Category Archives: economic justice
The Rural Assembly and the Rural Compact.
Today I came across an organization called The Rural Assembly and I am so excited about their work and I think you will be too. The Rural Assembly is a part of the Center for Rural Strategies, an amazing organization … Continue reading
Up the Ridge, a film about remote Appalachian prisons, racism, and the intentional tension between rural and urban
This very important film was produced out of Appalshop’s hiphop radio program, Holler to the Hood. The film synopsis reads: Up the Ridge is a one-hour television documentary produced by Nick Szuberla and Amelia Kirby. In 1999 Szuberla and Kirby … Continue reading
Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World textbook
Rethinking Globalization:Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World textbook I just read about this textbook from Rethinking Schools. It was published in 2002. This resource textbook teaches students 4th-12th grades social justice issues as an interconnected web. As the authors … Continue reading
A New WPA: an article about the Employer of Last Resort Proposal
I just read this article in Dollars and Sense magazine. It discusses Agrentina’s experiment with job creation while also exploring the possibilities of the Employer of last Resort Proposal, a government job plan somewhat similar to the WPA. Although much … Continue reading