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I. Register for the YCL National School
II. In the News: Obama's Speech in Cairo
III. Mass Action: Sign the online petition
to "Reduce the Rate" on student loans
IV. Dr. Tiller and a new generation of
reproductive rights activists
V. New YCL Club in West Orange, NJ
I. Register for the YCL
National School
Registration is open for the YCL National School
happening August 15th-23rd in NYC. Join with other young people from
around the country in discussing the current economic crisis, the Obama
Administration, the fights against racism and sexism, what does
socialism mean for young people today and more! You can sign up with
our online
registration form.
II. In the News: Obama's
Speech in Cairo
Get the full text and video of Obama's historic speech
in Cairo, Egypt he made on June 4th, 2009 at the People's Weekly
World website.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Do you think Obama's speech signal's a change in US
foreign policy in the Middle East in general and with Iran and
Afghanistan in particular?
2. What do you make of Obama's stance on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Do you think Obama will be able to work
with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the expansion and
construction of Israeli settlements?
3. What policies and actions do you think Obama can take
to address the "sources of tensions" that he outlined in his speech
such as democracy, employment and economic development?
III. Mass Action: Sign
the online petition to "Reduce the Rate" on student loans
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition has started an online
petition to show support for making higher education affordable for
everyone. Their demands are for student loan interest rates to be
reduced to 1%, a 18 month grace period before loan repayments begin for
college graduates, stop schools from being penalized for student loan
defaults, and increase Pell Grants to cover the full costs of tuition
for a 4-year public university.
Sign their
petition and get more information on the movement to "Reduce the
Rate".
IV. Dr. Tiller and a new
generation of reproductive rights activists
Kierra Johnson, the Executive Director of Choice USA,
wrote a moving call to action for young men and women to carry on the
struggle for reproductive justice after the assassination of Dr.
Tiller. You can read her full comments on the Choice
USA blog.
V. New YCL Club in West
Orange, NJ
The brand new West Orange, NJ YCL club became a charted
club last weekend. This city-wide high school based club is excited to
work within their community for change, to study Marxism and attend the
National YCL School. They elected their club leadership and made plans
to develop a club website. Congratulations to the West Orange club! To
get involved in this club or to start a new club in your area, email
Ursula at urs...@yclusa.org
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