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Here's my statement on the failure to move debate forward on a bill to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling this July.
Just moments ago the LA City Council voted to ban single use plastic bags - listening to the voices of students and community members who support protecting the ocean and reducing plastic pollution.
Will you help score the biggest win yet to keep plastic out of the Pacific?
In the next two weeks, the City of Los Angeles could take a huge step toward the biggest plastic bag ban in the country.
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PIRG In The News
As many as 900 colleges are pushing students into using payment cards that carry hefty costs, sometimes even to get to their financial aid money, according to a report to be released Wednesday by a public interest group.
Consumer advocates have long criticized the amount of fees associated with debit cards. Most recently, a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund found that hundreds of colleges have partnerships with financial companies to put a student’s financial aid on debit or prepaid cards that carry hefty fees. Under some of these deals, official student photo ID cards can double as debit cards.
UCLA’s chapter of the California Public Interest Research Group has been campaigning in favor of the measure. In March, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted unanimously to support CALPIRG’s campaign to ban plastic bags.
CALPIRG held a press conference Wednesday morning to bring attention to their goal of banning plastic bags in the city of Berkeley, and eventually the whole state.
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The Hunger and Homelessness Campaign makes meals at the Ocean Park Community Center with food they gathered at a donation drive earlier in the week. -
CALPIRG interns after making meals at the Ocean Park Community Center. -
This Halloween, the Hunger and Homelessness Campaign collected over 150 canned food items for local food banks during their Trick-Or-Can event. -
UC Davis students kick off a TEXT-2-GIVE table for Somalia Famine Relief on the quad – our efforts statewide raised thousands of dollars for famine relief. -
he Improv Group at UCR came to our Open Mic Night to fundraise for the famine in Somalia. -
The UC Davis Hunger and Homelessness campaign raised hundreds of dollars for famine relief in Somalia. -
Hunger and Homelessness intern Roua Aboukhadijeh collecting interview footage on campus for a short film on poverty. -
Volunteers make props for upcoming hunger and homelessness events. -
The Hunger and Homelessness campaign tabling at the Davis Farmer's Market for the Davis Empowerment Project to help reintegrate the homeless back into the workforce. -
CALPIRG volunteers handing out homemade lunches to those in need.
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