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Jersey City local street Artist PJW or “Pappi” – who made some intriguing metal sculptures before such as the Glass Bottle Bubbles, Chain Stars/Web, Flynn Star, and Chain Indecision – is back.

At 3rd and Brunswick (out side Madam Claude’s), you will see a decorated tree which he names “Mylar Tree”.

Here’s his message sent via email:

“I know it has been a long time since I did any public art stunt… This weekend Monica and I were able to decorate a tree. A few passerby
asked curiously why but it was pretty low key. However, at one point I
was up in the tree and a cop car put on his sirens and sped towards
us… I thought, okay here we go!.. but then he turned off his
siren/lights just as he got close… so I guess they liked it…”

Hopefully, the decorations stay up despite the strong winds and heavy downpour.

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Below is a short clip of the event:

The rally was organized by “Parents and Communities United for Education” (PCUE) — the Jersey City chapter of “Statewide Education Organizing Committee” (SEOCNJ), whose objective is to make community (particularly the parents) more involved in the education of their children.

There are 6 ideals* that the group is fighting for …

• A Tutoring Center – a tutoring center in each high school so that it can assist students who are falling through the cracks, to catch up and move forward.
• Guidance Counselor – PCUE believes that a face to face quarterly meeting with students can help them “flowchart” their career.
• Scholarship Fund – to assist undocumented immigrant children planning to go to college
• A School District that Listens – PCUE wants a school district that listens to the parents and allows them to evaluate their chirldren’s school.
• Annual Report Card – PCUE believes that an annual report card will show the progress of the children’s learning.
• More communication – PCUE believes that the school district should make a serious effort to deliver information to the parents in languages they can fully understand to strengthen “parent support”

*These ideals were taken from the flyers that PCUE organizers were handing out to people during their rally.

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