List of May 24 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! events statewide Updated: May 18, 2010
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| Area | Location (inc. address) | Time | Notes | Contact |
| Detroit | Detroit Federation of Teachers (2875 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit) | 4 - 5 p.m. | Meet the elected leaders that support the adequate and stable funding for Michigan's public schools. | Daryl Newman; AFT-Michigan; 313-320-6301 |
| Western Wayne County | MEA Plymouth Office (40500 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth) | 5:00 p.m. | Informational picketing on Ann Arbor Road, followed by a march to a local Plymouth-Canton school for a rally. Speakers include MEA Vice President Steve Cook, other MEA leaders, local legislators and candidates. Participants will be asked to sign a banner for Speaker Andy Dillon that will be delivered at the June 24 Capitol rally. | Joyce Casale; MEA Plymouth Office; 734-737-0995 |
| Downriver Wayne County | MEA Allen Park Office (7445 Allen Rd., Allen Park) and surrounding area (Pretty Family Park, Allen Road) | 5:00 p.m. | Informational picketing (March) sandwiched between information bursts, guest speakers and signing of letter/petitions to legislators to stop the attacks on public school employees and fix the funding problem. | Nancy Koziol; MEA Allen Park Office; 313-381-5100 |
| Oakland County | Rochester High School (180 S. Livernois, Rochester Hills) | 6:00 p.m. | A petition will be circulated demanding that Sen. Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) make funding public education a priority. | Kim Edwards; MEA South Oakland Office; 248-559-4770 |
| Macomb County | Dodge Park Pavilion #1 (40620 Utica Road, Sterling Heights) | 5:30 - 7 p.m. | Rep. Fred Miller is the main speaker. Macomb County commissioners, other representatives have been invited, along with an MEA lobbyist. Park is located in a round-about which will be decoreated with signs. | Rick Flynn; MEA Local 1 (Macomb County); 586-228-0100 |
| Grand Rapids / Kent County | East Kentwood High School; (6230 Kalamazoo Ave. SE; Kentwood) | 6-7 p.m. | Rally w/hot dogs and soft drinks;Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero to speak, along with MEA Communications Director Doug Pratt and an administrator from East Kentwood; will circulate a petition. | Jon Toppen; Kent County Education Association; 616-957-1944 |
| Lansing | Lansing Community College (meet at LCC parking lot, Genesee St. and Capitol Ave., Lansing) | 4 - 7 p.m. | March to Capitol at 4:45 p.m., followed by speakers and drawings at Lansing Community College Amphitheater. | Joe Washington; MEA Capital Area UniServ Office; 888-632-4232 |
| Ann Arbor / Washtenaw County | Skyline High School Football Stadium; Ann Arbor | 5-7 p.m. | Rally; Speakers: Ned Staebler, Rebekah Warren, Alma-Wheeler Smith. | Brit Satchwell; 734-996-5858 |
| Jackson | MEA Office (950 W.Monroe, Jackson) | 5 p.m. | Meet at MEA office on Monroe. | Pam Schultz; 517-787-4543 |
| Flint | Downtown Flint (March beginning at corner of Saginaw and Kearsley) | 5-7 p.m. | March to Flint City Hall with local education and legislative speakers. | Frank Burger; MEA Flint Office; (810) 733-7800 |
| Saginaw | Rothke Park (400 Leddy Rd., Saginaw) | 6:00 p.m. | Picnic, cookout & rally. | Van Collins; MEA Saginaw 989-781-2640 |
| Bay City | MEA Bay City office (509 S. Euclid, Bay City) | 6 - 8 p.m. | Rally with food and speakers, including MEA members talking about the impact of spending cuts on every level of PreK-16 education in the area. | Saun Strobel; MEA Bay City Office; 989-686-4940 |
| Midland | Oscar's (140 East Main St., Midland) | 4:00 p.m. | Speakers, information and social activities highlighting state funding issues. | Renaye Baker; MEA Midland Office; 989-631-5531 |
