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Davey Shlasko

Davey Shlasko

About Davey Shlasko

Davey Shlasko is an educator, author and consultant whose passion is facilitating adult learning about, and in the context of, social justice movements. Davey’s recent and ongoing consulting work includes supporting work to improve trans inclusion; co-designing and leading a community-based study group focused on racial justice organizing in predominantly white, rural areas; and co-designing and leading a community-based cross-class dialogue circle. Davey is also on the faculty at Smith College School for Social Work, teaching critical theory and transgender studies to MSW students.

Five Classist Pitfalls to #Resist in Your Activism

February 13, 2017 by Davey Shlasko 4 Comments

In a moment of potentially revolutionary activism and mobilization, don’t let classism undermine your efforts. The past few weeks have been both terrifying and inspiring. In the midst of ascending totalitarianism and the drastic, likely unconstitutional roll-backs of basic rights, we are also seeing a swift mobilization from both new and established activists. Organizations and […]

Filed Under: Class prejudice, Classism in Politics, Classism in Progressive Movement Groups, Cross-class alliances, Dealing with privilege, Internalized classism, LGBT & Class, Politics and Class Tagged With: activism, class cultures, classism, community organizing, middle class, owning class, privilege, social movements, working class

Class Inequality and Transgender Communities

August 11, 2014 by Davey Shlasko

Transgender issues have received more sympathetic media attention in the past few months than ever before. While so many people are paying attention to trans issues for the first time, this seems like an important moment to draw attention to an issue that’s at the heart of many of the challenges trans* people face in […]

Filed Under: Politics and Class Tagged With: discrimination, health care, homeless, poverty, transgender

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