www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org
<http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org>.
OCCUPY STUDENT DEBT CAMPAIGN
* OUR PRINCIPLES
<http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/our-principles/>
* PLEDGES <http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/pledges/>
* RESOURCES <http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/resources/>
* FAQ <http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/faq/>
* BLOG <http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/blog/>
* EVENTS <http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/calendar-2/>
Welcome
*Welcome to the Occupy Student Debt Campaign.* This campaign is a
response to the student debt crisis and the dependency of U.S. higher
education on debt-financing from the people it is supposed to serve.
There is no justice in a system that openly invites profiteering on the
part of lenders. Education is a right and a public good, and it should
be properly funded as such.
Internet Privacy
<http://www.occupystudentdebtcampaign.org/privacy-statement/>
*The recently launched campaign has generated international attention,
and attracted
a steady flow of signatories to its Debtor’s Pledge of Refusal.
The campaign is a response to the student debt crisis and the dependency
of U.S. *
*higher education on debt-financing from the people it is supposed to
serve. There is *
*no justice in a system that openly invites profiteering on the part of
lenders. Education *
*is a right and a public good, and it should be properly funded as such.
The campaign consists of three pledges.
A Debtor's pledge to refuse loan payments after a million others have signed
*
*A Faculty pledge of support for the refusers
*
*A Non-debtors' (parents, public sympathizers) pledge of support for
the refusers.
The pledges are tied to four principled beliefs
1. Student loans should be interest-free
*
*2. Tuition at all public colleges and universities should be federally
funded.
*
*3. Private and for-profit colleges and universities should open their books
*
*4. The current debt burden should be written off.
*
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