So it’s here — the kickoff to 2011’s Month of Action. I’ve started a Google Map to track what goes on today and throughout the month, and I’ll be updating it over the course of the day. The United States Student Association has actions listed in eleven states, most of which I haven’t had the chance to add yet, while the good folks at Defend Public Education have a lot of info on what’s going on in California.
If you know of something I haven’t put up, post a comment, and be sure to follow #March2 on Twitter for all the latest from around the country.
Update | As of 2:00 pm ET, I’ve got twenty-nine actions in thirteen states (and DC) on the map, with more to come.
Second Update | It’s 7:30 pm in the East now, and there’s all sorts of stuff going on. California had a bunch of actions that haven’t made it onto the map yet, several of which are still going on. There’s been one arrest at Laney College, a community college not far from Berkeley. There’s a sit-in happening at UC Santa Cruz, and a building is under occupation at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. (Those occupiers already have a blog, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account, by the way. Nicely done!)
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March 2, 2011 at 8:57 am
Wesley Strong
There will be actions and events in Georgia:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143581122372575
Ohio:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152271574828874
and
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148280525232642
Detroit:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177191835658931
UMASS:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105823666163409
its likely there are others we don’t know about.
Nationally, we are building a month of actions including the March 11th international solidarity day with UPR, anti-war demos on March 19th and april 9th/10th and most importantly a day of student walkouts and strikes on March 31st – several locations are gearing up for this, too, and we expect more to join in after today.
March 2, 2011 at 9:16 am
Wesley Strong
and we are promoting the use of the following hastags:
#globalEdu
#March4Ed
#Mar2
#march2nd
#ismna
@DefendPublicEdu
March 2, 2011 at 10:51 am
Jon Berger
Student-labor solidarity action in UMD-College Park today: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132699856800648&index=1
March 2, 2011 at 4:46 pm
hatcityhoppers
Western Connecticut University will be joining our sister schools to give testimony en-masse at the Connecticut Capitol in Hartford on March 10th.
March 2, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Steve Jay
Please sign and share:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/help-end-minus-grading-affecting-gpa/
Thanks
March 8, 2011 at 1:21 am
SHM
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