Just recently I attended a Class Action workshop. This was my first workshop ever dealing on the issues of classism. Heading into it, I didn’t know what to expect. I had an open mind and was willing to work with others I hadn’t met. It was definitely a big step to go outside my comfort zone and really engage. I learned a very valuable lesson that we all overlook at times, and that is to take the stereotypes out of class before you can get a deeper understanding of it.
Exploring Classism
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012Ubuntu and The Self-Made Myth
Thursday, March 15th, 2012We’ve all heard rags-to-riches stories about successful individuals who “pulled themselves up by the bootstraps.” Certainly, many successful business people owe their good fortune to hard work and innovative thinking. But, to describe those people as “self-made” would be to dismiss a big piece of reality—the role of the commons.
An interesting class culture question
Monday, January 30th, 2012To what extent is a person’s class culture determined by the environment they are raised in, and to what extent is it determined by their parents’ class culture?
