A Student Response From:ArmelleAn aphorism that I grew up appreciating and has shaped my life is to “live simply so that others may simply live”. To reduce consumption is an important value to me. While it is a lifelong practice I strive towards, I recognize that it comes from a place of privilege and that I have the choice to …
Week 5 Amber
A Student Response From:AmberI think back to my childhood and all my mom did to give me and my siblings a better experience then she had growing up. I remember the three jobs my mom worked to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads. I remember going to my older brother and asking why she was …
Week 5 Sam
A Student Response From:Sam“Finding the why,” is something that resonates so deeply inside of me. I think this is because in my line of work I have to ask it every day. We talk about being selfish, doing the “right thing,” and being better than what we had. Really its all about what we want. The future that we desire …
Week 5 Akyra
This is my motherland you’re walking on The red dirt shows our skin and our blood Still new, colonization still here Racialized into oblivion