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Teaching about class

Breaking the Silence about Class in One Liberal Denomination

May 1, 2018 by Class Action 1 Comment

In 2012, I was lucky enough to attend a remarkable weekend-long Class Action Train-the-Trainers mega-workshop. I did not attend to learn techniques to raise awareness about class and classism but instead to improve my skills as a trainer on the topic of communications and marketing. While the focus of the Class Action workshop was, of course, on social class […]

Filed Under: Classism in Progressive Movement Groups, Religion and Class, Spirituality and Ending Classism, Systemic Classism, Teaching about class Tagged With: class awareness, class cultures, class inclusion, classism, low-wage jobs, middle class, owning class, poverty, privilege, working class

Oh No He Didn’t!

November 24, 2015 by Class Action Leave a Comment

Check biased behavior before it keeps your holidays from being merry and bright. As I thought last week about Thanksgiving dinner and hosting my extended family, it dawned on me that I should also think about – and be prepared for – the many ways that the dinner conversation could take an unpleasant turn. The […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class prejudice, Teaching about class, Workplace classism Tagged With: class cultures, classism, owning class, Rationalizing privilege, speaking up

Teacher sanctioned for challenging welfare stereotype

August 17, 2014 by "RCC" 4 Comments

“Ladies, keep your legs crossed and your minds opened,” wrote a 58 year old undergraduate student who works in college admissions and recruitment in an online post in my sociology class. She said the economy was being destroyed by welfare mothers who have more babies for more welfare with many different men and that society […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, Teaching about class Tagged With: academia, blaming the victim, classism, poverty, speaking up, welfare bashing

The Power of Storytelling

January 22, 2014 by Jane Van Galen Leave a Comment

I’ve long been interested in the complicated processes of crossing class barriers, especially when that crossing is navigated through success in school.  With British sociologist Diane Reay, I believe that we learn a great deal about class when we learn more about the experiences of “the ones who got away”. One way to learn more […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, Classism, First Generation College Students, Teaching about class

Exhilarating discoveries at anti-racist conference

April 16, 2013 by Betsy Leondar-Wright Leave a Comment

I’m entranced with the White Privilege Conference’s culture and community. I was a first-time attender at the 14th annual conference in Seattle last week, and the experience was a series of exhilarating discoveries. What most buoyed my spirits seemed to buoy others too: seeing about 1,500 white people who are so committed to ending racism […]

Filed Under: Race and Class, Spirituality and Ending Classism, Teaching about class Tagged With: classism, dealing with privilege, race and class, racism

Reflections on the West Coast Class Action Training of Trainers

February 27, 2013 by Nell Myhand Leave a Comment

For two and a half days, a cross-class, multi-racial group of folks from all across the gender spectrum and the country met in Oakland to talk about class and learn tools for dismantling classism. The Class Action Training of Trainers gave us the chance to explore our own and each other’s class experiences. Through exercises […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Dismantlng Classism, Race and Class, Teaching about class Tagged With: Class Action workshops, classism, intersecting oppressions, working class

Inciting critical thinking in 8th graders: An inspiring ‘Created Equal’ story

September 27, 2012 by Veronica Quiles 1 Comment

 “The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot. And then, just possibly, hopefully, it goes on.” — Audre Lorde A deep conversation about equal opportunity was incited recently in a group of Latino 8th graders participating in a summer program in a Boston public school. I and another Class Action intern, Anna Rodriguez, […]

Filed Under: Classism in K-12 Education, Teaching about class Tagged With: American Dream, Class Action workshops, Created Equal, kids, low-wage jobs, working class

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