Media advisory: Sept. 28 rally for Affordable College Now! (Harrisburg)

WHAT: Affordable College Now! rally

WHEN : Noon on Monday, Sept. 28

WHERE : Front steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. Parking information: https://www.pacapitol.com/plan-a-visit/getting-to-the-capitol.cfm

WHY : The rally will advocate for a 15% increase in funding for public higher education in Pennsylvania, for the Pennsylvania Promise plan to make college more affordable, and for other higher-education and labor issues.

WHO : Students, faculty, coaches, staff, retirees, alumni, and other supporters of Pennsylvania's community colleges, state-owned universities, and state-related universities are attending. A coalition of Pennsylvania higher-ed labor unions and proponents is organizing the rally. Rally partners are: AAUP, AFSCME Council 13, AFT, AFTPA, AFT Local 2067- CCAC, APSCUF, Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education, FSFCCP, Federation of Reading Area Community College, HELU, IBT Local 8, MCCC Faculty Federation, PA-AAUP, PA AFL-CIO, PSEA, SEIU 668, TAUP, TUGSA, USW District 10, and USW Local 1511.

SPEAKERS :

• Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers
• Todd Wolfson, president, American Association of University Professors
• Noel Candelaria, vice president, National Education Association
• Sen. Vincent Hughes, Senate appropriations chair
• Sen. Lindsey Williams, Senate education chair
• Rep. Jordan Harris, House appropriations chair
• Students

FULL PRESS RELEASE : https://www.apscuf.org/public-higher-ed-to-rally-sept-28-for-affordable-college

MORE INFORMATION : www.APSCUF.org/Sept28rally

CONTACT : Kathryn Morton, or 717-236-7486, Ext. 3007