When Michelle Ryan Lauto decided to organize a statewide protest against school budget cuts, she didn't pass out fliers, make phone calls or attend meetings.
She just logged on to Facebook.
Lauto's Facebook page — "Protest NJ Education Cuts — State Wide School Walk Out" — drew nearly 18,000 members within a few weeks and sparked today’s mass budget protest in schools across New Jersey.
"You can use these social networking tools for very positive things — it’s not just about kids putting up photos from their weekend party," said Lauto, 18, a Pace University freshman who went to high school in Bergen County.
Today, students across the state used Facebook to urge each other to walk out of school to protest the proposed school funding cuts in Gov. Chris Christie’s budget. They also used Facebook to trade advice on contacting newspapers and television stations to publicize their rallies, while Lauto logged on to urge students to keep their protests peaceful.
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Pretty cool if you ask me. No news if it actually worked yet, but I hope it does.
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