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Counterpoint PA's Journal"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO]
These are videos from the latest edition of my show, Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this very special edition of the show, I present footage I took of the October 29 “Believe in ESU” rally, where students, professors, union activists, and others protested against education funding cuts and the resulting planned faculty and programs cuts at East Stroudsburg University right in my hometown.
PA Headlines for this special edition of the show consists of a series of speeches given at the rally culminating with the protesters' march.
The show starts with the two speeches from professors that launched the rally:
This next video features several students speaking about the importance of quality education in their lives and the importance of activism in fighting for a quality education:
Two student poets wrote poems about the budget battle to read at the rally that really riled up the crowd:
An ESU professor and union activist shared her convictions about quality public higher education with the crowd at the rally and encouraged the students to continue raising awareness about the ESU budget battle among their as-yet-uninformed peers:
Next, these students shared extremely personal stories, but were no less fierce in their defense of quality education. One asks, "Has ESU now become a welfare program for administrators at the expense of students and faculty?":
And this is the protesters' march from the site of the rally to an administration building, chanting "no more cuts":
This special edition of The Breakdown features two interviews I did while at the rally with people who organized it. We talked about how the event was organized, the reasons so many people showed up, ESU's place in the community, and the state of public education in Pennsylvania:
And finally, fear not fellow Keith Olbermann loyalists, there is even a special "Believe in ESU" edition of the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. First I show the speech of a local Democratic state representative candidate who informed the crowd that their local Republican state representatives voted for the education cuts, followed by the speeches of spokespeople of said local Republican state representatives who claimed to champion education funding but carefully avoided countering the Democrat’s claims. Then there’s a short interview I did with another Democratic state representative candidate who was there about the discrepancy between the Republicans’ words and actions, and I end with some of my own commentary.
Tell me what you think about this edition of Counterpoint PA on Twitter @CounterpointPA or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and for those keeping track that interview with Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press about the PA bill that would gut the state's endangered species list is still on its way soon as a bonus video.
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO]
These are videos from the latest edition of my show, Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this very special edition of the show, I present footage I took of the October 29 “Believe in ESU” rally, where students, professors, union activists, and others protested against education funding cuts and the resulting planned faculty and programs cuts at East Stroudsburg University right in my hometown.
PA Headlines for this special edition of the show consists of a series of speeches given at the rally culminating with the protesters' march.
The show starts with the two speeches from professors that launched the rally:
This next video features several students speaking about the importance of quality education in their lives and the importance of activism in fighting for a quality education:
Two student poets wrote poems about the budget battle to read at the rally that really riled up the crowd:
An ESU professor and union activist shared her convictions about quality public higher education with the crowd at the rally and encouraged the students to continue raising awareness about the ESU budget battle among their as-yet-uninformed peers:
Next, these students shared extremely personal stories, but were no less fierce in their defense of quality education. One asks, "Has ESU now become a welfare program for administrators at the expense of students and faculty?":
And this is the protesters' march from the site of the rally to an administration building, chanting "no more cuts":
This special edition of The Breakdown features two interviews I did while at the rally with people who organized it. We talked about how the event was organized, the reasons so many people showed up, ESU's place in the community, and the state of public education in Pennsylvania:
And finally, fear not fellow Keith Olbermann loyalists, there is even a special "Believe in ESU" edition of the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. First I show the speech of a local Democratic state representative candidate who informed the crowd that their local Republican state representatives voted for the education cuts, followed by the speeches of spokespeople of said local Republican state representatives who claimed to champion education funding but carefully avoided countering the Democrat’s claims. Then there’s a short interview I did with another Democratic state representative candidate who was there about the discrepancy between the Republicans’ words and actions, and I end with some of my own commentary.
Tell me what you think about this edition of Counterpoint PA on Twitter @CounterpointPA or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and for those keeping track that interview with Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press about the PA bill that would gut the state's endangered species list is still on its way soon as a bonus video.
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO]
These are videos from the latest edition of my show, Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this very special edition of the show, I present footage I took of the October 29 “Believe in ESU” rally, where students, professors, union activists, and others protested against education funding cuts and the resulting planned faculty and programs cuts at East Stroudsburg University right in my hometown.
PA Headlines for this special edition of the show consists of a series of speeches given at the rally culminating with the protesters' march.
The show starts with the two speeches from professors that launched the rally:
This next video features several students speaking about the importance of quality education in their lives and the importance of activism in fighting for a quality education:
Two student poets wrote poems about the budget battle to read at the rally that really riled up the crowd:
An ESU professor and union activist shared her convictions about quality public higher education with the crowd at the rally and encouraged the students to continue raising awareness about the ESU budget battle among their as-yet-uninformed peers:
Next, these students shared extremely personal stories, but were no less fierce in their defense of quality education. One asks, "Has ESU now become a welfare program for administrators at the expense of students and faculty?":
And this is the protesters' march from the site of the rally to an administration building, chanting "no more cuts":
This special edition of The Breakdown features two interviews I did while at the rally with people who organized it. We talked about how the event was organized, the reasons so many people showed up, ESU's place in the community, and the state of public education in Pennsylvania:
And finally, fear not fellow Keith Olbermann loyalists, there is even a special "Believe in ESU" edition of the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. First I show the speech of a local Democratic state representative candidate who informed the crowd that their local Republican state representatives voted for the education cuts, followed by the speeches of spokespeople of said local Republican state representatives who claimed to champion education funding but carefully avoided countering the Democrat’s claims. Then there’s a short interview I did with another Democratic state representative candidate who was there about the discrepancy between the Republicans’ words and actions, and I end with some of my own commentary.
