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For the complicit, the complacent and the comfortable,
Protests are often questioned and/or antagonized. This is because these acts re-center the bodies and voices of those often criminalized, marginalized and forgotten—the grouping of a people stripped of their humanity, leaving many with one option: to act. Continue Reading
With all the rhetoric in the media about immigration, we hear little of the voices of actual immigrants telling their stories. “Coming to America” is a film about the journeys and struggles of immigrants finding a new life in Minnesota. Continue Reading
Stereotypes and media portrayals of Indian women are based on a long history of rape and oppression. This history is at the base of the “missing women,” the contemporary problem of great numbers of Indian women being murdered or kidnapped into sex trafficking. Continue Reading
I am a Jewish, bisexual woman and I am a researcher, and from all of these perspectives, the questions of who counts and how to be counted are important ones. Continue Reading
This documentary, put together by students at Minneapolis South High School, takes a critical look towards the cultural bias that has been integrated into standardized testing. Often times standardized tests cater to a small demographic that is the white middle class. In the film, the students unearth overt racism with deep roots in standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT.
“High-stakes standardized testing is a form of child labor, because you’re using children to make profit,” said Vichet Chhuon, associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. Continue Reading
The Newcomer Program, which is new to Minneapolis’ South High School this year, provides extra language support to students who are new to the United States. But the sudden move of the program from another school has led to some challenges. Continue Reading
I received an email this morning with an article about the University of Kansas professor who now sits at home with her foot—or perhaps both feet—in her mouth while her administrators make decisions about her future. Continue Reading
As someone who has lived with HIV for more than 15 years, I decided to do my #livingwithhiv Twitter session again because of Charlie Sheen and his recent disclosure. His doing so brought out all of the ignorance and judgment people have around HIV, namely his drug use and his sexual life. Continue Reading
The majority of the Minneapolis City Council is out of step with the people of the city. Led by Council President Barb Johnson, the majority say they can’t imagine a $15 per hour minimum wage for Minneapolis. Compare that to the 82 percent (poll) of likely voters who think $15 is a good idea, according to a recent polling performed by SEIU of likely voters in Minneapolis. Continue Reading
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), one of the U.S. congressional delegation members who visited Tibet early this month is scheduled to share her Tibet trip story with the Tibetans in Minnesota some time this coming January.
Briefly speaking to the board members of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota on Nov. 25 at her office in St. Paul, Minnesota, the U.S. congress woman said that she particularly urged the Chinese leaders not to “interfere” in the Tibetan religious tradition of reincarnations. Continue Reading