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

[Fire Walk With Me]

Last edited Fri May 10, 2013, 11:36 AM - Edit history (2)

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.

[cui bono]

1. Some good pics at this link:

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]

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

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]

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

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]

4. k/r

This country has really gone off the rails.

[sheshe2]

5. K&R!

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

[busterbrown]

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

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

[xtraxritical]

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