Archive for May, 2011
Hair Hierarchy
For women of color especially in the Black community hair extensions are a controversial issue. One would question why? Well, within the Black community there are so many different hair types and textures. Most women within the black community constantly strive to achieve perfect polished, straight or curly hair. Although, that may seem like an […]
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates (among others) Gather to Discuss and Disagree
The meeting at the Newark Peace Education Summit, which included the Dalai Lama, offers an interesting snapshot of the most prominent personalities in international peace advocacy. The link is here.
Cesar Chavez’s Embattled Legacy
Chavez’s legacy can certainly not be reduced to the present circumstances of the movement he began, but the current infighting between his family members in the organization highlights the difficulty of crafting and maintaining the direction in which a movement will advance after its inspirational founder has passed from the scene. The link is here.
Nonviolence: A Strategy in Itself
We have been discussing non-violent strategies, responses, and options all semester. I think that we are evolving as a country as years pass and as such what used to work for us may no longer do so and vice versa. Some laws that used to be implemented in the cases of women’s or civil rights […]
Does The Punishment Fit The Crime?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/magazine/mag-24lives-t.html?_r=1&ref=capitalpunishment After the MayDay Conference on Capital Punishment I was intrigued as to the argument Blecker made about wanting the punishment to fit the crime. This brought up the debate in my mind as to which is worse, life in prison or death? If we want the punishment to be as harsh as the crime, […]
Adding to the Curriculum
After today’s discussion, I’ve been thinking more about nonviolence and its strengths and weaknesses. I think that one of its main weaknesses is that its not as commonly practiced compared to more violent actions such as war. Nonviolent movements are a relatively new solution to social issues which means its not as familiar or casual for people […]
Outside the classroom
Although we are learning a lot about the theory and methods of large scale nonviolent movements I would like to take a moment to stress the importance of individual change. We have great opportunities for nonviolent action in our personal lives. Not only does Gustavus have wonderful organizations to become involved in but there are […]
Celebrating Bin Laden’s Death
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/03/my-take-why-post-bin-laden-partying-made-me-cringe/ The different celebrations that happened the evening the US found out Bin Laden was dead was far and wide. Within this blog post, it is clear that there were many different emotions expressed from students across college campus’s. After seeing the images and the partying that was happening at these large schools, do you […]