A 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.
Your Class War (for Felice Yeskel)
Thursday, October 20th, 2011WWFD? What Would Felice Do?
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Working in the Class Action office, I sometimes find myself asking, “What would Felice do?” Often it’s hard to know, but at other times I can almost hear her voice weighing in on a decision.
Felice’s mission of making classism a diversity issue
Monday, January 17th, 2011When Felice Yeskel started graduate school in the 1980s, she was outraged that the Social Issues Training Project at the UMass Education School omitted classism from its curriculum. Every aspiring diversity trainer had to practice facilitating two-day workshops on sexism, racism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism and anti-Semitism – but not classism.
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.
