Our members are suing the Department of Education- Take Action NOW!

:clap::clap::clap:THANK YOU to all of our members that filed the affidavit :clap::clap: :clap:
Here is an update from The Project on Predatory Student Lending at the Legal Services Center at Harvard Law School:

As of Monday, July 8th, weโ€™ve received over 600 student testimonies since filing a lawsuit on behalf of over 158,000 defrauded former for-profit college students. Will you add your voice? Deadline is this :spiral_calendar: Friday July 12th.

This Community Thread is a call to actions. We need all of our members to help us make the largest impact possibleโ€ฆand time is ticking :alarm_clock:

THEY EXTENDED THE DEADLINE!!! CAN WE GET TO 1,000 AFFIDAVTS??? IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
:loudspeaker::sparkles::sparkles: :sparkles: Help us reach 400 more members. SHARE THIS CALL FOR AFFIDAVITS. :sparkles::sparkles::sparkles:

Deadline to submit an affidavit is this :spiral_calendar: Friday July 12th

(For more information about the lawsuit, check out our For-Profit Community page)

:video_camera: Once youโ€™ve submitted your affidavit. Next, turn your story into a 1 minute video. #studentloantruth

RECORD A ONE MINUTE VIDEO & TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE.

  • Use selfie format, or have someone hold the camera, with a close up of your face.
  • State your name (first name only is okay)
  • What for-profit school you attended
  • Date your filed your DTRโ€“ Borrower Defense application
  • How the debt and the uncertainty has impacted your life (for example: stress, finances, housing, credit, etc.)

:thought_balloon: We know one minute is not much time. Try writing one or two powerful sentences that capture your experience.

:thought_balloon: You can also write your first name, school, date of DTR on a piece of paper and hold this while you tell your experience.

:thought_balloon: and post useful tips here if you have experience making cell phone videos.

Email your video to testimony@law.harvard.edu
Be sure to post it on The Debt Collective Platform

If you want to tweet your video, tag #StudentLoanTruth and @EdDebtJustice

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