I grew up in poverty, the daughter of a tenant farmer. I thought people were privileged if they lived in a house, had running water or even an outhouse. My family of five lived in a ten-by-forty foot trailer. I knew that there were farm owners who lived in large houses, but they worked almost […]
Archives for December 13, 2010
Deep Interrelatedness and Transformation
Perhaps ending classism is not so much a political process but a spiritual one. Humanity is evolving! We are at a new and extraordinary threshold in human history. We appear to be on a cataclysmic collision course, and more and more people are using their spirituality to engage the world. They are transcending the negative […]
Restorative Circles: Justice without Classism
We know the justice system is biased by inequality. The best justice money can buy. And the locations where this justice system is carried out – courtrooms, classrooms, living rooms, workplaces – are filled with people labeled with roles of unequal status: the judge and the accused, the cop and the criminal, the parent and […]
