Want to share your student loan debt story?

This blog is being read on the Hill and elsewhere, so I am asking people to share their stories with me and hundreds and hundreds of others here (higher education policy analysts, journalists who are finally catching on and writing about the student lending crisis (!), staffers on the Hill, folks in the White House, and - most importantly - the indentured educated class. I think it's critical to let the latter group know that they aren't alone).

SPEAK UP, SING LOUD, AND EMBRACE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE AN INDENTURED EDUCATED CITIZEN (FOR NOW) AS A RESULT OF A LEGALIZED LOAN SHARKING INDUSTRY!

A NEW LIGHT OF SPRING HAS ARRIVED: WHAT WAS ONCE JUST A SHIMMERING TWILIGHT OF A REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT HAS NOW TURNED INTO BRIGHT DAWN , AND WE'RE DEMANDING  FOR SOCIOECONOMIC EQUALITY FOR THE CURRENT POPULATION WHO ARE THE INDENTURED EDUCATED CLASS. This struggle - that of true financial oppression - is not about our gender, our class,  or our race  (although those who are poor and from certain minority backgrounds suffer more than their "Caucasian" brothers and sisters), and we must unify to overcome legalized loan sharking. The opportunity for change exists, so we must continue to appeal to the Obama Administration.

So, back to the mundane . . . if you are interested in sharing your story, let me know! Write me here (ccrynjohannsen@gmail.com), and tell me what you'd like to contribute. I'll send you some questions and ask that you submit a picture with your response piece. Don't worry, it can be completely anonymous. Moreover, I am very flexible, so if you wish to deviate from a Q&A format, I'm more than happy to hear your proposal - we can discuss over a virtual coffee).

As many who have already submitted their pieces can contest, they've received emails from their local state representatives. Let your voice(s) be heard!

 

Let your voices be heard! Sing loud and proud, as they do at the Vienna Opera House.