Well now there is a campaign called Occupy Student Debt. Organizers are looking for 1 million debtor pledges to refuse to pay off loans after a million signatures have been collected. They are also collecting the signatures of any other supporters, including teachers. At the time of this posting, there are 2,026 debtor pledges, 343 supportive faculty pledges, and another 489 non-debtor supportive signatories.
More here in a Nation article at truthout. Rachel Signer writes:
In seeking to gain one million signatures, the campaign is looking for strength in collective action, which will be important if it is to succeed. One thousand people refusing to pay their loans—and potentially suffering the consequences of default—will not make much of an impact. But the organizers hope that one million could make an effective statement while also launching a political movement.Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! speaks with the campaign in the video below:
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