Saturday, February 13, 2010

UC supporters swell to nearly 300,000 strong; large rallies planned / UCLA Today

UC supporters swell to nearly 300,000 strong; large rallies planned / UCLA Today:


"Working to combat a steep slide in state support for higher education, advocates for the University of California are planning large rallies in Sacramento this spring to persuade lawmakers that public higher education should be a funding priority.

Efforts to build support for restoring funding to UC and UCLA have been gaining momentum with the launch of an online, grassroots movement to educate lawmakers and the public about all the ways that UC serves California and its people.

Supporters now number nearly 300,000 strong — with more than 130,000 people added to the list of UCforCA.org advocates since November."