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, 2012Going on Trial to Prove I Belong
Thursday, March 8th, 2012Soon after arriving on campus as a freshman I found myself navigating the long hallways of college almost furtively, quietly darting between the large archways of the turn-of-the-century building, afraid to cause a stir lest I be told that my acceptance to this institution had all been a mistake and could at any point be revoked. I carried with me a constant fear of being found out, believing that revealing my secret would result in the loss of my newfound status as part of the privileged elite – someone considered worthy of educating.
From a Teenage Class Action Fan
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011My name is Liora and I’m fourteen years old. I’ve attended public schools my whole life except for the last year and half when I went to a private school. At this school, the classes were small and there was support and help anywhere and anyhow we needed. Not the case in public school. This was a sad piece of class difference that I noticed on the first day.
Learning about Class in Private School?
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011Like parents everywhere, we wanted to give our teenage daughter advantages we never had. High on our list was to provide her a much clearer class-consciousness than what we got as kids.
Responding to an anti-immigrant email
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011An old friend sent me an unbelievable poem, probably not realizing it would offend me. It was titled “Mexican Poem.”
So Wrong, It’s Not Even Close to Right
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011This crass advertisement for a “unique luxury resort” in Las Vegas assaulted my eyeballs from the pages of the January issue of Architectural Digest. The photo and copy (“I love hard labor – I could watch it all day”) imply: “enjoying the finer things in life is only part of the fun; up here, we bask in working-class suffering as well!”
Joe Bageant: 1946-2011
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011It is with great sorrow that we learned of the recent death of Joe Bageant.
Connecticut Public Employee Activists Fight For Pension Justice
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011Out of the limelight, public employee activists have achieved a near victory in their quest for a fair pension plan. However, fulfillment of a national precedent setting grievance award to allow Connecticut state employees to transfer from a defined contribution 401(k) type retirement plan into the state’s traditional defined benefit pension system has been delayed.
Who Gets Plowed in New York?
Sunday, February 6th, 2011After the first huge snow storm on December 26, my family was asking two questions: a) where are the damn snowplows in our Brooklyn neighborhood?; and b) why is Manhattan clear? Smells like a class issue here.
Celebrating Felice Yeskel
Friday, January 14th, 2011Felice Yeskel, a peaceful warrior for economic justice, has left us. After a 2-year battle with cancer, Felice died on Tuesday Jan 11, surrounded by loving family and friends in Amherst, Mass.
Memories of Felice and class
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011A few memories of Felice and class from Betsy Leondar-Wright
Mourning the loss of Felice Yeskel
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Felice Yeskel, co-founder of Class Action, passed away in her home early this morning after a courageous struggle with cancer.
