Save Temple Students!

Hello all,

As many of you know, State Representative John Taylor has been working on depriving Temple University of $175 million in state and federal funds that have been allotted towards the university's budget. The reasoning for this is because of Temple's decision to shut-down Northeastern Hospital, which is a part of Temple Hospital's network of hospitals in the area. Temple had shut this hospital down because it was due to lose $15 million this upcoming year.

Without this funding, Temple students will fall victim to the tune of a 45% tuition rate increase. This tuition rate increase comes during the roughest economic conditions of our generation. Temple students as a whole, must speak out about this; and speak out now about this.

State Rep. John Taylor is scheduled to be in Harrisburg for the remainder of the week, but this does not mean that we can not still act and get his undivided attention.

On Thursday, August 6 at 2pm, I am calling for all Temple University students and families to meet at the Student Center on 13th & Montgomery for a demonstration of protest and rally.

We will mobilize at this location and march to Rep. John Taylor's district office located at 2901 E. Thompson St. This location is only a 1 hour walk from the Student Center.

Local news media will be contacted. We will put Rep. John Taylor on blast about his decision to cut this funding from Temple. The more people that show up for this rally, the greater our prescence will be felt. Our power would be measured in numbers.

Come Thursday night and Friday morning newscasts, our goal would to have John Taylor known throughout the Philadelphia area as the politician who is trying to raise Temple students tuition by 45% on such late notice during the roughest economic time that we have seen.

We can do this, it's just a matter of if you truly want this or not.

Signed,
An angry tax-paying citizen.