Student Activism Mugs

Voting on their Seats

'It's only temporary. My student loans didn't quite carry me until social security.'

Class of 2015

"We're students and we don't like this sculpture. Have it removed by tomorrow."

Hate Platforms

Who should be the next eco-club president? The most vegan? The most carbon neutral? The most into solar? Eco-club. But we need someone who will attract kids to the environmental cause. Then it's obvious. The most popular. Or most athletic!

Touring Cyclist

Type A Freshman - changed courses four times, got a job, organized a protest, quit the job, plans to take second semester abroad.

"Should we put down what we think is right, or what we think you think is right?"

"There are no dumb questions, Billy, but there are plenty of dumb answers!"

"I wish he'd actually play with his toy hospital, rather than just making strike placards."

"What I miss during school holidays is not going out on strike every Friday."

'Oh,oh, Regina has her lawyer with her.'

Secretary to boss: 'You fooled some of the people all of the time, Senator, but they were all too young to vote.'

"How do we make sure the students' voices are heard, but get them to be quiet at the same time?"

"Sorry, but no. I can't lend you a student to help clean up your yard."

Children hold hands around a map of the world with picnic food.

Can't Affordiversity

"I hope that this is just a riot of passage."

'We lost your case, but the PR was a success. Three publishers are bidding on your story, and 30 PTAs are petitioning to have the book banned.'

University Challenge

'See, this is proof that your criticism of our educational system is right on!'

We have too many students! I know. Send them home!

Pre-graduate and post-graduate student.

"Five kids have signed my petition. We'd like to have vegetarian options on the cafeteria menu. To help, I've put together a few recipes of my own."

Taking out the garbage can, cleaning up my room... Why doesn't someone start a civil war to free us kids?!

'I'm guessing it'll have to be by text.'

'I'd like to run for class president but I don't want to put my family through a background check.'

"I'm not going into college today, I don't feel enough sense of outrage."

Greta Thunberg

'May I be excused? The pressure is getting to me.'

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

Courting The Youth Vote

"Oh, I'm not worried about doing the job, if elected. I'm more concerned about facing the onslaught of lobbyists."

'My teacher says I'm an underachiever, but I think she's an overexpecter.'