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 * The Rise Against Tuition**


 * Team Members:**

Daniel Palkowski • Daniel is currently in his 3rd year in the CCIT program at University of Toronto at Mississauga. As an important member of this group, he brings aboard valuable skills in programs such as Adobe Flash, MS Paint, Dreamweaver and all other Microsoft products.

Giovanni Maccarrone • Giovanni is a fourth year student studying Visual Culture and Communication and Italian. He brings knowledge of media relationship and advertising to the forefront of this project. He also provides the group with linguistic strength.

Ines Bralic • Ines is a third year student in Psychology and CCIT programs of study at University of Toronto at Mississauga. She offers an extensive knowledge in variety of applications, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Microsoft Word.

Eli Ranguelova • Eli is a third year student in the CCIT program at the University of Toronto at Mississauga. As well as having an extensive knowledge of the Adobe Suite CS3 she is highly motivated to produce an organized and high-quality project. In addition Eli encourages enthusiasm in the team and promotes a positive atmosphere.

- Generally, to freeze and/or decrease the yearly increase of Ontario University tuition fees. - Specifically, to freeze Ontario university tuition fees for 3 years - To decrease the yearly increase of Ontario university tuition fees - For example: Raising tuition fees by only 1% a year as opposed to doubling over a ten year period which has occurred in the last decade Ex. In the 2008-09 school year, Canadian full time students in undergraduate program
 * What are we trying to achieve?**

- Freeze tuition fees - Decrease yearly tuition fee increases
 * What is our message?**

We will address our issues to Dalton Mcguinty and other members of parliament including the John Milloy character, the board of directors at each corresponding post-secondary institution, and our audience will be these members plus Ontario University and College students, parents, professors and teaching assistants.
 * Who are we trying to target our message to/who is our audience?**

To specific the target audience to University and College students and staff, we have two initiatives: a) Distribute flyers and posters throughout post-secondary schools b) Provide articles and photographs to school newspapers (The Medium and The Varsity), local newspapers (Mississauga News), and national newspapers (The National Post, The Toronto Star)
 * What media is the best way to reach them?**

To target all age groups, we will reach them using specific television stations (Muchmusic, CBC), the radio (CBC Radio 1, popular young generation radio stations), and the internet (Wikispaces, Facebook, online Newsletters)

- To improve students’ financial situation by freezing and/or decreasing the yearly increase of Ontario University tuition fees. (ex. not having a debt of $100, 000). - Eliminate barriers to post-secondary education by allowing students from all financial classes to have the ability to pursue post-secondary education -The most effective way of inducing change is to the current laws that preside over the post secondary education system. This could only be done by altering the current laws in a way that is more beneficial to all classes. A bill would need to be proposed into the Senate as well as the House of commons. Afterward that bill would go through 3 reads where members of the government will decide and finally vote on passing the bill or not. In this case we would have to convince a member of Parliament to propose a bill on regulating the tuition fees in Ontario and Canada. This way there would be proper control over tuition fee hikes rather than enormous jumps every 10 years. - Raise awareness among everyone within the community about the issue.
 * What change are we trying to bring out?**

- Creating an in-control student culture - Creating equality amongst all people to pursue desired scholastic paths
 * What influences do we want to bring?**