Subject: Access to Education rally Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:55:04 -0600 Message-ID: <BDD0A3EABE40F04A8C7200805EDE5A6A01012642@PEPSI.uwec.edu> From: "Richmond, Rick" <rrichmon@uwec.edu>
Students throughout the UW system are organizing around the issue of
access to higher education. There will be regional publicity (at UWEC
on Wednesday, 2/9) and a rally at the State Capitol on Thursday, 2/24.
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WHAT: "Keep the UW Doors Open to All" Campus Tour
Tuition increases and dwindling financial aid are literally closing our
campus doors to students who cannot afford to attend college. To
illustrate this, students around the state will sign actual wooden doors
to be delivered to key legislators after the student rally in Madison on
Thursday, February 24.
WHEN & WHERE: When we come to your campus our primary goal is to work
with you to have as many students sign the door(s) as possible. Due to
a number of constraints we can only be on your campus at the date and
time specified below:
...
Wednesday, Feb. 9:
Eau Claire 1:30 - 3:30pm
...
MEDIA: We will send out a news advisory to various media outlets to
publicize when we will be on UW campuses. We encourage you to add
student speakers and make it into a larger press event. With various
media and legislative reports swirling around restructuring the UW
System, it's crucial that we return the focus back on students with a
unified media message. Whoever speaks needs be "on message" to
eliminate sending mixed signals to the public and legislators. We are
willing to work with speakers to ensure the students' message resonates
beyond our campuses and across the state.
MATERIALS: We will bring pens to write on the doors and hand-outs
requesting students to take specific action. So far we have a limited
number of doors and encourage students to donate a door for their
respective campus. Ideal doors are pre-hung finished with a hallow core
(your typical wood door). They must be safe to handle-no glass and no
steel. It would be awesome if each campus could have their own door to
deliver on Thursday, February 24. Contact us if you have any questions
on doors or that your campus will have a door when we arrive.
CONTACT: Brian Tanner, Organizing & Communications Director, United
Council
Phone: 608-263-3422
Email: btanner@unitedcouncil.net
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From United Council of UW Students:
Welcome back, hope you had a pleasant break from the academic rigors.
It appears students will be asked to pay even more in tuition and fees
for significantly fewer educational services when the state budget is
released on February 8th. We must act.
WHAT: Students' Rally to "SAVE OUR SYSTEM" and Lobby Day!!
It's time our elected officials see, feel, and hear us on how
skyrocketing tuition and slashing campus funding affects us. Only our
collective voice can end the Capitol rhetoric that students aren't vocal
about their costs and experiences on UW campuses. After the rally,
students will be lobbying elected officials to ensure affordable
tuition, meaningful financial aid and a quality UW education.
WHERE: Wisconsin Capitol, State Street Corner, Madison, Wisconsin
WHEN: Thursday, February 24, 2005, 12:00pm
Students are encouraged to visit the United Council office before
11:30am for free pastries, coffee and juice. The United Council office
is located at 14 West Mifflin Street, Suite 212 (directly across the
street from the Capitol) Madison, Wisconsin 53703.
WHO: You and students across the state! United Council of UW
Students is your state student association with 145,000 students on 23
UW campuses. We are a non-partisan, non-profit, student-driven
organization committed to enhancing the quality of student life and
maintaining access for all to higher education.
LOBBY VISITS: You or the United Council Legislative Director can
schedule meetings with legislators for your campus delegation. Please
let our Legislative Director know how you plan to schedule legislative
meetings by Wednesday, February 2 at meetings by Wednesday, February 2 at legislative@unitedcouncil.net. An
optional lobbying training will occur after the rally for interested
students and campuses.
TRANSPORTATION: Students are responsible for securing appropriate
transportation for their campus delegation. We have reserved parking
ONLY for transit buses (i.e. big yellow school buses.) We encourage
campuses to "buspool" with each other (e.g. UW- Marshfield, Marathon
County and Stevens Point to coordinate one or more buses for their
delegations.) If your campus needs contacts to coordinate
transportation between campuses please contact us.
CONTACT: Brian Tanner or any United Council staff member
Phone: 608-263-3422
Email: btanner@unitedcouncil.net
Remember to contact your professors now to notify them of any absence(s)
from class(es) on Thursday, Feb. 24.