More on the massive student protest soon....Sources have told us that the AZ legislature's budget-cut fans are scheming to accelerate the vote on decimating AZ education!
Phone-flood campaign:
Even if you have called before, call the state legislature and demand to speak with the governor's office:
602 - 542 - 4900
Then call back and ask to speak with Rep. Kavanagh (602) 926-5170, Speaker Adams (602) 926-5495, President Burns (602) 926-5993 and Sen. Pearce (602) 926-5760.
Tell them they are taking us down the road to total economic devastation. These cuts will result in massive lay-offs and destabilize our state.
Have your parents call. Have your friends call. Ask your classmates to call. Tell your professors about it. Do not let these proposed cuts sneak in under the radar. Demand that your elected officials hear your voice!
You do not need to be an Arizona resident or a U.S. citizen to call. You have a right to stand up for your education and your job!
Fernanda Echavarri of the Tucson Citizen has already posted her article on the protests: http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/108824.php
From UA News: What University presidents say about the cuts: http://uanews.org/node/23718
And the Daily Star is on top of the protest: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/277862.php
And the Arizona Republic reports on the protest, although they seem to have undercounted the number of students (they say 1,000, but we were there, and it was more like 2,000): http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/01/28/20090128studentprotest0129-ON.html
From Northern Arizona: 1/2 of the original cuts are being considered by some lawmakers: http://azdailysun.com/articles/2009/01/28/news/20090128_front_189829.txt
The latest is that Jan Brewer, 'our' new governor is refusing to submit her 2010 budget proposal. Could it be that she doesn't want her name on the extremely unpopular education budget cuts? Call her office and ask!
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/277903.php
On the TV:
KOLD News 13 (Wondering who was in that helicopter over the protest? It was them!): http://www.kold.com/global/story.asp?s=9750343
KGUN9:http://www.kgun9.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=3387828&at1=News&h1=Students Protest Cuts at Capitol
Also, Paula Aboud, Arizona State Senator, gave Sallygradstudent a high five at the rally at the state capitol today. Write her an e-mail and thank her for supporting public education. Fighting for justice can feel like an exhausting and thankless job sometimes: mailto:paboud@azleg.
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