Dear fellow students/colleagues/members of the community,

The proposed tax plan includes a $1.5 trillion corporate tax cut and a giant tax hike on graduate students. The bill would double or even triple many students’ taxes, making graduate school an unaffordable proposition except for those already independently wealthy.

There will be a nationwide rally/walkout on Wednesday, Nov 29 at 1pm EST/ 10am PST to support higher education and show how vital graduate students are to society. Graduate students are the bedrock of innovation and research in this country. We are vital for the structure and function of higher education in the United States. Without us, universities wouldn't have enough instructors for their college courses.

Don't forget to print and fill out your, "My tuition waiver lets me...", signs. Bring them with you! Link here: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a1c104_a15a834d73a14aef963cb27e6d551a2c.pdf

Or you can bring your, "Why I support Higher Education", signs here: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a1c104_e81e8d6215a14d3492737b90f48bd766.pdf

Don't forget to sign the whitehouse.gov petition about this Tax Bill: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/opposition-taxation-graduate-student-tuition-waivers-and-remissions

Join the nation in protesting the grad student tax here in Athens!

When: Wednesday, Nov 29 at 1pm EST

Where: North Campus Quad!!

*** If you want to participate but cannot make it, please take a photo of you and your sign and post it with the hashtags #GradTaxWalkout #SaveGradEd ***

Spread the word!

Yours in solidarity,

UGA S.P.E.A.R. - Science Policy Education, Advocacy, and Research at UGA

SPEAR FB event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/369295110187095/

Website: https://gradtaxwalkout.wixsite.com/walkout

Nationwide page: https://www.facebook.com/events/300955367071512/

Twitter: @GradTaxWalkout, @SaveGradEd  https://twitter.com

SPEAR Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UGASPEAR/