| Beginning TODAY, Friday,
August 17th, Student Debt Crisis will launch a twitter bomb
targeting Rep. John Kline to make him #ListentoMillion and move
HR 4170, The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 out of
committee. Student Debt Crisis was co-founded by our ally Robert Applebaum and our Backbone Student Debt Fellows Natalia Abrams and Kyle McCarthy. Please take a moment to watch the short video that our Backbone Fellows produced to promote this Twitter Bomb. Press release and more information and resources below. In collaboration, Bill Moyer Backbone Campaign PS- Friends, I know you value our work. Now, more than ever before we need your support. Contribute TODAY!  |
PLEASE - Take Action, Tweet This Now: @RepJohnkline we need #StudentLoan relief NOW! Please #ListenToTheMillion. tip @digg StudentDebtCrisis.org |
In March of this year, working with Robert Applebaum, Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) introduced H.R. 4170, The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, a bill that offers significant relief for struggling student borrowers with both federal and private student loans. Student Debt Crisis and its followers have since petitioned nearly every member of Congress to co-sponsor the bill.
This past July, Applebaum surpassed over one million signatures on the SignOn.org petition that he started in support of H.R. 4170. Two weeks later, he initiated a “Twitter-bomb” event, encouraging the Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Rep. John Kline (R-MN) to “Listen to the Million” that have pledged their support for the bill. Within thirty minutes, #ListenToTheMillion was trending nationally on Twitter.
Today, StudentDebtCrisis.org hopes to mobilize the millions once again. Please join us in make this event a huge successby Tweeting the below.
PLEASE - Take Action, Tweet This Now:
@RepJohnkline we need #StudentLoan relief NOW! Please #ListenToTheMillion. tip @digg StudentDebtCrisis.org
STUDENT LOAN REFORM LEADER ROBERT APPLEBAUM PARTNERS WITH YOULOBBY.COM TO RAISE $1 MILLION TO FURTHER ADVOCACY
WASHINGTON -- StudentDebtCrisis.com (formally ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com), a grassroots organization advocating for student loan reform, has partnered with YouLobby in a crowdfunding venture encouraging over 1 million supporters to donate one dollar Over 36 million Americans are saddled with more than $1 trillion in student loan debt.
A Twitter campaign targeting House Education and Workforce Committee chair John Kline has been organized to help build awareness. On August 17th, supporters should use the hashtags #ItTakesOneDollar and #ListenToTheMillion to reiterate support for HR 4170 and the YouLobby partnership.
Of the fundraising goal, Applebaum said, “We have already been able to raise $1,000 in less than 5 hours for this cause through YouLobby. If one percent of the 36 million struggling borrowers donated $1, we could easily raise $360,000 to fight for borrowers' rights. YouLobby provides us with a unique opportunity to affect real change.”
Robert Applebaum is the Executive Director of StudentDebtCrisis, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to reforming funding for higher education in America. It was founded in July, 2012 when Applebaum of ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com joined forces with Natalia Abrams, and Kyle McCarthy, research fellows for the Backbone Campaign.
In June, Applebaum surpassed 1 million signatures on his SignOn.org petition in support of HR 4170: The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012. HR 4170 was introduced by Rep Hansen Clarke and would offer fairer repayment options for struggling borrowers at 10 percent of their income for a maximum of 10 years.
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Background: In July, a Twitter campaign also targeted Kline with the hashtag #ListenToTheMillion in support of HR 4170 and referencing the 1 million signature petition. Within thirty minutes #ListentotheMillion was a trending topic across the United States on Twitter. Supporters should use the following sample tweets:
I support #HR4170 and want @repJohnKline to #ListenToTheMillion! #ItTakesOne via @YouLobby https://youlobby.com/campaigns/123/
@RepJohnkline I just donated $1 to the @HR_4170 campaign on @YouLobby! #HR4170 #ListenToTheMillion #ItTakesOne https://youlobby.com/campaigns/123/