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2019-04-25 NCAE Organize 2020 May1 Support & Resources
2019-04-25 NCAE Organize 2020 May1 Support & Resources
2019-04-25 NCAE Organize 2020 May1 Support & Resources
Get Updates
● Complete the All Out Survey to receive updates: http://bit.ly/AllOutMay1
● Volunteer to help: https://rebrand.ly/May1Volunteers
● Register to Attend: https://www.ncae.org/day-of-action-may-1-registration/
Resources on May1
● http://bit.ly/AllOutMay1
● Red4EdNC.com
● May 1 Talking Points
Organizing Resources
● Sample Meetup Flyer
● Sample Press Release
● Ideas for Posters & Signs
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May 1 Organizing Toolkit
Before You Hit the Road
Decide on a Departure Time for Raleigh & Set a Carpool Meeting Place
Ideally a place with plenty of parking.
Once you have your departure time and location set, put it online! Here’s how to create an
event. You can use one of these as the event page image. Once you’ve got it set, let us know at
info@organize2020.org and we’ll add it to the website so more people can find you!
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Building Momentum in your District
Here are some tools to help shut down their school districts and mobilize public education
supporters to Raleigh
How is May 1 this year different from the May 16 action last year?
May 16 was significant because it showed our ability to mobilize tens of thousands of people to
act on behalf of public education. It also demonstrated the overwhelming support that exists for
those who take action on behalf of public education.
Many who participated last year are expressing interest in more concrete changes to be made.
Because there is not an option of bringing those demands to the ballot box, members of the
North Carolina Association of Educators called for May 1 as a Day of Action. In order to ensure
that action takes place on critical issues we need even more participation from public
education supporters to ensure legislators get the message: we are serious, the need is
critical, and we are not backing down.
0.20 x (number of certified staff in your district) = personal days needed for shut down
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Storytelling for Power
Storytelling is a powerful way to engage people to act on May 1
People may be on the fence about participating - to build our mobilization, we want to move
them through the fear/uncertainty. Storytelling is a powerful way to do that. Stories are where we
find connection with each other; we see ourselves in other people’s stories. This is useful in
one-on-one conversations, in meetings or group discussions, and when you are interacting on
social media or in the news media.
Share your stories with us so we can amplify the message on social media
Fill out this form: https://o2020.us/May1Stories
Practice these basic steps and use this as a tool to help others be a part of #AllOutMay1
Telling about a time we decided to stand up and fight can help move people into action
themselves. Here are the three key pieces of a story:
● Share a challenge you have faced.
○ Using lots of details brings your audience into your experience.
○ Choose a specific moment that relates to your hope and fear and connects to
May 1st demands.
● Share the choice that you made or were a part of.
○ What made us choose that option?
○ What gave us the strength?
● Share the outcome.
○ Why was it worth it to fight?
○ So, why should they take part in May 1st and help get others to do so?
Sharing your stories with the local media or via facebook live can raise awareness
See our helpful hints for holding a press conference below. See instructions for holding a
facebook live event here.
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How to Organize a Press Conference
Set a Time
Reporters will be most interested in this story on April 30th or early on May 1, but other days can
work too (try to avoid holding it on a weekend). Set a time before classes start or after they let
out for the day.
Set a Location
Regulations will vary by district, superintendent & by principal, but many administrators are in
favor of our voices getting out there on these issues, so it is often a good bet to ask a principal if
you can hold a brief press conference right outside a school. Otherwise, you can pick a public
parking lot, or in front of a local administrative building / city hall.
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Sample Press Release Advertising a Press
Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: [DATE YOU SEND THIS OUT]
[Contact Person(s) & Cellphone(s)]
[YOUR CITY]--Educators and parents traveling to Raleigh on May 1 will hold a press conference [TIME &
LOCATION] to discuss why they’re making personal sacrifices to show up at the state capitol to engage
their representa ves. [QUOTE ABOUT WHY YOU’RE HEADING TO RALEIGH.] [ANOTHER QUOTE FROM A
DIFFERENT PERSON ABOUT WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT.]
What We Want:
1. Provide enough school librarians, psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, and other
health professionals to meet na onal professional-to-student standards
2. Provide $15 minimum wage for all school personnel, 5% raise for all ESPs (non-cer fied staff),
teachers, administrators, and a 5% cost of living adjustment for re rees
3. Expand Medicaid to improve the health of our students and families
4. Reinstate state re ree health benefits eliminated by the General Assembly in 2017
5. Restore advanced degree compensa on stripped by the General Assembly in 2013
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