#cutsmeanus

Pass a budget already IL! You're starving your universities, laying off thousands of people who work at those universities, gambling with students' futures, and most importantly YOU ARE NOT LISTENING! We rally, we protest, we send letters and postcards, we call our representatives, we create hashtags, we get on the news, we even lobby inside the capital! You can hear us, you just refuse to listen. You don't care. It's been 8 months without a budget, 8 months without certainty that my university will be open in the fall, 8 months of people getting laid off, and 8 months of having opportunities ripped away from students because our school has to scrounge up every last penny just to remain open. Stop punishing the people of Illinois for your incompetence. Do your fucking job.

Dear Bruce Rauner,

Rallying for higher education at the capital building in Springfield, IL.

“Budget Cuts mean less funding and less progress”

“Budget Cuts mean less research being applied to the community”

Many students rely on student jobs as a way to support themselves while they’re going to school.

Budget cuts mean student jobs and student livelihoods.

Budget Cuts Mean reduced financial aid for students. #CutsMeanUs