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Laurie Sheridan

Laurie Sheridan

About Laurie Sheridan

Laurie Sheridan has been a labor organizer, labor educator and adult educator for over 45 years. After many years as a factory machinist and union activist, she went on to direct several nonprofits, including The Childcare Project, the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH), and the Boston Workforce Development Coalition. She raised three children in Dorchester and Milton, Mass., where she now lives. Recently retired from UMass Boston, she continues to advocate and agitate for poor and working class people.

Language Matters, Too

December 15, 2015 by Laurie Sheridan 2 Comments

My brother, sister and I were all brought up to speak a very clear, accent-less English with good grammar and syntax. We were not “perfect,” but we were obliged to try. Our mother harassed us constantly about the way we talked. And she stressed that we would never be able to get a job or […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class cultures, Class prejudice, Classism, Classism in Everyday Life, Dealing with privilege, Dismantlng Classism Tagged With: class cultures, classism, downward mobility, privilege, snobs, speaking up, stereotypes, working class

Classism: Not Exactly Sporting

June 18, 2015 by Laurie Sheridan 2 Comments

Cheering, Chanting, and Clapping – for Classism? My daughter went to public schools in Milton, Mass, which is an economically diverse suburb right outside Boston. While in school, she was on a lot of sports teams, playing basketball, volleyball, and tennis. Her schools and teams have always included kids from a variety of backgrounds, though […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Classism among Kids, Classism in K-12 Education

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