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Bridging the class divide

Abraham Lateiner

Abraham Lateiner

About Abraham Lateiner

As a person born into many privileged identities, Abraham Lateiner seeks to disrupt mainstream narratives of privilege with alternative paths towards collective liberation. Abraham is a co-founder of The Port Cafe, a pay-what-you-can community meal in Cambridge. He is also an organizer of people with class privilege via Resource Generation, and an organizer of White people seeking to support Black liberation via Black Lives Matter Cambridge. Abraham documents his journey towards treason against the Empire via his blog, Risk Something.

Risk Telling the Truth

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I thought I was going to be a career teacher. But after a decade, I hit bottom. Teaching in inner-city schools, I saw the barriers my students faced and confronted my own limits caused by my vastly different experience growing up. I had some positive, uplifting experiences, but I wasn’t very resilient, and I kept […]

The Port Cafe: Dining Without Classism

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Imagine opening the door to a high-end, exclusive restaurant. The whoosh of air-conditioned comfort draws you in as the well-trained hostess welcomes you to the bustling space, full of smiling, well-dressed, and well-fed people. The aromas of garlic and spices waft throughout the room, evidence of the much-loved chef supervising the kitchen. Now imagine the […]

Should Americans Talk About Class?

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Helllllllllllllll yes! “But why?” some ask. Good question. My short answer: because talking about class is revolutionary. American society as a whole, as judged by my Super Scientific Approach of paying attention to popular culture, has gotten steadily better at talking about gender, race, and sexual orientation. But start talking about class, and we approach… […]