Get on the bus to stop student debt
By Chris Hicks, National Student Labor Action Project Coordinator A month ago I was standing outside of Sallie Mae’s DC office with over three hundred students from all over the country asking for a meeting with Sallie Mae CEO Albert Lord, and Sallie Mae responded by calling the police and having 36 of my friends […]
The 99% Spring has arrived!
Below is a collection of reflections of students who participated in the 99% Spring trainings from April 9th – 15th. Go through the online training today by learning more at The 99Spring! By Lindsay Damiano of University of Oregon SLAP The 99% Spring Training inspired, empowered, and ignited me. Meeting on a gloomy Saturday in […]
Sallie Mae, can you hear us now?
On March 26th, over 300 students from around the country came together to turn their individual stories into the public narrative. Below is a collection of reflections from students that took to the streets, faced arrest, and didn’t back down when Sallie Mae did everything they could to scare them away. At the end […]
36 students were arrested, but the criminals were inside
By Chris Hicks, National SLAP Coordinator With fists in the air, the students silently marched towards 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue. Many even locking arms as they moved forward together.
It’s time to escalate for the 99%
Things never should have reached this point. That’s why students are taking direct action in the fight to preserve our campuses, protect workers, and make sure students have a say in how our campus operates.
Occupy the Department of Education
“You’re going to have a generation of young people enslaved to the credit card industry, enslaved to the student debt industry,” Justin Butler, a student at George Washington University Law School, said as he marched to the Department of Education, having just left a protest outside the private student lender Sallie Mae.
Peer Mentor Update: I was in the room
By Avery Fuerst of UMass SLAP At 8 a.m. Friday, February 24th, over 60 UMass Amherst students held a silent protest at Whitmore, the head administrative building on campus, to publically stand united against the firing of the Peer Mentors (PMs) and Apartment Living Assistants (ALAs).
Albert Lord, we need to talk.
For months now, we have been asking Sallie Mae to meet with us to talk about the burden that student debt causes us and our communities. We’ve only heard silence in return.
Urgent! UMass student workers need your help!
Last December, right before finals began the UMass Amherst Residential Life terminated 73 Peer Mentor and Apartment Living Assistance student positions without consent or the consideration of students.
Student Debt Week of Action Feb 27 – March 2
By Chris Hicks, National SLAP Coordinator Martin Luther King, Jr. asked the question: “Where do we go from here: chaos or community?” That question still rings true today, especially for any college student or recent graduate.
