Privilege. What do you first think of when you see the word? Do you shrink back? Do you begin listing all the reasons you are not privileged? Perhaps even close this article? Well, the truth is, we all have privilege and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Privilege, by definition, is a right or immunity…
Category: Social Justice
Indigenous People’s Day—A day for all to recognize
The morning dew clung to our shoes as we walked across the field. The smell of burning sage drifted about as light flooded the air. People from the Northern Chumash tribes and San Luis Obispo community came together to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, formally known as Columbus Day. In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the…
Birks and Baggy Shirts 