tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283578.post4663532703410926562..comments2023-07-26T08:13:35.753-07:00Comments on Lotta's place: why I don't like 'the help'Lotta Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241784939983338833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283578.post-15746174952914811622011-09-24T12:24:34.056-07:002011-09-24T12:24:34.056-07:00I'm glad you so most totally agree!!
We also...I'm glad you so most totally agree!! <br /><br />We also forget, at least I do, that the heroes of yesterday were well organized. Rosa Parks had had great training, and had a network of support. That's usually were I fail. I hate meetings... On the other hand, we teach, and that's a pretty good place to be too.Lotta Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241784939983338833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283578.post-20607795605495101892011-09-22T16:45:48.222-07:002011-09-22T16:45:48.222-07:00I most totally agree with you (rather than just ce...I most totally agree with you (rather than just certainly!)! I thought about this when I was in Colorado, and people were protesting the illegal detentions in Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, or now, with Bradley Manning... so I click the links for Human Rights Watch, Amnesty, etc., I educate my family and friends about what's going on, but I don't have money to lend, or a house to sell in order to help anyone. I ponder whether I could make a difference becoming a new Rachel Corrie and stand in front of a tank, but in reality, the heroes of yesterday are those who made continuous effort to stay engaged, stay informed, work together, and fight injustices all the way. It's not like they're hard to find, those injustices. C'mon, just look at the preferential treatment visual learners get in our society, to name one. Most grades are based on testing through visual learning, as in reading and writing - that excludes 2/3 of the population who learn better through auditory or kinesthetic means, who then go on to lower paid jobs. And that's around us every day. Did I stand up for Troy Davis? No. Do I speak out against peoples ignorance regarding sexual assault? Yes, but not every time I hear it. Do I fight politician's wages being thrice that of an average workers? Nope, not that either... though I know it sucks. But every once in a while, I remind myself that I do carry someone's groceries for them, I do reach out a hand to pat a stranger on the back when they might need it, and I do recycle. The rest, I am working on.Katie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687761455570567469noreply@blogger.com