This was originally received as a comment but deserves its own post. Many thanks for permission to do so from the writer, Deborah Achtenberg of Nevada Reno.
Faculty, staff and students in Nevada have demonstrated against the savage and unnecessary budget cuts in Nevada. At my institution, the University of Nevada, Reno (where my department, the Department of Philosophy, is not currently threatened), faculty and students rallied to SAVE UNR, OUR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY on March 2, 2011, the National Day of Action in Defense of Public Education; and students in the Las Vegas area demonstrated on the Las Vegas strip in the Shut Down the Strip for Education rally on March 11, 2011. A large statewide student rally will take place in the state capitol, Carson City, on March 21.
Nevada has an active progressive movement, including the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) which has organized numerous demonstrations at the capitol. PLAN includes a number of labor organizations and a wide variety of non-profits. Another organization active in opposing the budget cuts Is the Nevada Values Coalition. Another active group is Nevadans for Fair Mining Taxes.
We're all in it together and say: DON'T GUT SOCIAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION! FIX THE REVENUE PROBLEM!
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