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Fisher Lavell

Fisher Lavell

About Fisher Lavell

From Manitoba, Canada, Fisher Lavell is a working-class counselor, primarily with Canadian Indians. Fisher writes fiction and working-class social commentary, and delivers workshops on using social class awareness to work more effectively with people of all backgrounds.

Visiting the Relatives: A Worthy Vacation

August 4, 2015 by Fisher Lavell 3 Comments

My nephew Christopher loaded his three kids and his partner Sam’s three kids into their 2004 passenger van and drove the 300 miles out of the city to visit me last week. He took Thursday afternoon and all day Friday without pay, which gave the family three-and-a-half days in total. This was their summer vacation. […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class cultures Tagged With: class cultures, privilege, working class

Working Class Counseling: An Uncensored Conversation

October 22, 2014 by Fisher Lavell 1 Comment

I hadn’t seen my cousin Earl in 30 years, but I knew right away that he was a straight-shooter like the rest of my family. “No offense,” he told me as I visited with him and his wife, Brenda, at a Smitty’s Restaurant near his home in Alberta, Canada. “But I think your whole profession, […]

Filed Under: Classism in social services Tagged With: therapy, working class

A classist comment from a feminist publisher

May 7, 2013 by Fisher Lavell 3 Comments

I wrote a paper on the classism I experienced as a poverty-class single mother in the feminist movement, and it was selected for inclusion in a prestigious anthology. When I asked the editor about payment for my chapter, she said that all proceeds from book sales would be contributed to a charity. “None of our […]

Filed Under: Classism in Diversity Work, Classism in Progressive Movement Groups, Gender Class Intersections, Money Tagged With: academia, classism

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