Thousands of teachers, students & parents rallied at the Texas Capitol today - (updated) pics

[Kadie]

Demonstrators take part in a school rally, Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Austin, Texas at the Texas Capitol to protest $10 billion in education cuts critics say will ruin public schools.


Teachers, students and parents take part in a school rally, Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Austin, Texas. Thousands rallied at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to protest $10 billion in education cuts they say will ruin public schools.


Aron Taylor wears "SOS!" Thousands of teachers, students and parents rallied at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to protest $10 billion in education cuts they say will ruin public schools.


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Ana Pena, a Corpus Christie, Texas, school teacher, takes part in a school rally, Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Austin, Texas. Thousands of teachers, students and parents rallied at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to protest $10 billion in education cuts they say will ruin public schools.


Thousands of teachers, parents and students gather at the state Capitol, urging the Legislature to fully fund public education, Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Austin, Texas.


Thousands of teachers, parents and students gather at the state Capitol, urging the Legislature to fully fund public education, Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Austin, Texas.


Kayle Flores takes part in a school rally, Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Austin, Texas. Thousands of teachers, students and parents rallied at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to protest $10 billion in education cuts they say will ruin public schools.

[butterfly77]

1. Kicked&Recommended!

:kick:

[w8liftinglady]

2. YES!!!! don't mess with our kids' futures!

[onestepforward]

3. Great pics!

Here's one more:

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Way to go, Texas.

I'm a big-hearted guy. I'm gonna loan you one of our union thugs.

[Snoutport]

6. and the protest spreads....

[ArnoldLayne]

7. kick

:kick:

[OHdem10]

8. Keep these reports front and center. Run this post more than

once. As people drop in and let everyone know
how this is spreading.

Already this week, Indianna had a blowout rally. so did
that Red RED STATE IDAHO. Missouri? Minesota ?? 43,000
showed up for Rally.

[jpak]

9. "Flunk Perry" - lol

:rofl:

[logosoco]

10. thanks for posting,

I am away from home in madison and am not checking the news so much, glad to hear it is happening.
I think we need to keep this up and getting it going everywhere. especially (as another poster suggested) in front of MSM news studios.