Category: Education

Hate by any Other Name : Rape Culture

 Source  March 14, 2011  20 Comments on Hate by any Other Name : Rape Culture

By Kit-Bacon Gressitt / Excuse Me, I’m Writing blog / March 14, 2011 Of the many things I’ve learned since…

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What Are We Going to Do to End the Silence?

 Ernie McCray  March 10, 2011  4 Comments on What Are We Going to Do to End the Silence?

On April 15th there will be a “National Day of Silence” during which hundreds of thousands of students nationwide will…

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San Diego Troublemakers Go to School

 Rocky Neptun  March 9, 2011  2 Comments on San Diego Troublemakers Go to School

In that town called San Diego when the workers try to talk, The cops will smash them with a sap…

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Sharing a Note I Once Wrote to a Very Artsy Guy

 Ernie McCray  March 5, 2011  25 Comments on Sharing a Note I Once Wrote to a Very Artsy Guy

Recently I sat and wrote and chatted with some of the coolest people alive. No jive. Most of them happen…

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Wisconsin Governor Alerts the National Guard to Protests by Public Workers

 Source  February 15, 2011  1 Comment on Wisconsin Governor Alerts the National Guard to Protests by Public Workers

Recently elected Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker has proposed a bill that would eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for most public workers and slash their pay and benefits.

Walker has also notified the state’s National Guard to be on alert for actions taken by unsatisfied state, county and municipal employees.

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The most insidious debt possible: A Student Loan

 Source  February 15, 2011  4 Comments on The most insidious debt possible: A Student Loan

The Student Loan Swindle An Interview with Alan Nasser By Mike Whitney / CounterPunch / February 2011 Alan Nasser is…

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Free-for-All Speech at California State University San Marcos

 Source  February 7, 2011  7 Comments on Free-for-All Speech at California State University San Marcos

By Kit-Bacon Gressitt The Koala, a tabloid launched last month by some California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) students, has…

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Jr. ROTC Contributes to the School Funding Crisis

 Source  February 2, 2011  4 Comments on Jr. ROTC Contributes to the School Funding Crisis

By Rick Jahnkow /Draft NOtices / January – March 2011 Newsletter As sources of public money for public education shrink,…

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A little “Hi” to My Amigos at Roosevelt Junior High (Creators of a Better World)

 Ernie McCray  February 2, 2011  5 Comments on A little “Hi” to My Amigos at Roosevelt Junior High (Creators of a Better World)

Hola, Chavistas de Roosevelt
Middle School.
I just want to tell you
I think you’re beautiful and fly and cool
and take time to say
I loved the letters
that you recently sent my way.
All your comments and questions
warmed my soul and made my day
as I sipped coffee
and read them at Jitters,
a coffee cafe,

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