National campaign connects students on issue of school closings
by thenotebook on Sep 20 2012 Posted in Latest news
By Charlotte Pope
Student activists brandishing coffin-shaped props rallied on the steps of the School District's headquarters Thursday morning to protest nationwide school closings in a campaign called Journey for Justice.
Young advocates from Boston, Newark, and New York City joined members of the Philadelphia Student Union, Youth United for Change, and Action United for a news conference, and continued to Washington for a rally at the U.S. Department of Education. They demanded a meeting with President Obama.
Philadelphia is just one stop on the Journey for Justice campaign aimed to unite students across the East Coast and spread awareness of mass school closings