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.

At Ohio State University (Columbus campus) there will be a grade-in in the Ohio Union. Graduate students will be grading papers (doing our labor) while informing and raising awareness about the devastating impact of this bill on graduate education. There will be several informative talks from undergraduates, graduate students and faculty about the horrific nature of this bill and how to build a strong student movement against it.

Join the nation in protesting the grad student tax here at Columbus, Ohio

When: Wednesday, Nov 29 at 1pm EST/ 10am PST

Where: Ohio Union 1739 North High Street

Spread the word!

Yours in solidarity,

Save Grad Ed, Ohio State University's Coalition of Graduate Student-Workers Against the GOP Attack on Graduate Education.

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaveGradEd/

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