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By any other name
“Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…” by Paulo Freire As April showers give way to May flowers in the land of genetically modified milk and honey bees, I find myself looking out the window of my … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Adoption, Civil rights, Colonialism, Cultural competence, Discrimination, Education, Human rights, Identity, Indigenous, Language, Naming, Vietnamese
28 Comments
Setting the captives free
It is almost Easter Sunday in the land of genetically modified milk and honey, a fitting time as any to speak on a subject that has long been steeping in my consciousness. Its a time rivaled only by Christmas in the … Continue reading
Posted in Myths
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Culture, Economic, Education, Freedom, Human rights, Language, Media, Peace, Political, Social Justice, Writing
32 Comments
War without end
As the Christianest nation on the planet heads into the capstone of its yearly religious observances, Easter Sunday, I was wondering to myself, “Self, I wonder if the American military machine gets to take the holiest day of the Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Anti-war, Austerity, Civil rights, Commentary, Culture, Cyprus, Easter, Education, Human rights, Iraq war, Palestinian people, Peace, Writing
21 Comments
Coalition of the willing
“Honor the hands that harvest your crops.” Dolores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers I’d like to invite you, dear readers, to hold hands with the person next to you, close your eyes and step into the Deconstructing Myths time … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Culture, Economic, Education, Farmworker, Human rights, Immokalee, Language, Poverty, Slavery, Writing
19 Comments
A new day
A charismatic leader who had the audacity to hope for a new day for his country and who wasn’t afraid to fight for hope and change for the people he represented and loved dearly has been in the news a … Continue reading
Posted in Myths
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Culture, Economic, Education, Hugo Chávez, Human rights, Peace, Political, Social Justice, Venezuela, Writing
35 Comments
Justicia
(For the farmworkers) An orange disk burning brightly greets the new morning a reminder it is time to return to the fields The back is bent to the grind but the spirit rebounds like a tenacious reed in stagnant waters … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Civil rights, Culture, Education, Farmworker, Human rights, Injustice, Justice, Language, Poetry, Poverty, Writing
6 Comments
Fair food nation
“Up, up, with the fair food nation, Down, down, with the exploitation!” by CIW marchers If you want to see what social justice looks like in action check out what the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is up to right now. … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Advocacy, Civil rights, CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Economic, Education, Florida, Human rights, minimum wage, Poverty, Protest march, Publix, Social Justice
11 Comments
The arc gets longer
There is a commonly held misconception, a myth if you will, that the civil rights movement was an era in American history that clawed forth unprecedented gains for African Americans, women and other marginalized people in American society and as … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Austerity, Bradley Manning, Civil rights, Culture, Education, Human rights, Justice, Language, Myths, Wikileaks, Writing
20 Comments
A world in flames
“Them belly full, but we hungry; A hungry mob is a angry mob. A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough; A pot a cook, but you no’ nough.” by Bob Marley I came across an article recently on the website … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Activism, Austerity, Civil rights, Culture, Economic, Education, Greece, Human rights, Poverty, Writing
7 Comments
Caught in the hustle
“And who’d think in elementary? I’d see the penitentiary, I wish I could take the pain away if you can make it through the night there’s a brighter day.” by Tupac Shakur When I was a kid, maybe eleven or … Continue reading →