Read how Bernie Sanders inspired the #MillionStudentMarch

[Catherina]

Dani Douglas-Gabriel @DaniDougPost

Read how @SenSanders inspired #MillionStudentMarch wpo.st/1lvm0

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Million Student March fights for debt-free college
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel November 12 at 4:16 PM


Erika Civitarese, a junior at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, rallies students at the campus’ Million Student March on Nov. 12, 2015. (Photo by Olivia Servaes)

Students at 110 college campuses across the country planned to walk out of class Thursday to march for an affordable education.

The aptly named Million Student March has been months in the making, inspired by national campaigns to boost minimum wages, explained Beth Huang, a coordinator for the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP), an initiative of a labor union and foundation-funded group called Jobs with Justice.

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White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has been one of the most vocal advocates for lowering the cost of college on the campaign trail, proposing a cost-share agreement in which states would pony up $1 for every $2 the federal government invests in higher education.

Something Sanders said — about how to bring student debt to an end — was what gave organizers the idea for the march.

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Although Sanders inspired the movement, organizers say they’re not backing him — or any other candidate — because they want to encourage a broad coalition. They created a Facebook page and Web site, calling students across the country to action. Axelbank said the response was overwhelming. The group launched a central organizing committee to flesh out the demands and plan the day of action.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/12/million-student-march-fights-for-debt-free-college/?postshare=3541447363314061&tid=ss_tw

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[randys1]

1. Why am I ONLY hearing about this here at DU? I didnt watch Rachel last night, or Lawrence

and I usually do, did they cover it?

This is such a huge issue but most of your fly over folk dont think so, has to be a way to convince them otherwise.

[Catherina]

3. I don'y know if they did (I don't watch the MSM). RT covered it

it was extensively planned for and talked about through grassroots channels. The next one is on Monday. The right wing is in full attack mode over this. Fox covered it to sneer at & their minions are all over social media attacking.

CBS reported on it too

CBS News Verified account ?@CBSNews 19h19 hours ago

#MillionStudentMarch demonstrations happening at schools from Massachusetts to Hawaii

November 12, 2015, 5:11 PM
Campus marches over student debt held around the country

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Students at more than a hundred colleges and universities are staging marches in support of free tuition, a $15 minimum wage for campus workers and the cancellation of debt from student loans.

Hunter college students call to fight budget cuts and liberate CUNY #MillionStudentMarch pic.twitter.com/pITA1lmXxy
— Alexandra Rosenmann (@alexpreditor) November 12, 2015

Known as the Million Student March, the demonstrations happening Thursday at schools from Massachusetts to Hawaii were inspired by remarks Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders made in June.

The Democratic presidential candidate said Republicans in Congress would be forced to tackle the student debt problem if a million young people marched on Washington.

Hey hey, hi ho, student debt has got to go #MillionStudentMarch pic.twitter.com/BsdhjS3s1r
— Charles Idelson (@cidelson) November 12, 2015

Most of the events were planned at public universities and colleges, although a few private colleges organized rallies to show support.

CBS Philadelphia reports that in Philly, students from Drexel, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple, the Community College of Philadelphia and area high schools were marching from their respective school to City Hall on Thursday.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/campus-marches-over-student-debt-held-around-the-country/

[randys1]

4. Why am I not surprised RT covered something that has a negative view of America

But I digress, not the point of all this.

If Bernie accomplishes only one thing with this one time run for the WH, whether he makes it all the way or not, and that one thing is this, it will be life changing for millions.

For all of us really.

[msongs]

2. getting everything free is a powerful motivating force. of course SOMEBODY is going to

have to pay for all this free stuff...as long as it's not the million students in the march

[randys1]

5. Silly comment