Tell me what you think about this edition of Counterpoint PA on Twitter @CounterpointPA or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and for those keeping track that interview with Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press about the PA bill that would gut the state's endangered species list is still on its way soon as a bonus video.
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO]
These are videos from the latest edition of my show, Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this very special edition of the show, I present footage I took of the October 29 “Believe in ESU” rally, where students, professors, union activists, and others protested against education funding cuts and the resulting planned faculty and programs cuts at East Stroudsburg University right in my hometown.
PA Headlines for this special edition of the show consists of a series of speeches given at the rally culminating with the protesters' march.
The show starts with the two speeches from professors that launched the rally:
This next video features several students speaking about the importance of quality education in their lives and the importance of activism in fighting for a quality education:
Two student poets wrote poems about the budget battle to read at the rally that really riled up the crowd:
An ESU professor and union activist shared her convictions about quality public higher education with the crowd at the rally and encouraged the students to continue raising awareness about the ESU budget battle among their as-yet-uninformed peers:
Next, these students shared extremely personal stories, but were no less fierce in their defense of quality education. One asks, "Has ESU now become a welfare program for administrators at the expense of students and faculty?":
And this is the protesters' march from the site of the rally to an administration building, chanting "no more cuts":
This special edition of The Breakdown features two interviews I did while at the rally with people who organized it. We talked about how the event was organized, the reasons so many people showed up, ESU's place in the community, and the state of public education in Pennsylvania:
And finally, fear not fellow Keith Olbermann loyalists, there is even a special "Believe in ESU" edition of the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. First I show the speech of a local Democratic state representative candidate who informed the crowd that their local Republican state representatives voted for the education cuts, followed by the speeches of spokespeople of said local Republican state representatives who claimed to champion education funding but carefully avoided countering the Democrat’s claims. Then there’s a short interview I did with another Democratic state representative candidate who was there about the discrepancy between the Republicans’ words and actions, and I end with some of my own commentary.
Tell me what you think about this edition of Counterpoint PA on Twitter @CounterpointPA or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and for those keeping track that interview with Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press about the PA bill that would gut the state's endangered species list is still on its way soon as a bonus video.
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO]
These are videos from the latest edition of my show, Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this very special edition of the show, I present footage I took of the October 29 “Believe in ESU” rally, where students, professors, union activists, and others protested against education funding cuts and the resulting planned faculty and programs cuts at East Stroudsburg University right in my hometown.
PA Headlines for this special edition of the show consists of a series of speeches given at the rally culminating with the protesters' march.
The show starts with the two speeches from professors that launched the rally:
This next video features several students speaking about the importance of quality education in their lives and the importance of activism in fighting for a quality education:
Two student poets wrote poems about the budget battle to read at the rally that really riled up the crowd:
An ESU professor and union activist shared her convictions about quality public higher education with the crowd at the rally and encouraged the students to continue raising awareness about the ESU budget battle among their as-yet-uninformed peers:
Next, these students shared extremely personal stories, but were no less fierce in their defense of quality education. One asks, "Has ESU now become a welfare program for administrators at the expense of students and faculty?":
And this is the protesters' march from the site of the rally to an administration building, chanting "no more cuts":
This special edition of The Breakdown features two interviews I did while at the rally with people who organized it. We talked about how the event was organized, the reasons so many people showed up, ESU's place in the community, and the state of public education in Pennsylvania:
And finally, fear not fellow Keith Olbermann loyalists, there is even a special "Believe in ESU" edition of the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. First I show the speech of a local Democratic state representative candidate who informed the crowd that their local Republican state representatives voted for the education cuts, followed by the speeches of spokespeople of said local Republican state representatives who claimed to champion education funding but carefully avoided countering the Democrat’s claims. Then there’s a short interview I did with another Democratic state representative candidate who was there about the discrepancy between the Republicans’ words and actions, and I end with some of my own commentary.
Tell me what you think about this edition of Counterpoint PA on Twitter @CounterpointPA or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and for those keeping track that interview with Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press about the PA bill that would gut the state's endangered species list is still on its way soon as a bonus video.
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO]
These are videos from the latest edition of my show, Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this very special edition of the show, I present footage I took of the October 29 “Believe in ESU” rally, where students, professors, union activists, and others protested against education funding cuts and the resulting planned faculty and programs cuts at East Stroudsburg University right in my hometown.
PA Headlines for this special edition of the show consists of a series of speeches given at the rally culminating with the protesters' march.
