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Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts) Thu May 9, 2013, 01:29 PM May 2013

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BREAKING: Hundreds of Philadelphia Public School Students Hold Surprise Walkout and Rally

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http://www.ragingchickenpress.org/2013/05/09/breaking-hundreds-of-philadelphia-public-school-students-hold-surprise-walkout-and-rally-storify/

Happening right now, hundreds of Philadelphia School students held a surprise walkout.

(Tweets and several images at the link!)

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Dustin M. Slaughter ‏@DustinSlaughter

Great @isaiah_thompson piece reveals how four kids mustered student power for a second walkout:
http://axisphilly.org/article/how-a-few-philly-high-school-students-organized-themselves-into-a-few-hundred-in-four-days/
… #SavePhillyEducation

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Update: I believe this is related; my internet connection is faulty and does not allow me to play the video to confirm.

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BREAKING: Hundreds of Philadelphia Public School Students Hold Surprise Walkout and Rally (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me May 2013 OP

Some good pics at this link: cui bono May 2013 #1

Could be learning instead of having to beg on street to keep their classes and activities!! lunasun May 2013 #2

Here are a couple of stories from NBC10 in Philadelphia starroute May 2013 #3

k/r limpyhobbler May 2013 #4

K&R! sheshe2 May 2013 #5

Think these kids won’t be voting when they come of age? busterbrown May 2013 #6

They better start voting in local and state elections, that's where consevatards are focusing. xtraxritical May 2013 #7

cui bono

(19,926 posts)

1. Some good pics at this link:

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 01:40 PM

May 2013

http://storify.com/seankitchen/philadelphia-public-school-students-walk-out-savep

Glad to see them out there but sad that they have to do that.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

2. Could be learning instead of having to beg on street to keep their classes and activities!!

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 02:08 PM

May 2013

Just terrible the cuts
good on them for the bold move!
Once again social media helped org
Hope it gets the attention/action deserved

starroute

(12,977 posts)

3. Here are a couple of stories from NBC10 in Philadelphia

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 02:23 PM

May 2013

On the walkout itself:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Student-Walkout-in-Center-City-206786481.html

And more on the background of the walkout:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/How-a-Few-Philly-Students-Staged-a-Walkout-206792891.html

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

4. k/r

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 02:26 PM

May 2013

This country has really gone off the rails.

sheshe2

(87,857 posts)

5. K&R!

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 03:52 PM

May 2013

They are "organizing for action". Good for them for making their voices heard!

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)

6. Think these kids won’t be voting when they come of age?

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 04:21 PM

May 2013

This is the generation the republican’s dread!!
They are a coming!

xtraxritical

(3,576 posts)

7. They better start voting in local and state elections, that's where consevatards are focusing.

Reply to busterbrown (Reply #6)

Thu May 9, 2013, 04:54 PM

May 2013

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