Saturday, December 16th 2017, from 10am-3pm, in Richmond, the Virginia Civic Engagement Table, Virginia Latina Advocacy Network, and others are holding an day-long event to discuss economic justice issues, including student loan debt, affordable housing, raising the minimum wage, access to healthcare, and wage theft.
Venue to be determined. Free.
For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
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Friday, December 1, 2017
Sunday, April 23, 2017
VCU Board of Visitors Protest Meeting: No Tuition Hikes
Today, April 23rd 2017, from 1-4pm, at VCU's Cabell Library (901 Park Avenue, Richmond VA), several groups (Our Revolution RVA, Richmond Struggle, and Young Greens at VCU) are holding a meeting to plan a protest of the May Board of Visitors meeting, in response to proposed tuition hikes at VCU.
The venue is wheelchair accessible with accessible bathrooms and single-occupancy bathrooms in the basement.
For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
The venue is wheelchair accessible with accessible bathrooms and single-occupancy bathrooms in the basement.
For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Reading and Signing with Tressie McMillan Cottom: "Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy"
Friday, April 14th 2017, from 7-8pm, at Chop Suey Books (2913 West Cary Street, Richmond VA), there will be a book talk and signing with Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of "Lower Ed: the Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy." From the event description:
"More than two million students are enrolled in for-profit colleges, from the small family-run operations to the behemoths brandished on billboards, subway ads, and late-night commercials. These schools have been around just as long as their bucolic not-for-profit counterparts, yet shockingly little is known about why they have expanded so rapidly in recent years--during the so-called Wall Street era of for-profit colleges. In Lower Ed Tressie McMillan Cottom--a bold and rising public scholar, herself once a recruiter at two for-profit colleges--expertly parses the fraught dynamics of this big-money industry to show precisely how it is part and parcel of the growing inequality plaguing the country today."
Free, open to the public. Parking is available on the street and in various public free parking garages, the nearest being located at 18 South Colonial Avenue. For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
"More than two million students are enrolled in for-profit colleges, from the small family-run operations to the behemoths brandished on billboards, subway ads, and late-night commercials. These schools have been around just as long as their bucolic not-for-profit counterparts, yet shockingly little is known about why they have expanded so rapidly in recent years--during the so-called Wall Street era of for-profit colleges. In Lower Ed Tressie McMillan Cottom--a bold and rising public scholar, herself once a recruiter at two for-profit colleges--expertly parses the fraught dynamics of this big-money industry to show precisely how it is part and parcel of the growing inequality plaguing the country today."
Free, open to the public. Parking is available on the street and in various public free parking garages, the nearest being located at 18 South Colonial Avenue. For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Tressie McMillan Cottom: "The Rise of For-Profit Universities and Rising Inequality"
Wednesday, February 22nd 2017, from 4-6pm, at VCU's Cabell Library (901 Park Avenue, Richmond VA), VCU professor Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom will speak on for-profit universities. From the event description:
"A much-needed examination of the recent expansion of for-profit universities, which have put millions of young people into serious debt at the beginning of their careers. Cottom links the rise of for-profit universities to rising inequality, drawing on her own experience as an admissions counselor at two for-profit universities, and interviewing students, activists, and senior executives in the industry."
For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google Calendar, click here.
"A much-needed examination of the recent expansion of for-profit universities, which have put millions of young people into serious debt at the beginning of their careers. Cottom links the rise of for-profit universities to rising inequality, drawing on her own experience as an admissions counselor at two for-profit universities, and interviewing students, activists, and senior executives in the industry."
For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google Calendar, click here.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
2017 General Assembly: Bills Involving Education
Note: Bills can still be filed until January 20th, so new items may be added. To see my master list of 2017 legislative topics, click here.
The letters before a bill’s number designate its chamber of origin. HB= House Bill, SB= Senate Bill, HR= House Resolution, etc.
Bills to support:
SB 985, SB 986, and SB 987 all limit the allowed yearly tuition rate increases for public institutions.
HB 1462: Expands acceptable voting IDs to include photo IDs from colleges in other states.
