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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact
</span><span class="gd"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Mimi Pulich</span></span><span class="gi"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">
</span></span><span class="go"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mimipulich@yahoo.com">mimipulich@yahoo.com</a>
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<b><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">VENGA PREGUNTE (VOTE)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">¿Saben que hay elecciones el 6 de Noviembre que incluyen candidatos y candidatas para el Consejo Escolar de Berkeley? Hay 6 candidatos para 3 puestos. Los/las integrantes del Consejo Escolar
definen la política educativa de todas las escuelas de Berkeley - y eso afecta directamente a nuestros hijos e hijas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Es muy importante saber qué piensan sobre los temas que más nos importan y que más afectan a nuestros hijos e hijas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Por eso, como presidenta del Berkeley PTA Council, e inmigrante hispanoparlante, quiero invitarlos al Foro de Candidatos para School Board que se va a realizar este miércoles 3 de Octubre a las
6.30 (hasta las 8.30), en el auditorio de Longfellow MIddle School (Derby and Sacramento). Quiero que estén presenten todas las voces - nuestras voces en nuestro idioma, y más allá de la condición de votante. Para eso, va a haber interpretación simultánea
al español, y para quienes no puedan ir, pueden mandar sus preguntas para los candidatos a través de un formulario en
</span><a href="http://berkeleypta.org/events/bpta_candidate_forum_2018/question_form_esp" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Español</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Por favor, circulen este email entre aquellos/as hispanoparlantes que de no haber interpretación no irían. El PTA Council quiere escuchar todas las voces! (también va a haber interpretación de
árabe). (Adjunto abajo la invitación en inglés).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No duden en contactarme personalmente si tienen preguntas o dudas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Desde ya, muchísimas gracias, y espero verlos allí.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COME VOICE (VOTE)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Berkeley PTA Council Invites You to a FORUM with the School Board CANDIDATES</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Wednesday, October 3rd from 6:30pm - 8:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby St, Berkeley, CA</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Did you know that three of the School Board’s five seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 6 election?
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The School Board represents the public’s voice in public education - our voice! - providing citizen governance over the school district - from employing and evaluating the Superintendent to adopting
policies, curriculum, and the District’s budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To get acquainted with candidates for 3 School Board Seats, there's a
<b>School Board Candidates Forum on October 3rd, 6.30-8.30 pm</b>, at Longfellow Middle School Auditorium, 1500 Derby Street, with all 5 of the 6 candidates attending: Ty Alper (incumbent), Kadijah Brown, Norma Harrison, Dru Howard, Abdur Sikder, and Julie
Sinai (in alphabetical order). <b>It will allow a full, in-depth discussion of issues most important to Berkeley students, teachers, parents and guardians</b>. The forum will feature brief candidates’ presentations, and will focus on
<b>voicing concerns and questions </b>of the school community – students, parents, teachers, guardians – regardless of whether you are eligible to vote. Interpretation in Spanish and Arabic will be available at the event.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Come ask the candidates about the issues that most concern you! Education is about the kind of society we want.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you can’t come, you can submit your question for the candidates here in
</span><a href="http://berkeleypta.org/events/bpta_candidate_forum_2018/question_form" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">English</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="http://berkeleypta.org/events/bpta_candidate_forum_2018/question_form_esp" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Español</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
or Arabic الع</span><a href="https://berkeleypta.org/events/bpta_candidate_forum_2018/question_form_arabic" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">ربية</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
We want everyone’s voice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You can RSVP in our
</span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1221169961383585/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Berkeley PTA Candidates Forum facebook page</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
If you can’t make it, you can watch the forum via </span></i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi1z9wCNIX_TLjCBjT7ZtMw" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">our youtube channel</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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