National campaign connects students on issue of school closings
by thenotebook on Sep 20 2012 Posted in Latest news
Photo: Ron Whitehorne
Members of Philadelphia Student Union, Youth United for Change, and Action United rally with other youth advocates from across the country outside District headquarters, 440 N. Broad St.
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