Foundations for Writing

SCSU Site for English 191

October 12, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Protesting Crucet’s talk

According to the Washington Post (http://(https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/11/latina-novelist-spoke-about-white-privilege-students-burned-her-book-response/), here’s how students in Georgia responded to a book reading of Make Your Home among Strangers: A Latina novelist spoke about white privilege. Students burned her book in response. In response to Jennine Capó … Continue reading

September 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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“Protests over black girls’ hair rekindle debate about racism in South Africa”

Here’s the lead of an article from the September 3 Washington Post about protests concerning school guidelines regarding natural hair: PRETORIA, South Africa — In recent years, staff members at the prestigious Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa’s administrative … Continue reading

September 21, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Greta Thunberg on climate change in various venues

An initial image from outside the Swedish Parliament in August 2018 From a one person protest outside the Swedish Parliament last year, to mass marches & a global #ClimateStrike, @GretaThunberg has single-handedly changed the world. Simply remarkable. pic.twitter.com/R5steO2kRX — Guy … Continue reading

September 20, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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“After panel canceled, CAIR director calls protesters a ‘small fringe group of haters'”

According to the St. Cloud Times, The panel discussion on dismantling hate crimes wasn’t meant to be controversial. It was planned as part of a series of forums hosted by the St. Cloud Human Rights Commission, which has previously hosted public … Continue reading

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