SAN FRANCISCO – The Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) and United States Students Association (USSA) have organized a nationwide screening of DEFAULT: The Student Loan Documentary on over 50 campuses on Wednesday February 29th as part of the week-long “Student Debt Week of Action”. The documentary that has brought the issue of student debt to the forefront of the national discourse is currently being aired nationally on PBS and public broadcasting stations. Filmed by San Francisco-based filmmakers, Serge Bakalian and Aurora Meneghello, DEFAULT has also been screening across the country at college campuses and national conferences, and in the past year has helped ignite a national movement around the issue of student debt. It has received national attention with exposure in The Nation, Forbes, AlterNet, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Salon, The Norman Goldman Show, Ring of Fire Radio, NPR's All Things Considered, The Leslie Marshall Show, Fast Company and many others.
When: Wednesday, February 29th
Where: George Washington University, CUNY, UCLA, Cornell University, UC Santa Cruz, University of Washington, UMass Amherst, UC Davis, Temple University, Penn State, University of Oregon, CU Boulder, UC San Diego, The New School (NYC), University of Central Florida, Evergreen State College, Green River Community College, UW- Seattle, Prescott College, City University Seattle, UW-Stevens Point, Pittsburgh Technical Institute, SUNY Oswego, Vassar College, Wesleyan University, The College of Wooster, Youngstown State University, Ohio University, Wright State University, Centre College, Lindsey Wilson College, William Paterson University, Juniata College, San Antonio College, Lone Star College-Kingwood, Saddleback College, Renton Technical, Middlesex Community College, Lesley University, NJCC, Bellevue, Ft. Lewis College, Saginaw Valley State University, Lane Community College, Richard Stockton College, Bergen Community College, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, St. Peter's College, Rowan University, Rutgers-Newark, Rutgers-New Brunswick, University of Merced, UC Riverside
Why: Since 1978 college tuition has skyrocketed over 900% while, simultaneously, funding for grants continue to be slashed. The result? Students are forced to mortgage their futures with non-dischargeable student loans. Since 1999, student debt has increased by 511%, nearing $1 Trillion. To make matters worse, at least 1 out of 5 students currently DEFAULT on their loans, resulting in devastating consequences, including: exorbitant fees and penalties, exploding and usurious interest rates, destroyed credit ratings, possible suspension of driver’s licenses, possible suspension of professional licenses, and more.
For more information on Default: The Student Loan Documentary, please visit: http://DefaultMovie.com
