UW Walkout Against Graduate Tax Hike Photograph Collection, November 29, 2017

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Kinsey, Kristin
Title
UW Walkout Against Graduate Tax Hike Photograph Collection
Dates
November 29, 2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
16 digital photographs
Collection Number
PH1508
Summary
Photographs from the UW Walkout Against Graduate Tax Hike
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is entirely digital and can be viewed only on the Libraries Digital Collections website.

Languages
English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

On Wednesday November 29, 2017, The UW Walkout Against Grad Tax Hike was held at the University of Washington in Seattle between the hours of 12:00PM-1:00PM. The walkout, was hosted by UAW Local 4121 and the UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS). The walkout at UW was part of larger national day of action against the GOP Tax Plan, which included taxing tuition waivers (Facebook). At the University of Washington students took action in three ways; 1) In a white board writing campaign at Red square, 2) Storming congress members, Dave Reichert, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Jamie Herrera Beutler via twitter about the tax bills impact on the students and 3) by joining AFT (American Federation of Teachers) members to deliver the petition to Dave Reichert’s office (Facebook). On December 20, 2017 the Senate passed the GOP Tax Plan, considered to be the largest overhaul of the Nation’s Tax Code in the 21st Century. Prior to the passages of the Tax Reform Bill, the section focused on taxing graduate students tuition waivers as income was removed.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs from the University of Washington Walkout Against Graduate Tax Hike, November 29, 2017.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the entire collection on the Libraries Digital Collections website

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Kristin Kinsey, November 29, 2017.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Kristin Kinsey PhotographsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
electronic_file item
Online KinseyK1
Protester holding sign reading "Universities run on coffee and grad students, no tuition tax waiver", Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Universities run on coffee and grad students. No tuition tax waiver! My PhD kid's taxes would TRIPLE! Save Education Credits, Too! Meet the bitterest person in the world. The grad school dropout. Taxed out of grad school!"
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK2 November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK3 November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK4 November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK5
Protester whose shirt reads "Vets Against Trump" holding sign reading "My research protects your privacy", Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read, from left to right: "#yaw4121 #GradTaxWalkOut #GOPtaxplan #ReworktheReform. I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because: My research will help more people than this tax plan, My research protects your privacy." Logos on signs depict: UAW 4121, Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS). Text on clothing reads: "Vets against Trump."
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK6 November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK7 November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK8
Protester holding sign reading "My tuition waivers lets me work & live 10% above the poverty line!!" Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read, from left to right: "My tuition waivers lets me work & live 10% above the poverty line!! [sad face] #GradTaxWalkOut", "Don't tax my tuition waiver."
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK9
Group of prostestors showing off their signs, Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read, from left to right, top to bottom: "#yaw4121 #GradTaxWalkOut #GOPtaxplan #ReworktheReform"; "I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because: Higher education should be accessible irrespective of economic standing!"; "Graduate research is important for our future!"; "More social mobility!!!"; "Our research is important for your future"; "I [love] Biogeochemistry"; "I'm already too poor!"; "Climate change can't wait!" Logos on signs depict: UAW 4121, Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS).
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK10
Two students displaying their signs, Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read, from left to right: "#yaw4121 #GradTaxWalkOut #GOPtaxplan #ReworktheReform"; "I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because: I'm already too poor!"; "Climate change can't wait!" Logos on signs depict: UAW 4121, Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS).
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK11
Group of student protesters showing off their signs, Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read, from left to right: "#yaw4121 #GradTaxWalkOut #GOPtaxplan #ReworktheReform"; "I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because: Money shouldn't be a barrier to higher education, The world deserves research for a greener future, Graduate education will implode otherwise, My research will save lives." Logos on signs depict: UAW 4121, Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS).
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK12
Sign reads "My tuition waiver lets me: Give back to communities in need of social work action", Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "My tuition waiver lets me: Give back to communities in need of social work action. #GradTaxWalkOut."
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK13
Sign reads "I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because, I teach future engineers + scientists math - and I need a livable salary to continue to do so!", Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "#yaw4121 #GradTaxWalkOut #GOPtaxplan #ReworktheReform. I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because: I teach future engineers + scientists math - and I need a livable salary to continue to do so!" Logos on signs depict: UAW 4121, Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS).
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK14
Demonstrator holding sign reading, "I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because, I can't finish my research otherwise...like many others", Red Square, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "#yaw4121 #GradTaxWalkOut #GOPtaxplan #ReworktheReform. I'm fighting to protect tuition waivers because: I can't finish my research otherwise... like many others." Logos on signs depict: UAW 4121, Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS).
November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK15 November 29, 2017
Online KinseyK16 November 29, 2017

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Graduate students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.--Taxation--United States
  • Photograph collections--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington--Graduate students--Photographs
  • University of Washington--Graduate students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.--Taxation
  • University of Washington--Student strike, 2017--Photographs
  • University of Washington. Libraries--Catalogs