Word: walkout
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Today, hundreds of Harvard students will join thousands of Americans across the country in demonstrations to protest anti-immigration legislation. We endorse this afternoon’s 1 p.m. walkout organized by the Harvard May-Day Coalition in order to raise awareness about an issue that has divided this country for the past months...
...Coalition’s walkout targets, most specifically, the backward congressional legislation HR 4437, which goes to extremes in a futile attempt at quelling the wave of illegal migration to the U.S. Although that legislation is likely dead, so too is much of the positive activity in the Senate. We hope this walkout will reawaken the Senate and bolster proponents of legislation such as the McCain-Kennedy Bill, which deals with the immigration in a far more sensible manner, treating immigrants as part of the fabric of our country—not as criminals...
...uncomfortable with some professors’ decisions to reschedule regular class hours to accommodate students who wish to take part in the event. Professors’ political views should not affect the operation of their courses. Allowing them to do so unfairly penalizes students without the appetite for the walkout and sets a precedent that will discourage students in the future from enrolling in courses where they disagree with the professor’s political views. There are many reasons why a professor might have to reschedule a course—political activism, however, should not be among them...
...campus, and often the College could do with a bit more of it. The May-Day Coalition has worked admirably to publicize this event, and we hope that students—even without the aid of professors’ bending schedules—decide to join the efforts to walkout against harmful immigration policies...
...Coalition and the organizations endorsing its event are expecting several hundred students and faculty to join the rally and walkout to the State House...