| Kalamazoo | Westnedge Avenue, from Kalamazoo to Portage. 4 sites for gathering: NW corner of Lovell and Westnedge, NW corner of Inkster and Westnedge, Bilbos and Bigbees on Westnedge in Portage. | 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | People will line both sides of Westnedge Avenue for a positive demonstration highlighting the importance of funding education. (Signs to be provided.) MEA President Iris K. Salters to attend. | Mary Grintals, Kalamazoo Coordinating Council Chair |
| Battle Creek / Calhoun, Branch & Hillsdale Counties | Marshall Fountain (downtown Marshall) | 4:30 meet; 5:30 rally | Rally; Speakers: Sen. Mike Nofs, Rep. Kate Segal, Larry Yarger, former Battle Creek supt. now with ISD. | Tara Wilbur, MEA Battle Creek Office; 269-965-2251 |
| Port Huron | Pine Grove Park (Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron) | 4 - 7 p.m. | Programs that have been cut in the county due to Michigan's archaic funding structure will be highlighted. | Kathie Trongo; MEA Port Huron Office; 810-987-6710 |
| Cadillac | Rotary Park Pavillion (Cadillac) | 6 p.m. | Rally in the park and march around Lake Mitchell. | Frank Mongene; MEA Cadillac Office; 231-775-6553 |
| Grand Haven | Escanaba Park | 6 p.m. | Rally in the park. | Kathie Oakes; MEA Spring Lake Office; 616-846-2770 |
| Holland | Centennial Park | 6 p.m. | Rally in the park; passage of bond will be a topic. | Craig Culver; MEA Spring Lake Office; 616-846-2770 |
| Big Rapids | Holland Park | 4:30 -6:30 p.m. | Rally and picnic. | Pat Bolen; MEA Big Rapids Office; 231-796-3521 |
| Fremont | Fremont-Gerber Union Hall (5960 S. Warner, Fremont) | 5:30 p.m. | Following a rally with food and speakers, a rolling billboard will travel through area school districts where in individuals can write a message to legislators -- the billboard will be driven to Lansing for the June 24 rally at the Capitol. | Bill Kuiper; MEA Spring Lake Office; 616-846-5600 |
| Ludington | Mason County Courthouse (304 East Ludington Ave., Ludington) | 6 p.m. | Rally; Ludington superintendent will attend. | Karen Kolb; MEA Ludington Office; 231-845-6341 |
| Manistee | Kennedy Elementary; (610 E. Parkdale Ave., Manistee) | 5:30 p.m. | Potluck; rally; temp. Manistee supt. to attend. | Karen Kolb; MEA Ludington Office; 231-845-6341 |
| Cass City | Municipal Park (Cass City) | 5:00 p.m. | Family night w/games, food and speakers. (Rep Terry Brown, Rep. John Espinoza, MEA Lobbyists and MESSA Reps.) | Rinda Smith; MEA Cass City Office; 989-872-2166 (Gil Suzor - PR) |
| West Branch | Irons Park (S Valley St., West Branch) | 5- 8 p.m. | Rally, entertainment, food, informational meeting, petition. | Randy Surline; West Branch pres.; 989-312-0003 (cell) |
| Eaton County | Charlotte VFW Hall (695 Lansing Street, Charlotte) | 6:00 p.m. | Rally with signs, speakers, and refreshments to discuss "Enough is Enough." | Sandy Paesens (CC Chair) 269-317-7330 (c); Rich Bailhe, 888-632-2969 |
| Shiawassee County | Perry Middle School/High School (2555 Britton Rd., Perry) and then to Owosso Middle School (219 North Water St., Owosso) | 5:15 p.m | The rally will begin in Perry and then people will travel to Owosso. All laid-off employees will wear black with pink numbers indicating how many laid-off. The rest will wear school colors. | Suzanne Clark; MEA Corunna Office; 989-725-2107 |
| Livingston County | Brighton Mill Pond | 4:30 -6:30 p.m | Rally with music, hot dogs, balloons; legislators are being invited | Barry Goode; 810-252-1864 (cell) |
| Van Buren County | Van Buren ISD Tech Center; (490 S. Paw Paw St.; Lawrence) | 5:30 - Dinner | County-wide Rally and Dinner, including recognition of VBCEA scholarship winners and two "Friend of Education" honorees; MEA lobbyist Don Noble will speak. | Melanie Waltz; MEA Gobles Office; 269-628-7300 |
