Are you dissatisfied that millions of students will not be able to get student loan forgiveness? Join us in taking action!
A recent US Department of the Treasury webpost promotes the idea that the CARES ACT works for all Americans. Not quite true.
A recent national webinar -- here are the slides from the webinar
-- drew hundreds of people and advised holders of federal student loans how to apply for delayed payments during the pandemic. But any student with a loan from a bank, private lender or their university finance office is just out of luck!
That means MILLIONS of people
can not expect any relief, even while their employment is suspended because of Covid19!
This is unacceptable and the WILPF US Women, Money & Democracy Committee is asking you to ACT to correct it! These millions of students must get student loan forgiveness. Let everyone participate in our economic recovery!
Join us in taking action NOW
1. USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO TAKE A STAND & INFORM OTHERS
Share this Facebook post
-- make it go viral! Ask your entire list of Facebook friends to share it. If you message about it, in the comments use the hashtags to connect to these initiatives:
#StudentDEBTstimulus
and
#CancelSTUDENTdebt,
2. CONTACT CONGRESS
Demand student debt forgiveness as a reasonable and common sense way to stimulate the economy during the coming recession.
Like the rest of us,
Congress members are at home.
The Congressional phone number is 202-224-3121.
Call them, tweet at them, email them!
Tell Congress
I urge you to #CancelSTUDENTdebt in the next #coronaviruspackage.
A #StudentDEBTstimulus will create lasting relief for the 45 million student loan borrowers, and it will stimulate the economy when it needs it the most.
We need ALL young people to be able to fully build the economy post pandemic!
Here are some quick talking points
- Millions of student borrowers are excluded from emergency relief in the CARES ACT. Congress must create lasting relief for borrowers.
- Cancel ALL student debt.
- Expand emergency relief to include all student loan borrowers.
- Make our graduates and students able to contribute fully to a new economy, post-pandemic.
If you know someone who holds a federal student loan, they can go here to find out how to apply for CARES ACT protections.
Join WILPF's Women, Money & Democracy Committee in this effort
We have exciting work and projects you'll enjoy working on.
Join our wonderful smart, skilled and committed women on the committee and get to know us.
W$D PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC ACTION for WILPF members, branches and the public
- A national economic justice "listening post"
- Resources and tools to promote public banking initiatives
- Virtual discussion of the film, The Laundromat
Longer term Women, Money & Democracy projects
- Assemble a Feminist Economics Tool Kit
- Develop awareness materials about how debt fuels war and war fuels debt
- Envision a caring economy for the country: What does that look like?
