What would you do if you no longer had any student
debt? Imagine the possibilities for your future – starting a
new business, buying a new home or car, or finally moving out of your
parents’ house!
Together with StudentDebtCrisis.org and groups like MoveOn.org and
Rock the Vote, we’re sounding the alarm on the trillion-dollar student
debt crisis to raise public awareness and get Washington to pay
attention!
We aim to put as many of these real human faces at the forefront of
this campaign, so we can shed the stigma of shame that comes along
with carrying this debt burden and force Washington to address our
broken lending system. So, we’re asking students and graduates to
come out and share your student debt stories.
- Tell us in a 1-2 minute video what the amount of your debt is and
how your life would be different if you didn’t have this burden.
- Post your video on YouTube and include hashtag #OUTWITHSTUDENTDEBT
in the title.
Last week, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Student Loan
Certainty Act, which lowers short-term interest
rates, BUT these measures are only a temporary
band-aid and do little to help the 37 million current borrowers who
struggle to pay back the $1.2 trillion amassed in student debt so
far.
The more of us that come out and share our student debt
stories, the better our chances of turning the dial and creating the
catalyst for real concrete change!
Not sure how where to start? Check out some of our favorite video
submissions here. Hurry, the deadline to submit your video
is August 26, 2013. And, don’t forget to
include hashtag #OUTWITHSTUDENTDEBT in the title of your video.
Thanks,
The Rebuild the Dream Team
P.S. Debt free?
Lucky you! Please help spread the word to your debt-saddled
friends, neighbors, and children and forward this message to them or
share via Facebook or Twitter.
Rebuild the Dream
http://www.rebuildthedream.com/
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