justin Quesinberry

RALEIGH, N.C.

Moral Monday organizers say they're expecting more than 1,000 people at this evening's protest at the state legislative building, marking what could be the largest protest yet.

In the run-up to the weekly Moral Monday demonstration, schoolchildren will wheel red wagons filled with 100 pounds of petitions to Gov. Pat McCrory's office this afternoon. The petitions, which represent 16,000 signatures, call on McCrory to keep the cap on class sizes and oppose a private school vouchers.

Former congressman and state Superintendent Bob Etheridge is expected to be among those joining the schoolchildren in the petitions delivery. The plan is for the petitions to be delivered at 4:15 p.m., followed by a protest on Halifax Mall at 5 p.m.

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After last week's demonstration, McCrory called for an end to the Moral Monday protests, calling them "unlawful." At his party's NC GOP convention in Charlotte Saturday, McCrory said he was not intimidated by the protests.

"They should not be blocking the business of North Carolina," McCrory said Tuesday. "They are allowed to protest, but sometimes I think we congratulate people for blocking things and being unlawful."

Read more: http://www.wnct.com/story/22548691/schoolchildren-to-deliver-16000-petitions-to-mccrorys-office


Stay tuned for more on this. Today's protests will take place later in the day. The childrens delivery of petitions is scheduled for 4 pm and the protest for 5 pm. There is a news video at link.

Please post in LBN and /or in this forum--if anyone has any further news or videos.

K&R if you support Moral Mondays.

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2. MSNBC Coverage by Melissa HP on Saturday

Melissa Harris Perry did a very good overview on June 8:

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46979745/vp/52143190#52143190