I’m distressed that academic conventions seem to preclude, or at least discourage, acknowledgment that the work I will present to my dissertation committee is not, properly speaking, mine.
Being Indebted Is My Real Wealth
Thursday, April 5th, 2012Giving thanks humbly or smugly
Thursday, November 24th, 2011When I was a girl, at the beginning of Thanksgiving dinner, my family would sing a beautiful old hymn, We Gather Together, the most traditional Thanksgiving song, written in 1597. I loved the melody and the tradition and didn’t think much about the words. But in my 20s, with my newly critical eye, I scrutinized the lyrics and was horrified by the self-righteous meaning I found.
Your Class War (for Felice Yeskel)
Thursday, October 20th, 2011A memorial for Felice Yeskel will be held this Sunday 10/23 at 1:30 at the Jewish Community of Amherst. Felice’s long-time colleague Chuck Collins wrote this poem in honor of this occasion memorializing Class Action’s kick-ass co-founder.
Owning Class Folks – Let’s Explore Some Tough Questions
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011How can we owning class folks who care about enormous horrors going on today initiate a systemic difference by speaking up about the harm that continues in a drastically different manner? For some of us, the origins of today’s enormous inequities are from the source of our wealth. Will you join me in this conversation? Let’s get honest and face some questions and fears about our essential roles in the transformation this celebrating-its-birthday country needs. It’s time to think and act outside the box.
Query: How to open discussion with a poor-basher?
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011Dear Class Action, What should I do? My neighbor in my conservative rural town emailed this racist/classist piece of junk to me. I need some advice on what to do next.
Deep Interrelatedness and Transformation
Monday, December 13th, 2010Perhaps ending classism is not so much a political process but a spiritual one. Humanity is evolving!
