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A group for unschoolers to address specific issues of how they can parent mindfully while also actively working toward more social justice.

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Pacifism, values, and letting kids find their own.

Started by Alina Stefanescu Coryell Feb 8, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

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Child Labour vs school vs.....?

Started by Rynalee. Last reply by Meredith Oct 9, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes

So... On June 12th it's "World Day Against Child Labour" and the emphasis this year is on children in hazardous work. I coordinate a group of home ed families with a focus on social justice and I…Continue

Youth and Social Justice

Started by Mel Gurry. Last reply by Meredith Apr 7, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Greetings,I'm new to Radical Unschoolers Network. I have a 12 year old boy who lives for social justice (and a 10 yr old who sometimes joins in) discussions. When I saw your group I knew I had to…Continue

Blood in Your Chocolate, learning about and addressing child labor during Valentine's day - by Jeff Nall

Started by Meredith. Last reply by Meredith Feb 12, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hi Families,As we prepare to celebrate Valentine's Day, it's also important to realize that about 80% of all chocolate we consume is being made by child laborers, many of whom are taken from their…Continue

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Comment by Frank Maier on January 17, 2011 at 1:34pm: It's MLK Day and I blogged: http://pvmaro.blogspot.com/2011/01/mlk-2011.html

I grew up in the Jim Crow South and was active in Civil Rights in the early-to-mid 60s. I was in two marches which Dr. King participated in. RIP, Martin, and everyone else who was murdered because they stood up for their Constitutional rights.

Comment by Frank Maier on December 27, 2010 at 1:08pm: Well, ya know you piqued my interest with the consumerism comment, given that I previously stated that I'm not comfortable with our cultural acceptance of wealth as a social value. Having said that, I live and function in this Capitalist society, so money is at the core of most discussions and exists in pretty much any discussion. I've come to accept that we dislike talking about money as much as we dislike talking about death. To me this is an odd skittishness for a culture which is primarily Capitalist, so money has a strong focus, and Christian, so death and what comes after it is another strong focus. Nonetheless, we certainly don't like to talk about either of those. Me, I just do the best I can. Some days, that feels pretty good. Other days, not so much.

Comment by Meredith on December 24, 2010 at 11:16am: Actually, Frank, if I were to pose a question on the subject of consumerism it would be along the lines of "is agonizing over consumerism a twisted form of bourgeoisie arrogance, or am I just feeling oversensitive this year?" I do have something to actually discuss, though, on a somewhat different topic... I'll start a new thread once I get it composed. I'm not nearly as good at starting topics as I am jumping in and sharing my rather overheated viewpoint ;)

Comment by Frank Maier on December 22, 2010 at 12:08pm: Jeeze, Meredith, couldn't you have waited to post that until after I finished my Christmas shopping?

Comment by Meredith on December 21, 2010 at 2:40pm: A good topic for after the holiday shopping season - commercialism or perhaps materialism. Anyone want to take a stab at framing that in the form of a question?

Comment by Frank Maier on December 4, 2010 at 1:39pm: Meredith, thanks for your warm welcome. I'm surprised that this group didn't experience a membership explosion when you opened it beyond "racism" to the broader topic of "social justice." Having grown up in the Jim Crow South, I certainly have my own perspective on White privilege.

I'm always interesed in sex... even if you do mean it as a parallel topic of social justice, rather than a fun, interpersonal sport. (wink) And in the overall context of social justice, I think classism is another significant sore point in this country. Our zeitgeist of Capitalist wealth as a core social value bothers me greatly.

But sex is always good!

Comment by Meredith on December 4, 2010 at 11:34am: Glad to see you, Frank!

As more people join, I wouldn't mind seeing some brainstorming of ideas for topics, if anyone has something in particular in mind. Otherwise I'll probably start something on sex eventually.... oh, now that's totally going to get read wrong...