Posts Tagged ‘social justice’

The battle of Egypt and the Western hypocrisy

The battle of Egypt and the Western hypocrisy
The media coverage of the popular uprising in Egypt has exposed the Western apparatus of social control, and the backwardness of foreign policy.  Most “experts” of foreign policy intentionally avoid engaging with the real issues and are in denial on at least three fundamental fronts:  (a) the social...
February 16th, 2011 | Featured, Middle East, Politics, US, World | Read More

Our justice system requires us to punish wrongdoers, what if there were a better way?

Our justice system requires us to punish wrongdoers, what if there were a better way?
Image by PPCC Antifa via Flickr The banner says “No justice. No Peace.” We think we know what it means — that we who want justice are willing to fight for it. The words have a deeper meaning, of course. They are intended to remind us that that it is an impossibility to have a...
August 19th, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Featured | Read More

Social justice for Latino immigrants is social justice for everyone

Social justice for Latino immigrants is social justice for everyone
by Theresa Delgadillo, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University In the area of Latino/a Studies, which I teach, it is well known that immigration policy affects all Latino/as.  This is true not because all Latino/as are immigrants – indeed, both Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens...
May 10th, 2010 | Organizing Latino Immigrants for Social Justice | Read More

Teatro Nopalero: Seeking social change, justice and consciousness through theater

Teatro Nopalero: Seeking social change, justice and consciousness through theater
A group of young activist actors bring forth a theatrical approach to deal with social issues at the grassroots level. Phoenix, Arizona, February 1, 2010 – In the context of Arizona’s legislation and crackdown on undocumented immigration, Teatro Nopalero emerges as a developing alternative to...
February 2nd, 2010 | Culture, Featured, The Arts | Read More