Parents to Improve School Transportation: VOTE YES! SCHOOL BUS BILL OF RIGHTS

Hashtags we would like to see trending + some that will connect people to our cause  

#WheresMyBus #DondeEstáMiGuagua 

#TransitEquityDay #EquidadDeTránsito #RosaParks

#SpecialEducation #EducaciónEspecial  

#WeArePIST #SomosPIST

#NYC #CivilRights #Inclusion 

Suggested TWEETS TO PROMOTE the event before it happens and during (attach flier or link to http://pistnyc.org/feb-4-press-conference.aspx ):

1. @PISTNYC believes safe, reliable, & efficient student busing is both a Civil & Human right. They advocate & lobby for both student & worker's rights, transparency & reform. Join them Fri Feb 4th as they launch a Busing Bill of Rights campaign. #TransitEquityDay #WeArePIST #WheresMyBus #Inclusion
    

2. @PISTNYC wants you to know #NYC #SchoolBus driver & matron shortages pre-date #Covid. Workers need a fair, living wage. Find out more on Fri 2/4 at kickoff for the Busing Bill of Rights campaign. #TransitEquityDay #WeArePIST #WheresMyBus #nyc #transportation
    

3. Chronic DOE busing failures leave #NYC kids behind & families in distress. #OPT cab service is no alternative to trained driver & attendant. Join @PISTNYC Fri 2/4 at Busing Bill of Rights campaign kickoff event.#TransitEquityDay #WeArePIST #WheresMyBus #transportation
    

4. @PISTNYC wants #NYC to provide Proactive communication to families, in all home languages and not only online, about school bus routes and how to resolve issues efficiently  #TransitEquityDay #WeArePIST #WheresMyBus #Inclusion #RosaParks
    

5. #NYC! This #TransitEquityDay, Feb. 4, Birthday of #RosaParks, let’s keep #SchoolBus riders & workers in mind. Virtual Press conference to kick off 2022 School Bus Bill of Rights Campaign. Follow @PISTNYC to learn more and RT. @LN4S 

   TAG TWITTER ACCOUNTS: people and organizations on twitter whose attention may be drawn to this issue by including their twitter handles in a ‘reply’ to each tweet.
   In order below they are

6. TAG TWITTER ACCOUNTS: people and organizations on twitter whose attention may be drawn to this issue by including their twitter handles in a ‘reply’ to each tweet.
   In order below they are

7. NYC DOE Chancellor & Deputy Chancellor; @ofdc_nycschools, @DOEChancellor, @DanWeisbergNYC, @NYCSchools, @specialneedsnyc
    

8. NYC Department of Transp Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez: @ydanis 

9. NYC Council & Council Speaker Adrienne Adams: @NYCSpeakerAdams,@NYCCouncil 

10. NYC council (CD 40) Education committee chair Rita Joseph: @RitaJosephNYC, @PrQueen509

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      Brooklyn/Antonio Reynoso: @ReynosoBrooklyn 

      Queens/Donovan Richards: @QnsBPRichards

      Bronx/Vanessa L Gibson: @bronxbp 

      Staten Island/Vito J Fossella: @SIBPVito

      • NYC council (CD23) Disabilities etc committee chair Linda Lee: @LindaLeeforNYC 

      • NYC council (CD 33) Contacts committee chair Lincoln Restler: @LincolnRestler

      • Public Advocate J. Williams: @nycpa

      • NYS Atty General Letitia (Tish) James: @TishJames

      • New York State Senator in District 25. Chair of Committee on Children and Families Jabari Brisport: @JabariBrisport 

      • Barbara Sherman , Policy Advisor, NYS Attorney General Letitia James, (worked on bus issues before): @barbarajsherman

      • Labor Network for Sustainability, National Transit Equity day organizers: @LN4S

      • Pete Buttigieg, 19th Secretary of Transportation (Biden Admin): @PeteButtigieg, @SecretaryPete, @USDOT 

      • 3 school bus unions: @ATUComm, @ATU1181, @TWULocal100, @TeamstersJC16

      • 3 teacher union caucuses: @MOREcaucusUFT, @UnitedforChangeUFT, @UFTSolidarity, @UFTUnity, @UFCuft, @UFT, @rweingarten

      • Education Advocacy & Educators: @UCOREJustice, @EducatorsofNYC, @INCLUDEnyc, @safeschoolsny, @AFCNewYork, @NYBATs, @EdTrust, 

      • D75 teacher union chapter: @D75UFT

      • Special Needs CEC’s: @d75council, @CoalitionforCo2, @District79NYC

      • Central labor council: @CentralLaborNYC, @NYSAFLCIO

      • Disability Rights NY & Center for Disability RIghts: @DRNY_org, @CDRNYS

      • NYCivil liberties union, American Civil Liberties Union: @NYCLU, @ACLU

      • United Nations Human Rights Council/Education: @UNHRC, @UN_Enable 

      • Southern Poverty Law Center: @splcenter 

      • (+ your local reps): Find your local reps HERE: https://www.mygovnyc.org/

      • (+ your borough president):
            
        Manhattan: @ManhattanBeep