Monday, June 22

11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. 100 people from Californians for Disability Rights will rally on the north steps of the Capitol for health issues in the budget.

Tuesday, June 23

10 a.m.- 1 p.m. 500 children and their parents will convene at the west steps of the Capitol for the California Children's Rally, a celebratory, kid-friendly rally.

Here is the group's schedule of events:

• 10 a.m.: Kids ring school bell and get things started at the Annual California Children’s Rally Kazoo Parade
• “Students First: Children Speak About the Mission of Public Education,” a dialogue to define the mission of public education in California
• 10:30 a.m.: Informational hearing on SB604 [which elicits public input to determine the core values and mission of public education in California] in room 4202 with State Senator Gloria Romero
• Parents for Public Schools (San Francisco), Parents Revolution/Parents Union (Lost Angeles), The Lemonade Initiative (Lost Angeles), other parents TBA
• Ben Austin, Lemonade Initiative; Parents
• State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell
• Assemblywoman Julia Brownley introduces AB8, a bill to simplify the mysterious money-spewing “Dr. Seuss Rube Goldberg Machine”* that is California public school funding
  • * a giant contraption to be built live on the Capitol steps by the children, with Trash for Teaching‘s Beth Elliott
• Noon – 1 p.m. POTLUCK Picnic Lunch/Celebration
• The Burning Moms Hammer Pants Dance
• A final toast by Sandra Tsing Loh to ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL MOTHERS
• The Angry Tired Teachers’ Rock ’n’ Roll Dance Finish!
• 1 – 4 p.m. Families may use this time to visit their legislators. No appointments are needed (you don’t even need to knock!), but a bit of preparation will help you learn about your legislators. You can expect to at least meet with their staff. Here’s a helpful link.