Thanks for your patience as I delved headlong into my work this semester. Two issues to report....
I just want to alert you to a current issue/debate going on here in California that can be used to help us increase our ability to see how white privilege often shows up in our public debate....
This is a story about how my anti-racism practice shows up in my work world....
Oakland, CA. White cop. Unarmed Black man lying face down. Shot in back. Murder or mistake?...
I know this isn’t new. But, I think this blog post from Alter Net could be a good resource for those of us who are trying to figure out how to talk to our progressive/liberal white friends/colleagues about race....
So, what’s up? Insufficient funding WHILE the city takes advantage of its services (without paying for them)....
Not much of a street demonstrator myself, I decided to venture out this year to stand (too crowded to really march) in solidarity with the working people of Los Angeles....
For me, a few lessons learned and/or renewed this year include......
What follows is a short essay written recently by one of my former students and current AWARE-LA allies. It’s a great example of the critical thinking required when good hearted white people decide to offer ourselves to support young people living in inner cities....
n case you haven’t heard, the University of California at San Diego has been the location of some extremely overt racially motivated and hateful events in the last couple of weeks. Although many may say that “it all started when…”, that would be in error....