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National Day of Action at Selkirk College

February 1st, 2012 5 Images
Marlene Garcia, student union representative of Selkirk College Grand Forks campus, ties a red ribbon around the arm of Ken Soroka, a Selkirk College instructor and speaker at the National Day of Action at the Grand Forks campus, Wednesday, Feb. 1. Photo by Erin Perkins.
Louise Heck, a mother of four and grandmother of eight, said,
Jim Leitch, an alumni of Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and University of Calgary, is also an instructor at Selkirk College. He told the dozen or so people gathered at the Grand Forks campus that when his eight year old daughter goes to post secondary, it may not be as simple as when she goes, but if she can afford to go. Photo by Erin Perkins.
Selkirk College Grand Forks campus student Jessi Bryan signs a petition asking the government to lower tuition and invest more in post secondary education during the National Day of Action at the campus. Bryan is upgrading so she can become a nurse. She is a single mom of two kids and in concerned about the
Janice Podovinikoff, student union representative of Selkirk College Grand Forks campus, explained how high tuition fees not only affect her as a student, but her two sons as well at the National Day of Action at the Grand Forks campus, Wednesday, Feb. 1. Photo by Erin Perkins.

Selkirk College National Day of Action quiet but passionate

The first National Day of Action protest for Selkirk College Grand Forks campus was a quiet one but a passionate one as students, faculty and community members supported the student union’s campaign to reduce tuition fees, drop student debt and increase education funding, Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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