Last December, the Backbone Campaign hosted our 84th Conversation with the Cabinet podcast entitled Student Debt Jubilee and Why Higher Education Ought to be Free. On April 3rd, our team led a somber Student Debtor Ball 'N Chain march to the Department of Education and Sallie Mae in Washington, D.C.; later in the spring, the Backbone Campaign was a key partner in Occupy Graduation. On July 17th, we hosted a second Conversation on this topic. We were joined by incredible organizers using different tactics to demand higher education as a right. Our guests were Occupy Student Debt Campaign's Ann Larson, Natalia Abrams of Occupy Colleges, Robert Applebaum of Forgive Student Loan Debt,Kyle McCarthy of Occupy Student Debt, and Loan Reform Now founder Rae Ann Roca.

A special note of GRATITUDE to long time Backbone Campaign collaborator and Conversations with the Cabinet producer Diane Wittner, whose leadership and insights brought us into this nascent, but important movement. Thank you Diane!

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In gratitude,