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Comment on poetry as pain management, mitigation, mediation by Yolo

Yolo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:56:47 +0000

Wow. thank you for this. means much

Comment on ew, how 101 by Michael Murray

Michael Murray — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:59:34 +0000

if you are nondisabled and working in the disability community…if you are white and working with people of color…if you are an adult working with youth…or, quite often, if you are a nondisabled white adult working with disabled youth, many who have been abandoned by our education system because of racism/classism/ableism…basically if you are a person who has authority and privilege and are working with people who traditionally have not…

think hard as hell before you leverage “professionalism.”

I agree, the class in power can use professionalism as a way to leverage authority. It is true that white, non-disabilied adults can use such “professionalism” to assert power. They should “think hard as hell” before continuing their push for more power.

At the same time, PWD’s, people of color and youth can use the same stratagie to incress their own power… but at what cost? Every time we as a people use “professionalism” to incress our power we reinforce the notion that “professionalism” has some value. We may inadvertintly be reinforcing the notion that professionalism can be used to define a persons worth. What bullshit!

We, as PWD’s, should ALSO “think hard as hell” before we leverage “progessionalism”.

Comment on Join the Azolla Story by Terri

Terri — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:31:56 +0000

Great concept, don’t ever stop!

I just sent you an e-mail.

Comment on Join the Azolla Story by cripchick

cripchick — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:07:16 +0000

sending you now!!

Comment on Join the Azolla Story by bint alshamsa

bint alshamsa — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:30:35 +0000

I can haz invite plz? :)

Comment on Join the Azolla Story by cripchick

cripchick — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:47:26 +0000

LOL girl. “atmosphere”. love it.

sending you an invite now, excited to have another way to be in community w/ you!!