When the people on the streets in Iran use the slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom," the freedom they refer to is freedom from domination. Iranians are living under a regime that limits what they can say, how they dress, and how they may gather and organize. Their government is imprisoning, torturing, and killing people who are … Continue reading Freedom: Challenging Domination or License to Dominate?
What Does it Feel Like to Be White?
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Thoughts on Anti-Capitalist Organizing: Imagining a Way Beyond Revolution or Reform
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Cynthia Kaufman
Kaufman.cynthia13@gmail.com VIDA at De Anza College21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, Ca 95014USA
Preparing to Protect the Election Results
Most people I know are working hard to ensure that Trump and the Republican Party lose on November 3rd. Whatever you think of the Democrats, it is clear that if we want a country that is not ruled by brute force and hateful ideology, we need to win this election.With days to go before the … Continue reading Preparing to Protect the Election Results
Getting out of this Mess by Building support for Economic and Social Justice
The election was terrible and means huge setback in the things we who support social and economic justice care about. For the climate it may mean the difference between the possibility of building a sustainable future and getting to the changes too late to avoid catastrophe. The current period is likely to give a major stress … Continue reading Getting out of this Mess by Building support for Economic and Social Justice
White Supremacy won the Election
Ever since last Tuesday I, and most people I know, have felt shattered. It is a blow to our common humanity that someone who expressed such hatred toward so many of us could have gotten a majority vote for the presidency. What was the most striking to me was how overwhelmingly white voters, including white … Continue reading White Supremacy won the Election
On Surviving the Trump Years with Our Spirits Intact
The day after the election most people I knew were exhibiting physical signs of stress. I felt it mostly in my stomach. The morning after the election, I spent time commiserating with an undocumented student I mentor, and who I love. I held her and tried to be supportive of her in her fear that … Continue reading On Surviving the Trump Years with Our Spirits Intact
Healthy News Habits
As a middle aged college professor, I hear a lot from colleagues about how worried they are about how young people relate to news. The dominant narrative among us older folks is that young people: don’t consider news important; spend all their time surfing the net for celebrity gossip and cute videos; spend all of … Continue reading Healthy News Habits
Empowered Students Transforming Colleges: Civic Engagement as an Equity Strategy
The California Communities Colleges system is engaged in a serious attempt to close the racial achievement gap so that students from all demographic groups are achieving at high levels. The word being used for this attempt is “equity.” The idea is that we should not treat all our students equally. Rather, we should try to … Continue reading Empowered Students Transforming Colleges: Civic Engagement as an Equity Strategy
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