Occupy Student Debt

Occupy Student Debt

Occupy Student Debt is staging several events today to commemorate the total amount of student debt passing $1 trillion.

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Occupy Student Debt, an offshoot of the Occupy movement focusing on student debt and urging students to pledge not to repay their loans, is staging several events today to commemorate the total amount of student debt passing $1 trillion. "Demonstrations and creative actions" are planned for Union Square, in New York; the headquarters and regional offices of the student lender Sallie Mae; and at colleges across the country, including the University of Chicago, Brooklyn College, Cooper Union, Hampshire College, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. Please use the comments field to let us know about related events on your campus and watch this space for reports from coast to coast.

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