As someone who had ethnic studies in high school in Berkeley back in 1994, when Bill Clinton was POTUS, what matters to me is that the woke agenda is productive and not about purity nonsense.
In the case of the Abraham Lincoln statues being removed, I am referring to the George Floyd situation back in 2020 where rioters ended up pushing t…
As someone who had ethnic studies in high school in Berkeley back in 1994, when Bill Clinton was POTUS, what matters to me is that the woke agenda is productive and not about purity nonsense.
In the case of the Abraham Lincoln statues being removed, I am referring to the George Floyd situation back in 2020 where rioters ended up pushing to get these statues out without any discourse or government involvement. I get rioters were angry and wanted to take it out on the US and it’s history of racism. However, with this kind of agenda, it's more bent on disruption than it is about actually improving society and raising awareness.
Berkeley has gone through changes name wise in the several decades since I was in elementary school. My 4th and 5th grade years were at Columbus Elementary School, which ended up in the mid 90's being renamed to Rosa Parks Elementary School. In Downtown Berkeley, Shattuck Square was renamed as Kaia Bagai Way, named after a South Asian woman who was driven out of Berkeley because of her race. This agenda is fine and makes sense as it involves a more civil discourse and awareness to try to move the U.S. into being culturally aware and socially conscious.
As someone who had ethnic studies in high school in Berkeley back in 1994, when Bill Clinton was POTUS, what matters to me is that the woke agenda is productive and not about purity nonsense.
In the case of the Abraham Lincoln statues being removed, I am referring to the George Floyd situation back in 2020 where rioters ended up pushing to get these statues out without any discourse or government involvement. I get rioters were angry and wanted to take it out on the US and it’s history of racism. However, with this kind of agenda, it's more bent on disruption than it is about actually improving society and raising awareness.
Berkeley has gone through changes name wise in the several decades since I was in elementary school. My 4th and 5th grade years were at Columbus Elementary School, which ended up in the mid 90's being renamed to Rosa Parks Elementary School. In Downtown Berkeley, Shattuck Square was renamed as Kaia Bagai Way, named after a South Asian woman who was driven out of Berkeley because of her race. This agenda is fine and makes sense as it involves a more civil discourse and awareness to try to move the U.S. into being culturally aware and socially conscious.
Point being, make progress, not riot or troll.
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2020/03/12/opinion-berkeley-might-name-a-street-after-kala-bagai-this-is-her-story