John,

Thank you for joining us this week as we took action to demand President Biden cancel student debt. Missed our Dreams Not Debt Week of Action? We got you! Here is a recap of the week and ways you can still take action to build dreams not debt.

Earlier this afternoon, we dropped a new Dreams Not Debt video! At the rally we attended Monday, we asked people what dreams they would make a reality if their student debt was canceled tomorrow. For many young people, student debt is the barrier separating them from their next phase of growth. 

To that we say, “no more!” With the stroke of a pen, President Biden can make all these dreams a reality. That’s why we are calling on the Biden Administration to:

• Take bolder steps in addressing the student debt crisis by canceling all current student debt
• Reform the student loan program to mitigate future student debt
• Make public colleges and universities free for all students

Whether you currently have student debt or are worried about future student debt, we want to hear your story. We want to know what future you are not able to dream up for yourself because of student debt.

On Monday, the Alliance team along with our network organizations Ohio Student Association and Virginia Student Power Network hit the streets to join an in-person rally outside of the U.S. Department of Education hosted by our friends, Debt Collective. Through the power of words, art, and dance, young people from across the country demonstrated the importance of freedom from student debt.

On Tuesday afternoon, we posed several questions to our followers around student debt. Here are some of our favorite answers:

On Wednesday, we shared new updates on what  Alliance Network orgs are doing to build a debt-free future in their communities.

Since the launch of the campaign, we’ve been collecting student debt stories. President Biden must hear the words of those with student debt and take action on the student debt crisis. 

This week, we highlighted the stories from youth organizers in our network, and had the chance to highlight a guest-writer on the Alliance blog! Akii Butler, student organizer with Ohio Student Association, shared his student debt story and what he hopes to do with a life free from his student loans.

Alliance Executive Director, Dakota Hall, joined The Young Turks' The Conversation with Adrienne Lawrence to discuss how young people are pushing Biden to cancel student loan debt.

Dakota Hall and Rachael Collyer, Program Director at Ohio Student Association, were quoted in this USA Today article on student debt and how Biden's lack of action on one of his biggest campaign promises might hurt Democrats in the midterms.

"This is a promise that needs to be delivered on and could have some real implications for Democrats if they can't,” Collyer said. “Like, actually deliver on the promises and make real change.”

You can find more from the Dreams Not Debt Week of Action on the Alliance Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages. Join us and continue the fight to make our dream of a debt-free future a reality.

To achieving our dreams without debt,

Daniela Mrabti

Digital Director

The Alliance supports and scales the work of local organizations, building a movement of young people, by young people, and for all young people.

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