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Can You Spare Some Change? The Experience of a Low-Income Student Activist, Part II

By Sarah | Published: August 20, 2010

Continued from Part I. Where we left off, Suzy had just discovered her school’s Low Income Student Alliance (LISA). Cross-posted at Change Happens. Suddenly, there was this camaraderie that I previously found difficult to foster in a decentralized urban campus. All of us, despite our generous scholarships, still have to work to pay for our [...]

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Can You Spare Some Change? The Experience of a Low-Income Student Activist

By Sarah | Published: August 17, 2010

This is part one of a piece written by Suzy, one of SAFER’s amazing summer interns. Look for part two on strategic organizing in the next couple of days. Many college students in the US grew up believing in the same narrative. It starts with high school graduation, then it’s followed by the pursuit of [...]