Walking Out and Standing Up

By Daffodil Altan

No one knows exactly how it started: fliers, text messages, MySpace bulletins and one code phrase--HR 4437--circulated throughout schools and cyberspaces over the course of a few days. But the massive student walkouts that occurred between March 24 and 30 were among the largest in California's history. [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    May 1st there will be walkouts everywhere.  People will skip work school and anything else.  They wont do shopping from what I’ve heard either, and I’m gona join them. How about you?

    United States Posted by Vanella on Apr 22, 2006 at 8:15 PM

    Public holiday here in frogland, but we’re going to USE it , too !

    It’ll make a change from taking a day off work or striking.

    Same problems as you guys, same globalization , rightwing politics, and same opposition to them.

    France Posted by frog on Apr 23, 2006 at 7:03 PM

    “Adults observing 40,000 students in Southern California spilling into the streets expressed skepticism.

    Philippines Posted by Kuya on Apr 24, 2006 at 10:42 PM

    Please visit SourceCode - Free Speech TV’s weekly news magazine.
    This week, Daffodil Altan’s video report on the student protest.

    sourcecode.freespeech.org

    Thanks!

    United States Posted by archivegrl on May 1, 2006 at 8:33 AM
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