Comments by Rich Novack

It's a pretty big deal when the Sierra Cub put this out there in the wake of the George Floyd incident last year. It's going to take folk time to work this all out for sure.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:00:08 -0400

Pulling Down Our Monuments

I'm reminded of how cave art is an ancient form of literacy. https://youtu.be/ZjejoT1gFOc

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:21:40 -0400

We've been talking a lot about who has access to public lands. I didn't know this particular face of exclusionary history at national parks.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:22:12 -0400

Blown away

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:49:38 -0400

This is just so profound. Right? Amazing. My head is blowing up with ideas. Thank you Nickaylia!

Brilliance and beauty

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:47:38 -0400

Wow! there is so much to digest here. I'm just impressed, at the start, with the tech savvy layout and interface of this document. My students in affluent CT aren't even getting such access to this kind of technology. You folk rock!

"I'm the moderator of this debate." It's unreal that this is happening.

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:27:02 -0400

What's interesting is that I heard, before watching this, that there was a lot of times when the candidates, especially Trump, talked over one another. It seems Biden was actually the first, though.

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:21:20 -0400

Monopoly on the fly

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:44:54 -0400

I love how she is just ad-libbing here. The Monopoly analogy is great, and I like how she is ready to communicate this analogy at the drop of a hat. I think about the activist students I work with: how can we help foster such amazing communication skills?

Folktales

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:42:13 -0400

I love terms like this here: folktale. I like to use the term mythology, but similar. There is some kernel of truth.

Living the process

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:40:17 -0400

But this comment is important. You are living and expressing your truth, your history. That's good. I've come a long way too. But the specific stories are helpful. Thanks.

Elegance of the term

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:38:11 -0400

The term "racist ideas" is truly the crux of the problem, not the people who think them. What a brilliant framing concept that allows for hope in people learning about their own racist ideas.

Power of images

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:32:09 -0400

Seeing a stack of faces like this, is really powerful. Examining the power of media presentation is really something we can do more of during this COVID distance learning age.

Looking away from the truth

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:30:40 -0400

I think this is a key aspect of the problem, White silence.

Rely on the youth?

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:27:43 -0400

I'm thinking about this them of youth activism, wondering, how can we teach the next generation how to stand up to power when we've done such a poor collective job ourselves.