"It was a rough swim, big swells, strong currents," said Karla Castillo."
"They are some of the students who have the hardest time getting the funds to be able to go to school, and we think that education is a human right," Castillo said."
"So the Continue The Dream For Academic Excellence scholarship, it's an opportunity to let people know they are wanted. There's funding for them, and they should continue to pursue higher education," said scholarship co-founder Mario Flores."
"Let's keep fighting a system that's telling us education shouldn't be for everyone," said one activist."
Nearly a dozen activists swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco to raise money for a scholarship fund benefiting undocumented students at San Francisco State University. Many swimmers are SF State alumni who aimed to help students facing financial barriers and higher tuition when they do not qualify for AB 540 exemptions. The Continue The Dream For Academic Excellence scholarship provides funding regardless of immigration status and signals that these students are wanted and encouraged to pursue higher education. The event marked its 12th year and was described as especially important amid rising anti-immigrant pressures and policy challenges.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]