F.Y.I.
On Thursday, January 11th, students from around the country have organized a National Day of Action to encourage Congress to make the college education more affordable by increasing financial aid to students and slashing interest rates. As I know you have all heard me talk about, and most likely already know, one cannot over-emphasize the importance of an education in a young person's life and every American student should be provided with an equal opportunity, regardless of race, socio-economic position, or educational background, to apply to and, upon acceptance, affordably attend a college. For those of us approaching, beginning, or enduring the stress and effort these educations require, additional financial stress is hardly desired or necessary considering the outrageous wealth in much of this country. We as Americans are truly blessed with frequent opportunities for great educations, but the high costs often hamper many a potential doctor, writer, engineer, politician...the list goes on. This day of action is an opportunity to address the issue in the same spirit with which we recently re-vamped our Congress with a swell of new, young, strong and open-minded voters.
The Day of Action on 1/11/07 includes a lobbying and press conference in D.C. along with a nation-wide effort through phone calls and letters to our representatives in Congress.
At the following website, you can send a letter to your representative:
http://campusprogress.org/common/1352/national-day-to-make-college-affordable-1707
These websites are affliated with this movement and will provide you with further information:
The Nation: "Act to Make College More Affordable"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20070104/cm_thenation/15154208
Campaign for America's Future "Revitalizing Education"
http://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_campaigns/education/index.cfm
Campus Progress at the Center for American Progress
http://debthitshard.org/
http://campusprogress.org/
League of Young Voters Education Fund
http://www.youngvoter.net/
Mobilize.org
http://www.mobilize.org/studentdebt
Project on Student Debt
http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org/
Student Debt Alert
http://www.studentdebtalert.org/
All of these websites I got off the movements group page on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, check it out. The number of Facebook group members will supposedly be announced at the press conference on the eleventh to gage support.
Thank you!
The Day of Action on 1/11/07 includes a lobbying and press conference in D.C. along with a nation-wide effort through phone calls and letters to our representatives in Congress.
At the following website, you can send a letter to your representative:
http://campusprogress.org/common/1352/national-day-to-make-college-affordable-1707
These websites are affliated with this movement and will provide you with further information:
The Nation: "Act to Make College More Affordable"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20070104/cm_thenation/15154208
Campaign for America's Future "Revitalizing Education"
http://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_campaigns/education/index.cfm
Campus Progress at the Center for American Progress
http://debthitshard.org/
http://campusprogress.org/
League of Young Voters Education Fund
http://www.youngvoter.net/
Mobilize.org
http://www.mobilize.org/studentdebt
Project on Student Debt
http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org/
Student Debt Alert
http://www.studentdebtalert.org/
All of these websites I got off the movements group page on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, check it out. The number of Facebook group members will supposedly be announced at the press conference on the eleventh to gage support.
Thank you!