Amy Mizialko dropped me a note today with an update on the SOS March in Washington, D.C. For some more background, read this posting and yesterday's update, too.
Here's what Amy had to say:
"Over 800 educators here for day two of the SOS workshop. Met a woman today who works with Voices for Education.org. She is organizing postcards to Obama that say:
"Dear Pres. Obama, You are creating schools that you wouldn't want your own children to attend. We want the same kind of schools for our children that you have chosen for your daughters: small classes with experienced, well-paid teachers, less standardized testing and a rich curriculum. Please invest in the schools where over 90 percent of American parents send their children: Public Schools."
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"Judy Gundry, Amy Daroszeski and I engaged with educators from New Mexico, Washington, British Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Madison, Wisconsin, Michigan.
"A lobbyist, administration and media joined us as we presented about rank and file teacher organizing to save public education. Please know that the support nationwide for Wisconsin is enormous and quite humbling. The nation is watching our fight, joining us in our fight and counting on us to NEVER give up. Thinking of every single MPS teacher and student right now. Remember: Anything is possible -- Keep working hard -- Be BRAVE."
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
