“I learned from Cedric Robinson that any theory or political strategy that pretends to possess a total theory of freedom, or one that can be categorically understood, has failed to account for the multiplicity of possibilities.” Angela Davis   There lies a magic garden of freedom and creation. Its lands are fertile and its tall trees bear juicy fruits. It exists in a decolonized world, … Continue reading The Questions We Learn to Ask

Week #14 In this semester, we have welcomed brilliant distinguished professors from all concentration of studies supporting the Urban Democracy Lab and the Sanctuary Coalition. After Dr. Vasuki’s lecture on Human Rights, I was inspired to write a short piece for those engaging in any form of collective social behavior pertaining to issues that violate international human rights by the United Nations Office of the High … Continue reading Revising The Myth of Sisyphus – Human Rights for what End?

A term that Professor Gianpaolo Baiocchi mentioned and defined during last week’s lecture in his talk “Art of Solidarity and Politics of Hope“ was “a generation of failure” when referring to his own generation of people growing up in the 1990s. Although this term was used in a somewhat comic context, I thought that the idea of in hindsight defining a generation like this was … Continue reading A new generation – how can we bring change?