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Social Class, Equality at Heart of International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018 by Class Action Leave a Comment

There are countless reasons that people around the world celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). The day provides a focus and opportunity to celebrate women’s contributions to society, highlight our struggles for equity, point to the huge pay and educational discrepancies suffered by women and girls, and thank women for fostering the well-being of families and communities. But, many people are […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Building Economic Alternatives, Classism in the Economy, Women and Class Tagged With: classism, social movements, speaking up

American Exceptionalism Leaves International Women’s Day Blank

March 8, 2018 by Aimee Loiselle Leave a Comment

When searching for information about International Women’s Day (IWD) 2018, I knew I would not find details from the U.S. government. It doesn’t coordinate IWD events or recognize it as an official holiday, unlike 26 nations that include Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, Russia and Uganda. However, I was surprised when I had to make a concerted […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Building Economic Alternatives, Class cultures, Gender Class Intersections, Women and Class Tagged With: social movements, speaking up, working class

Cross-Class Alliances: Silicon Valley

December 20, 2017 by Lita Kurth Leave a Comment

On Labor Day, I thought, what better way to celebrate than to show up for cross-class picketing at a local McDonald’s? The first thing I saw was a line of yellow school buses bringing the picketers from the local labor council to the restaurant, partly because many workers rely on a bus, not a car […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Cross-class alliances, Dismantlng Classism, Race and Class Tagged With: activism, classism, community organizing, low-wage jobs, Minimum wage, speaking up, unions

Sexual Predators and Blue Collar Women

December 7, 2017 by Class Action 1 Comment

Finally. The manifestation of the recognition that women’s rights ARE human rights. That’s how I’ve been feeling about the outing of so many well-known sexual predators, long known but never punished for their predatory ways. Learning about some has broken my heart. Charlie Rose was my hero, as was John Conyers. But, like every woman I […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class prejudice, Classism, Gender Class Intersections, Owning class Tagged With: low-wage jobs, poverty, speaking up, working class

Reader Feedback on Classism Exposed

August 16, 2017 by Class Action Leave a Comment

More than 100 people responded to the summer 2017 Classism Exposed 5-Minute Survey. The responses were as diverse as the people who responded, as evidenced by the demographic information collected. However, there were clear preferences for the length of blog posts, blog topics and for how often readers want to receive the Classism Exposed blog eBlast. It […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism Tagged With: class cultures, classism, education, privilege, racism, Rationalizing privilege, snobs, social movements, speaking up, stereotypes, working class

First-Generation Resistance in College

July 25, 2017 by Bobby Zaman Leave a Comment

Being a first generation college or graduate student is already a difficult identity to navigate at a university, but even more difficult is attempting to challenge the dominate narratives and curriculum which may lack multiple perspectives, culture awareness and/or critical analysis. As I started to voice my opinions and question the curriculum, I saw that […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class in Higher Education, Classism in Higher Education, First Generation College Students, Race and Class Tagged With: academia, education, poverty, privilege, race and class, racism, snobs, speaking up, stereotypes

Vulnerability Is Courage: A First Gen Student Journey

July 25, 2017 by Beth Miller 1 Comment

Feeling Vulnerable as a First Gen As a first generation student, I felt vulnerable, and I didn’t want anyone to know it. So I didn’t ask for help, and I failed out of Syracuse University after a year and a half. My next attempt was at Central Connecticut State University, where I was a walk […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class in Higher Education, First Generation College Students, Internalized classism Tagged With: academia, education, first generation college students, speaking up

Class in Crisis

April 18, 2017 by Jude Diebold 1 Comment

Usually when I sit down to write out my thoughts on a political event, I write because I want to express an idea to resolve an issue. In fact, I would venture to say that most political writing is a reaction to some current event, with an idea of how this event can/will/should be handled. Today that is […]

Filed Under: Classism in Politics, Classism in the Economy, Dismantlng Classism, Electoral politics Tagged With: activism, budget cuts, classism, community organizing, speaking up, working class

Debbie Downer’s Spring Break

March 23, 2017 by Muna Mohamed 1 Comment

Spring break is coming up. That means hearing about Cancun and Barcelona while walking by students, seeing Airbnb and hotel tabs on 101 laptops, and seeing Snapchat countdowns every day. Spring break is a college student’s dream – one that comes with a hefty price to make it a reality. As a student coming from […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class cultures, Class in Higher Education, Pop Culture Classism Tagged With: class cultures, education, poverty, privilege, speaking up, spring break

