Cheyney University students walk out!
by Chris Carter On April 20, 2011 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania students organized and executed a protest in the form of a walkout against the proposed budget cuts from PA Governor Tom Corbett. Organized by campus student leaders, the goals of the event were to educate students about the budget cuts and what they mean […]
Can you hear us now?!
By Angela DeLuca This Thursday, April 14, The Associated Students of UCLA and the University of California Student Association joined together to put on a free, nonprofit concert to protest the budget cuts to higher education in California. The event featured rapper Thurz of U-N-I, artist Trek Life and Rob Roy who appeared free of […]
Corporate tax dodgers cost us
By Nessma Bashi With manufacturing on the decline, Michiganders have found it increasingly difficult to succeed without a college education. Given the rising unemployment rate and the state’s attempts to promote economic growth through the attraction of new industries, it is clear that equal access to higher education will play an integral role in defining […]
Fight Back Florida!
By Curtis Hierro On March 25th, the UCF Student Labor Action Project participated in a Fight Back Florida Day of Action in Orlando, FL. Fight Back Florida is a coalition representing working class interests from across the state of Florida, which includes student groups and organized labor. The rally was a part of numerous actions […]
UMass Amherst Community Solidarity with Workers – Participates in National Teach-In
By UMass SLAP Inspired by the recent activity by citizens in Wisconsin, the UMass Amherst community gathered on Tuesday April 5th in solidarity along, with over 222 campuses, in a national teach-in.
Denver students walk out!
This past Monday on April 4th, over 200 students in Denver, Colorado participated in a walk-out and rally in support of labor and education. The action was in conjunction with the April 4th “We Are One” National Day of Action that SLAP, Jobs with Justice, and United States Student Association all actively participated in as […]
Gainesville, Florida and National Farmworker Awareness Week
By Victoria Mena The Gainesville Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice (IAIJ) joined with local partners in recognition of the labor that the estimated 2-3 million men, women and children working in this country endure as they harvest food for our consumption and to advocate for fair working and living conditions. The IAIJ organized several events […]
A movement that cannot be stopped!
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m excited to tell you that yesterday over 1,000 actions took place not only around the country but around the world in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his assassination […]
They say cut back, we say fight back!
Right now, the attacks being launched against higher education are challenging how we as a country prioritize education and who should get it. These attacks are happening on the federal and state level, and students are fighting back around the country. Take the story of Isaiah Toney: “On March 16th, the people of DC rose […]
Students and Workers are fighting back!
Photo by SEIU. Across the country, people like you are fighting back against attacks being waged against our communities. In the past few days we’ve seen hundreds of thousands people taking action around the country and there’s more to come! We are still fighting back against attacks on higher education and collective bargaining, attacks on […]
