February 2011
71 posts
“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel...”
– Andrew Boyd
January 2011
33 posts
Black Mother Jailed for Sending Kids to White... →
sheresists:
firesandwords:
Black Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to White School District
An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after sending her kids to a school district in which they did not live. Kelly Williams-Bolar was sentenced by Judge Patricia Cosgrove on Tuesday and will begin serving her sentence immediately.
The jury...
Watcherrthangbutnormal
aaaaand this is what I did today instead of my math assignment. videos of small children doing sweet shit? yes please.
'Mum, Dad, there is something I need to tell you' →
I swear, this is on my ‘to do’ list.
But really, all I keep thinking is, FUCK YOU HETERONORMATIVITY.
Critical Conversations: The Art and Science of...
uvicunderground:
The 4th annual Diversity Research Forum, “Critical Conversations: The Art and Science of Diversity”, is being held on UVic campus February 9-11, 2011. Students, faculty, staff and community members are all welcome to come learn and be part of “critical conversations” on topics such as the intersection of race and sexuality, gender and mental health. Registration is free. Click...
and to Toronto we go...
Just counting down the hours (and finishing all the flippin’ school work I have) before myself and other member-representatives from UVic PRIDE fly to Toronto for the Canadian Universities Queer Services Conference (CUQSC). I feel so lucky to be going with my badass, intelligent sister, and a handful of amazing friends and fellow members, like Lucia and Jess!
ps- you should be following...
Remembering the women of the civil rights movement... →
rubinadesign:
We all know that Martin Luther King was the most popular figure of the American Civil Rights Movement. His leadership still resonates and inspires almost 50 years later. But today, I’d like to pay tribute to some of the women who worked alongside him (literally or figuratively) in accomplishing great cultural change. The list is long, but here are just a few I ran across that...
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“First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely...”
– Martin Luther King
Letter from Birmingham Jail
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence...”
– Elie Wiesel
Solidarity
We share these points of unity to guide our allyship and activism:
All people not Indigenous to North America who are living on this continent are settlers on stolen land. We acknowledge that Canada, the United States of America, Mexico, and Central & South America were founded through genocide and colonization of Indigenous peoples – which continues today and from which settlers directly...
Daily effects of straight privilege →
(via) newwavefeminism
“When teachers support democratic education we automatically support widespread...”
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bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
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Underground Curriculum Intensive @ UVic
etiquette-etc:
When: Wed, January 5, 2pm – 3pm
Where: UVic MacLaurin D287 (map)
Description: Matt Christie will be presenting a lecture on decolonized education, radical worlds and “education” spaces, as well as doing an introduction to the collective process of the UC.
“Teachers are often among that group most reluctant to acknowledge the extent to...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
