occupy wall street reports on occupy graduation, blogged earlier here, along with student loan blog links. at colleges and universities across the country, students are attending their graduation ceremonies with their student debt amounts displayed on their graduation gowns or caps, or wearing balls and chains to symbolize the weight of the debt.
occupy graduation protesters
at the university of southern maine
more sign-up information here at occupy graduation. from Diana Delgado, with occupy graduation:
Occupy Graduation urges students to participate. Signing up is as easy as organizing a group of 10 or more students and then visiting the Occupy Graduation website at http://occupygraduation.org/. Please note, this demonstration is a way to express student frustration without destroying graduation or disrespecting the meaning of this event for classmates and parents.
Organizing students interested in more ideas on how to effectively and respectfully be “heard” on graduation are encouraged to visit the website. In addition, students interested in purchasing the staple ball-and-chain props, but unable to do so for financial reasons, can contact Occupy Graduation for a reduced rate.
Press Contacts
Occupy Colleges – Natalia Abrams (323) 642-8102 info@occupycolleges.org
Occupy Student Debt – Kyle McCarthy (415) 483-9191 –Kyle@OccupyStudentDebt.org
Occupy Student Debt - Stef Gray - (212) 417-0428 -stefaniefaithgray@gmail.com
Everado Gonzalez protests his student debt
at San Francisco State University
student loan debt in the u.s. recently topped one trillion dollars.
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