Tomesha, I've gotten behind on replies here, but wanted to thank you for the kind words about the program. I'm so sad about it, but yes, really grateful for the time I did get.
What a transformative program!!! I am sorry it’s on pause…thank you for this sharing. I also had never read your piece on anti-racism and some of the experiences you had as your activism changed, and fleshed out. I knew you first from the wellness space and entered into work with a foundations for social justice class in 2020 as well. But I struggled on how to put rubber to the road sometimes…what does activism look like for me. Your posts were and are like a modern day Fred Roger’s moment for me. I was thinking…she’s is doing it! She is using her priveledge! It inspired me and inspires me all the time to keep going bigger and bolder. Thank you!
Aaaaw! This comment makes me tear up, Beth. Fred Rogers is a huge personal hero to me. Have you ever seen Deepa Iyer's Social Change Ecosystem Map?? Do a little search for it. I think maybe those different roles could help you take your foundations of social justice learning further, because you might find the role that feels authentic to you.
A new friend of mine, Professor of Genocide and holocaust studies at Brown, Omer Bartov, wrote a letter to the then minister of Defense and future PM. As of now, he has written a zillion books and edited many more books and articles. He wrote an incredible book last year called "genocide, the holocaust and israel palestine: first person history in times of crisis"... this came out before october.
In his letter to the ministry of defense, as a young historian and former member of the IDF, he saw disturbing patterns in israeli society that mirrored nazi society, especially the segregation and dehumanization of palestinians, along with the erasure of their history. His letter was simple, he was concerned that the I d f was beginning to emulate the nazis.
The ministry of defense actually wrote back to the young phd, simply saying, how dare you compare us to the nazis?
What we're seeing today?As you mentioned is nothing new, it is simply another demonstration of a pattern of dehumanization.
Drkrhzw, thank you for sharing this! What an interesting & knowledge friend you have! That is a wild story about the Ministry of Defense writing him back & amazing that he saw this in his own society & has studied it & tried to counter it. We need many more like him.
Sorry to hear about your cohort, Angie. Glad that you were able to take away so much from your time in the program.
Tomesha, I've gotten behind on replies here, but wanted to thank you for the kind words about the program. I'm so sad about it, but yes, really grateful for the time I did get.
What a transformative program!!! I am sorry it’s on pause…thank you for this sharing. I also had never read your piece on anti-racism and some of the experiences you had as your activism changed, and fleshed out. I knew you first from the wellness space and entered into work with a foundations for social justice class in 2020 as well. But I struggled on how to put rubber to the road sometimes…what does activism look like for me. Your posts were and are like a modern day Fred Roger’s moment for me. I was thinking…she’s is doing it! She is using her priveledge! It inspired me and inspires me all the time to keep going bigger and bolder. Thank you!
Aaaaw! This comment makes me tear up, Beth. Fred Rogers is a huge personal hero to me. Have you ever seen Deepa Iyer's Social Change Ecosystem Map?? Do a little search for it. I think maybe those different roles could help you take your foundations of social justice learning further, because you might find the role that feels authentic to you.
A new friend of mine, Professor of Genocide and holocaust studies at Brown, Omer Bartov, wrote a letter to the then minister of Defense and future PM. As of now, he has written a zillion books and edited many more books and articles. He wrote an incredible book last year called "genocide, the holocaust and israel palestine: first person history in times of crisis"... this came out before october.
In his letter to the ministry of defense, as a young historian and former member of the IDF, he saw disturbing patterns in israeli society that mirrored nazi society, especially the segregation and dehumanization of palestinians, along with the erasure of their history. His letter was simple, he was concerned that the I d f was beginning to emulate the nazis.
The ministry of defense actually wrote back to the young phd, simply saying, how dare you compare us to the nazis?
What we're seeing today?As you mentioned is nothing new, it is simply another demonstration of a pattern of dehumanization.
Thank you for your article, excellent as always.
Drkrhzw, thank you for sharing this! What an interesting & knowledge friend you have! That is a wild story about the Ministry of Defense writing him back & amazing that he saw this in his own society & has studied it & tried to counter it. We need many more like him.
As always, thank you for letting me be part of your learning journey. I always learn so much from you a long the way.
I learn a lot from you. The showing up, the steady commitment, the "thereness."