HB 1534 and SB 995 both limit the duration of long-term out of school suspensions from 364 days to 45 days.
Bills to oppose:
HB 1452: Requires a 3 credit hour course in Western Civilization or US History as a condition of graduating from a public university. It’s unreasonable for a politician to set graduation requirements.
HB 1612: An anti-transgender bathroom bill which also requires school officials to contact parents if their student comes out as transgender at school. Specifically, the bill: prohibits people from using a public bathroom or changing facility which does not correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate; allows people to sue a public institution if that institution allows transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender; and requires principals to, within 24 hours, notify parents if their child expresses a wish to be “recognized or treated as the opposite sex” or to use a name or pronouns “inconsistent with [their] sex.” While this item is being billed as a “Personal Privacy Act,” it can only be enforced if government institutions interrogate transgender people, or people of ‘ambiguous’ gender presentation, about their birth sex.
The letters before a bill’s number designate its chamber of origin. HB= House Bill, SB= Senate Bill, HR= House Resolution, etc.
Bills to support:
SB 985, SB 986, and SB 987 all limit the allowed yearly tuition rate increases for public institutions.
HB 1462: Expands acceptable voting IDs to include photo IDs from colleges in other states.
HB 1536: Prohibits students in pre-K through 5th grade from being expelled or suspended due to offenses less than criminal.
SB 996: Prohibits pre-K through 5th grade students from being given long-term suspensions for disruptive behaviors, unless their behavior injured somebody.
HB 1534 and SB 995 both limit the duration of long-term out of school suspensions from 364 days to 45 days.
Bills to oppose:
HB 1452: Requires a 3 credit hour course in Western Civilization or US History as a condition of graduating from a public university. It’s unreasonable for a politician to set graduation requirements.
HB 1612: An anti-transgender bathroom bill which also requires school officials to contact parents if their student comes out as transgender at school. Specifically, the bill: prohibits people from using a public bathroom or changing facility which does not correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate; allows people to sue a public institution if that institution allows transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender; and requires principals to, within 24 hours, notify parents if their child expresses a wish to be “recognized or treated as the opposite sex” or to use a name or pronouns “inconsistent with [their] sex.” While this item is being billed as a “Personal Privacy Act,” it can only be enforced if government institutions interrogate transgender people, or people of ‘ambiguous’ gender presentation, about their birth sex.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Free College Financial Aid Assistance at Belmont Library
The Richmond Public Library is partnering with GRASP to provide free, confidential college financial aid assistance to families. An adviser will be available every Monday until March 27th 2017, from 6-8pm, at Belmont Library (3100 Ellwood Avenue, Richmond VA). The adviser will help fill out the FAFSA application for aid, find scholarships, and make a plan for affording college.
The venue is wheelchair accessible. Call 804-527-7743 to schedule an appointment.
The venue is wheelchair accessible. Call 804-527-7743 to schedule an appointment.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
People's Congress 2016, with Virginia New Majority
Saturday, December 10th 2016, from 10am-3pm, at the Sacred Heart Center (1400 Perry Street, Richmond VA), Virginia New Majority is holding their 2nd annual People's Congress to discuss the current political crisis, strategize, and plan to mobilize for the 2017 Virginia General Assembly, beginning in January. The event will include workshops, trainings, discussion, and speakers. From the event description:
"Voting is important, but it’s only the first step. To win the changes our communities need we must ACT NOW and build a mass movement to secure rights and justice for immigrants, expand health care, stop sea level rise, end mass incarceration, lower student debt, and put an end voter disenfranchisement."
Free, open to the public, but you must RSVP. Lunch will be provided. For details on childcare and transportation, see the link.
For more information and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google calendar, click here.
"Voting is important, but it’s only the first step. To win the changes our communities need we must ACT NOW and build a mass movement to secure rights and justice for immigrants, expand health care, stop sea level rise, end mass incarceration, lower student debt, and put an end voter disenfranchisement."
Free, open to the public, but you must RSVP. Lunch will be provided. For details on childcare and transportation, see the link.
For more information and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google calendar, click here.
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