Dia De Los Muertos Actions

Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and other Latin American counties. Rooted in indigenous expression, the ceremony is based on the belief that death is a transition in the continuum of life. November 2 is the day when spirits speak from the grave to their loved ones.

Listen carefully as the spirit of the Master Plan for Higher Education speaks to us. The message is to organize now! The future of California is too important to allow short-sighted greed to kill access to quality public education. But, listen to your ancestors, quality public education does not have to die! There are many solutions, once we get past the greed. AB 656 is one way to support higher education, another proposal is

Join us at two “Dia de los Muertos” events resisting the devastating cuts to our public universities.

SFSU Event:
12:00 to 2:00 pm, Malcolm X Plaza, Cesar E. Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University:
Come by and check out the graveyard listing all the cut classes, the ceremonial Altar. Visit with historic figures, back from the dead, commenting on our current budget crisis. Coordinated by La Raza Student Organization. Free pan dulce & chocólate.

Mission District Event:
7:00 pm, 24th Street & Bryant, San Francisco
Join the procession with our “calaveras” in cap & gown.  All  students, parents, faculty and staff, and anyone else who cares about educating our future are invited to take part and send a message from the grave to save public education. Free skull and mortarboard masks available. Take BART to 24th St., walk east on 24th to Bryant. The procession will take about 45 minutes and covers approximately 10 blocks.  Come at 6:45 to get your mask and candle.

For more information, go to www.TakeaStand4PublicEd.org or call 415-338-6232

Co-Sponsors: La Raza Student Org, Students for Quality Education, California Faculty Association, La Raza Theatre Class  at SFSU