| St. Joseph County | Scidmore Park (Michigan Ave. in Three Rivers) | 5 - 7 p.m. | Rally, food, fun, face-painting; Superintendent and Board of Education member to speak. | Denise Munoz-Pyle; Southwestern Michigan Education Association; 269-344-7428 |
| Monroe County | St. Mary's Park (downtown Monroe); River Raisin bridge | 5 p.m. | "Bridging the Gap - Enough is Enough" Rally and picnic in the park; lining the bridge. | Tim Cady; Monroe Co. Education Association; 734-242-0551 |
| Barry County | County Courthouse (206 West Court St., Hastings) | 5-6 p.m. | Rally; passing out ESP coloring books to kids. | Ervin Pratt; MEA Belding Office; 616-794-0340 |
| Ionia County | County Courthouse (100 West Main St., Ionia) | 5-6 p.m. | Rep. Mike Huckleberry to speak; rally; ESP coloring books for kids | Rulesha Payne; MEA Belding Office; 616-794-0340 |
| Montcalm County | County Courthouse (617 North State St., Stanton) | 5-6 p.m. | Rally; passing out ESP coloring books to kids. | Nancy Valenta; MEA Belding Office; 616-794-0340 |
| Muskegon County | Hackley Park (downtown Muskegon) | 5 p.m. | Rally in the park across the street from Sen. VanWoerkom’s office. | Cristi Tardani, MEA Spring Lake Office; 616-846-5600 |
| Rogers City | Rogers City Sports Park ("The Hole") | 6 p.m. | Rally with food followed by softball game hosted by Rogers City EA & ESP and Posen EA and ESP. | Deb Larson; MEA Alpena Office; 989-356-4551 |
| Mio | High School | 6 p.m. | Softball game between EA and ESP members. | Deb Larson; MEA Alpena Office; 989-356-4551 |
| Alpena | Culligan Park (corner of Chisholm and Second) | 6 p.m. | Rally at Harborside Mall; Line U.S. 23 North in Alpena with signs and hand out stickers and message cards. | Deb Larson; MEA Alpena Office; 989-356-4551 |
| Alcona | Alcona Community Schools (51 N. Barlow Road, Lincoln) | 5:30 p.m. | Informational picketing before school board meeting. | Deb Larson; MEA Alpena Office; 989-356-4551 |
| Boyne City | Old middle school on the corner of Main and Park | 5:40 p.m. | March to Veteran's Memorial Park for 6 p.m. rally, entertainment; Speaker to be Barry Anderson. | Mary Lieberman; MEA Petoskey Office; 231-347-6021 |
| Cheboygan | Washington Park (dowtown Cheboygan) | 5:30 p.m. | Rally, entertainment, and speakers, including MEA Secretary-Treasurer Peggy McLellan & Rep. Andy Neumann. | Bob Kwiatkoski; MEA Petoskey Office; 231-347-6021 |
| Petoskey and Eastern UP | North Central Michigan College (Howard St., Petoskey) | 5:40 p.m. | March to Pennsylvania Park followed by speakers, including State Rep. Gary McDowell. | Mary Lieberman; MEA Petoskey Office; 231-347-6021 |
| Marquette | Lake Bancroft Park (Ishpeming; rain site: Elks Lodge, 597 Lakeshore Drive) | 3 p.m. | BBQ Picnic & Rally for Marquette & Alger County school employees and supporters at Lake Bancroft Park (Elks Lodge - rain site). Featured speaker: State Rep. Steve Lindberg, House Education Committee. | Stuart Skauge; MEA Negaunee Office; 906-475-4188 |
| Houghton-Hancock | Veteran's Park | 6 p.m. | Rally; Rep. Mike Lahti will be speaking. | Terry LaJeunesse; Copper Country Education Association; 906-482-7345 |
| Dickinson County | Marion Park (Norway) | 5-7 p.m. Central | Bring family and friends for rally and food. | Janice Gayan; MEA Escanaba Officen; 906-786-7903 |
| Ironwood | MEA Office (N10307 Lake Road, Ironwood) | 3:30 p.m. Central | Kick off informational campaign and community awareness through ads, car window signs; each local will hold its own mini-rally. | Steve Smith; Western Upper Penninsula Education Association; 906-932-5501 |
Updated: June 17, 2010 10:44 AM