Youth Jobs Rally In Boston 

 

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Thursday, February 19

Youth Jobs Rally

11:30am: Old South Church - 645 Boylston St, Boston,

Join the Youth Jobs Coalition and Jobs Not Jails and over 1,000+ young people in solidarity as they march from Old South Church (meet there at 11am) in Copley Square in Boston and then proceed to the Statehouse. Once at the State House, there will be a rally and a meeting to prep you for meeting with your state legislators after which you will meet with your state legislators.

 

Governor Baker is proposing to cut $350,000 from youth jobs in 2015. Stand in solidarity with our young people and tell the Governor and other elected officials to fund our future. Read more here.

 

Tentative schedule: 11:30am: Rally;12:30pm: March to Statehouse; 1:30pm: Brief legislative training on advocating for youth jobs funding budget line item in Garner Auditorium; 1:45-3:30pm: Meetings with your legislators

 

Stop the school to prison pipeline with youth jobs! Pledge to attend.