The show starts with the two speeches from professors that launched the rally:
This next video features several students speaking about the importance of quality education in their lives and the importance of activism in fighting for a quality education:
Two student poets wrote poems about the budget battle to read at the rally that really riled up the crowd:
An ESU professor and union activist shared her convictions about quality public higher education with the crowd at the rally and encouraged the students to continue raising awareness about the ESU budget battle among their as-yet-uninformed peers:
Next, these students shared extremely personal stories, but were no less fierce in their defense of quality education. One asks, "Has ESU now become a welfare program for administrators at the expense of students and faculty?":
And this is the protesters' march from the site of the rally to an administration building, chanting "no more cuts":
This special edition of The Breakdown features two interviews I did while at the rally with people who organized it. We talked about how the event was organized, the reasons so many people showed up, ESU's place in the community, and the state of public education in Pennsylvania:
And finally, fear not fellow Keith Olbermann loyalists, there is even a special "Believe in ESU" edition of the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. First I show the speech of a local Democratic state representative candidate who informed the crowd that their local Republican state representatives voted for the education cuts, followed by the speeches of spokespeople of said local Republican state representatives who claimed to champion education funding but carefully avoided countering the Democrat’s claims. Then there’s a short interview I did with another Democratic state representative candidate who was there about the discrepancy between the Republicans’ words and actions, and I end with some of my own commentary.
Tell me what you think about this edition of Counterpoint PA on Twitter @CounterpointPA or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and for those keeping track that interview with Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press about the PA bill that would gut the state's endangered species list is still on its way soon as a bonus video.
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO]
These are videos from the latest edition of my show, Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this very special edition of the show, I present footage I took of the October 29 “Believe in ESU” rally, where students, professors, union activists, and others protested against education funding cuts and the resulting planned faculty and programs cuts at East Stroudsburg University right in my hometown.
PA Headlines for this special edition of the show consists of a series of speeches given at the rally culminating with the protesters' march.
The show starts with the two speeches from professors that launched the rally:
This next video features several students speaking about the importance of quality education in their lives and the importance of activism in fighting for a quality education:
Two student poets wrote poems about the budget battle to read at the rally that really riled up the crowd:
An ESU professor and union activist shared her convictions about quality public higher education with the crowd at the rally and encouraged the students to continue raising awareness about the ESU budget battle among their as-yet-uninformed peers:
Next, these students shared extremely personal stories, but were no less fierce in their defense of quality education. One asks, "Has ESU now become a welfare program for administrators at the expense of students and faculty?":
And this is the protesters' march from the site of the rally to an administration building, chanting "no more cuts":
This special edition of The Breakdown features two interviews I did while at the rally with people who organized it. We talked about how the event was organized, the reasons so many people showed up, ESU's place in the community, and the state of public education in Pennsylvania:
And finally, fear not fellow Keith Olbermann loyalists, there is even a special "Believe in ESU" edition of the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. First I show the speech of a local Democratic state representative candidate who informed the crowd that their local Republican state representatives voted for the education cuts, followed by the speeches of spokespeople of said local Republican state representatives who claimed to champion education funding but carefully avoided countering the Democrat’s claims. Then there’s a short interview I did with another Democratic state representative candidate who was there about the discrepancy between the Republicans’ words and actions, and I end with some of my own commentary.
Tell me what you think about this edition of Counterpoint PA on Twitter @CounterpointPA or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and for those keeping track that interview with Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press about the PA bill that would gut the state's endangered species list is still on its way soon as a bonus video.
Marijuana Smokers Arrested for Civil Disobedience; Syrians & Grannies Protest War [VIDEO]
This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.
In Activism in Action, a lightning-round update on the latest progressive protests around the Pennsylvania, I talk about a marijuana legalization protest in Philadelphia that culminated in some protesters being arrested for smoking marijuana in an act of civil disobedience (including a video clip of the arrests), and two unique groups that came out a few weeks ago to protest what then looked like America's imminent bombing of Syria: a group of Syrian-Pennsylvanians and the Granny Peace Brigade.
For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)
Check out the Counterpoint PA YouTube channel for the rest of this edition of the show.
Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa.
Risky Wall Street Swaps Costing PA Millions, PA Senate Considers Ban [VIDEO]
This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.
In this video, I discuss a proposal in the PA Senate to ban local governments and school districts from making risky Wall Street swaps deals; including a hearing about the bill where former state Auditor General Jack Wagner (D) said these kinds of swaps have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars and the strident support of progressive state Senator Rob Teplitz (D) in favor of the proposed ban.
For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)
Check out the Counterpoint PA YouTube channel for the rest of this edition of the show.
Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa.
Risky Wall Street Swaps Costing PA Millions, PA Senate Considers Ban [VIDEO]
This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.
In this video, I discuss a proposal in the PA Senate to ban local governments and school districts from making risky Wall Street swaps deals; including a hearing about the bill where former state Auditor General Jack Wagner (D) said these kinds of swaps have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars and the strident support of progressive state Senator Rob Teplitz (D) in favor of the proposed ban.
For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)
Check out the Counterpoint PA YouTube channel for the rest of this edition of the show.
Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa.
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