This press release has been floating around the web for a few days now:
For immediate release:
The Coalition to Defend Education is putting out its next call to action against the dismantling of public education in Michigan. This Friday, April 15th at 2:00 pm students at Wayne State University will be joined by their professors and allies from the Detroit Public Schools community as well as other metro area colleges to call on President Gilmour to freeze tuition at Wayne State University, maintain academic support services, preserve the integrity of research and ensure the provision of quality education at Michigan’s only urban research university.
Gilmour, who has been Interim President, is being inaugurated as permanent President on this Friday at 3:00 pm. At 2:00 the Coalition and its allies will gather for a picket in front of the Community Arts Auditorium where the Inauguration is to occur. We will demand that as President, Mr. Gilmour refuse to participate in the dismantling of higher education. Over the past 10 years Wayne State has raised tuition over 231% while simultaneously cutting services; students are paying more for less.
Students will not accept enormous burdens of debt to pursue what is necessary not only to join the workforce, but also necessary to pull this state and nation out of crisis - higher education. Higher education has never been more necessary. Our message is simple, now is not the time to dismantle education.
This will be the first in a series of escalations. The same demands delivered to President Gilmour will be articulated at the April 20th WSU Board of Governor’s meeting. More information on this and other future events is forthcoming.
The Coalition to Defend Education is an organization birthed from the solidarity of Detroit area university and community college students, Detroit Public Schools parents and students, as well as professors and graduate assistants employed at WSU.
We stand in solidarity with workers and students in Wisconsin, Michigan, across the Midwest, and throughout the nation whose economic and democratic rights are under attack.
Please join us.
Email: coalitiontodefendeducation@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/detroit.defend.education
Web: coalitiontodefendeducation.wordpress.com
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