Witness Web

January 19, 2017 by Kathleen Hepler Leave a Comment

A group of members – currently 20 and growing – at First Parish in Framingham Unitarian Universalist is going to be staying abreast of various issues in our national lives that are at risk in these times. They are creating a Witness Web. Anyone can go onto the site in Google+ and click on any of […]

Filed Under: Classism in Politics, Electoral politics, Religion and Class Tagged With: classism, community organizing, speaking up

Safe, Affordable Housing Is a Human Right

January 5, 2017 by Aimee Inglis 1 Comment

On the morning of December 3rd, 2016, the deadly effects of the affordable housing crisis became clear. If housing were treated as a human right, if artists were supported by the cities and developers that profit off their creativity, the loss of 36 lives in Oakland, California in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire could have […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Affordable Housing, Building Economic Alternatives, Classism in Politics Tagged With: community organizing, poverty, speaking up

The Demise of Neoliberalism

November 22, 2016 by Van Hardy 1 Comment

And What It Means to U.S. Communities The election of Donald Trump and the Bernie Sanders campaign made it clear that people are rejecting “business as usual.” There are many reasons why Hillary Clinton lost the election, but her strong association with “the status quo” (business as usual) was a major factor. Collectively, I agree that […]

Filed Under: Building Economic Alternatives, Classism in Politics, Classism in the Economy, Dismantlng Classism Tagged With: poverty, Rationalizing privilege, speaking up

Wealthy, Come Home

September 29, 2016 by Chuck Collins Leave a Comment

Here’s my invitation to those of you, like me, in the top of America’s income and wealth ladder. Come home.  What I mean by “coming home” is to bring your whole self – your passion, your stake in a place, your wealth and sense of agency – and throw it fully into the movements to reduce […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Cross-class alliances, Dealing with privilege, Dismantlng Classism, Money, Owning class Tagged With: activism, community organizing, Felice Yeskel, owning class, privilege, speaking up, super-rich

When Skinny Isn’t So Cute

July 20, 2016 by Linda Stout 1 Comment

Growing up as the daughter of a farm worker, we often had dinners of biscuits and milk gravy. I always thought I was having a great meal! While we did grow a lot of vegetables and canned as many as possible, we often ran out before the next season. Sometime there would be a little […]

Filed Under: Class and health, Classism in Everyday Life, Corporate power, Environmental classism Tagged With: health care, low-wage jobs, poverty, speaking up

Poor Little “Not-So-Rich” Girls

March 18, 2016 by Megan Marshall Leave a Comment

It wasn’t until I began to write about class from the perspective of the 19th century women about whom I’ve written two biographies that I realized how much issues of class lie at the heart of my attraction to these women. Class Action asked me to explore the constraints that even upper class white women […]

Filed Under: Classism in Progressive Movement Groups, Gender Class Intersections, Women and Class Tagged With: class cultures, gender bias, privilege, race and class, racism, speaking up, women and class

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

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

A Hard Lesson about Free Money

June 18, 2015 by Christopher Page Leave a Comment

“Congratulations, you have been awarded a scholarship by your high school foundation. You are invited to attend awards night and be recognized for your achievement,” the letter said. My daughter had applied to several hundred scholarships, four through her highly-ranked, public high school’s parent & legacy foundation. She received one scholarship from a community group […]

Filed Under: Classism in K-12 Education, Philanthropy and Classism Tagged With: class cultures, kids, privilege, public school, Rationalizing privilege, speaking up, working class

Against Silencing Race & Class Resistance, in Ferguson & Everywhere

August 28, 2014 by Michael C. Duff Leave a Comment

Recently I read an essay on the Huffington Post written by Baptist theologian and activist, Jeff Hood, about developments in Ferguson, Missouri.  Hood took issue with clergy on the scene who asserted to African-American protesters, “If we remain peaceful then we will get what we want!”  On the contrary, Hood argued, suppressing anger in the […]

Filed Under: Labor movement, Race and Class Tagged With: "class warfare", nonviolence, race and class, racism, speaking up, struggle

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

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