From: "Tom Woods" <woods@mises.org>
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As fit citizens, neighbors and running mates, we are tyranny fighters, water-game professionals, WPIAL and PIAA bound, wiki instigators, sports fans, liberty lovers, world travelers, non-credentialed Olympic photographers, UU netizens, church goers, open source boosters, school advocates, South Siders, retired and not, swim coaches, water polo players, ex-publishers and polar bear swimmers, N@.
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OPEN DATA DAY 2015 is coming and a coalition of partners have come
together to provide a limited number of micro-grants designed to
support communities organise ODD activities all over the world !
All the details from the Open Knowledge Foundation:
http://bit.ly/opendatadaymicrogrants
More ...
Here are the emerging events:
http://wiki.opendataday.org/Main_Page
If you want to get involved, join their online group:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/open-data-day
Also note Code Across events as well:
http://www.codeforamerica.org/events/codeacross-2015/
You need to check with wiki, map and the Code Across list to see what
is emerging this is as OKF puts it "As a volunteer led event, with no
organisation behind it, Open Data Day provides the perfect opportunity
for communities all over the world to convene, celebrate and promote
open data in ways most relevant to their fellow citizens."
See the 2014 sheet for events from last year too - starting one in
your city with other who did this before is worth at try:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ruewy74XVCCyp89YzqsyeoKTjLmyzNHo0hrjr3djiyQ/edit?usp=sharing
Lastly, as part of the Coalition supporting this effort with some
in-kind promotion, note our tips on digital outreach for unconferences
and hackathons. If set up an event, these very tactical tips will help
to get people in the room!
http://e-democracy.org/digout
Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy
* Support E-Democracy. Pledge drive to raise $10,000 US:
http://e-democracy.org/donate?ft - Only $890 to 2015 Goal
We need you to act today to save the only federal funding for afterschool. The current Senate draft to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) eliminates the funding for 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC). We have until February 2 for public comments on the draft bill. More on the draft ESEA bill and impact on 21st CCLC can be found here.
Send a letter to Pennsylvania's federal senators asking them to support 21st CCLC. Click here to download the letter to send to Senator Casey and click here to download the letter to send to Senator Toomey. Please sign, print your full name and address, and mail into the senators' local offices by Monday, February 2. You can also email the committee at fixingnclb@help.senate.gov expressing your concerns about the elimination of 21st Century funding by Monday, February 2.
APOST will keep you updated as the draft bill is put forth by the House in the coming weeks. Contact us with any questions regarding this bill and what it means moving forward at apost@uwac.org.
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Re: Continue Federal Support for Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs
Dear Senator:
Please ensure that any reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) includes continued support and authorization of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative that provides funding to local school-community partnerships in order to provide quality afterschool and summer learning programs to children. These funds provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools.
I am concerned that in the ESEA draft bill Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015 proposed by Sen. Alexander, eliminates all the funding currently supporting thousands of students in afterschool and summer programs in Allegheny County. This year the 21st CCLC brings in over 6 million to support afterschool and summer program. 86% of parents support public funding for afterschool and summer programs.
Please support a dedicated funding stream like 21st CCLC that leverages the resources of for-profits, faith based organizations, community based organizations (CBOs), tribal organizations, non-profits, local government, colleges and universities in addition to school districts, to provide students the support they need to succeed in school and life.
Given these concerns, we strongly urge Congress to maintain authorization of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative and strengthen it as proposed in the bipartisan Afterschool for America’s Children Act.
Sincerely,