Amid political repression and a deepening affordability crisis, what can communities do to fight against austerity policies and for city budgets that give communities the resources they need to address their needs? Cities have to do more than elect progressive mayors and work towards specific policies or campaigns. They must work to democratize our democracy, […]
Part of ourWhat opportunities do our present combined crises—of austerity and intensified facism—present us with in considering how we struggle over, or through public schools that have at once been sites of harm and violence; and also infrastructures through which communities forge survivance, solidarity, and a praxis of sanctuary? As it becomes increasingly clear that a return […]
Part of ourOur session will put two keywords in relation that are essential to the fight ahead in higher education and beyond: study and struggle. How can we turn discussions about what we read and think into discussion for action? How does action lead to new forms of critical analysis? We will discuss how we imagine our […]
Part of ourCollege costs more today than ever and is worth less. Tuition at public colleges has more than tripled in the past 50 years. Over the same period student debt has grown from virtually nothing to more than $1.7 trillion, second only to home mortgages. Skyrocketing student-loan burdens are leading an entire generation to put off […]
Part of ourwith Stephen Piccarella Americans pay on average twice as much for healthcare as peer countries with 41% of us in medical debt. In a system that commodifies healthcare along with every other aspect of our survival, this crisis is not just lingering — it’s worsening. Why are we being charged exorbitant prices so many of […]
Part of ourNonfiction writer, educator, and Debt Collective member Kristin Collier will be offering a two-part creative writing workshop focused on telling your debt story. In part one of the workshop, we’ll look at sample writing, discuss focus, structure, language, and research, and do some writing and experimentation together. You’ll leave the session with a plan to […]
Part of ourAt virtually every economic scale, debt propels the economy. The working poor pay for groceries and medical emergencies on their credit cards. Cities clear snow and pay kindergarten teachers using funds borrowed from Wall Street. States pave highways and staff prisons by issuing bonds. Nations borrow from global banks to rebuild electrical lines and water […]
Part of ourDo we have a communication problem on the left? Is the right-wing winning the culture war? Why and how is creativity and art that disturbs the status quo a necessary tool under authoritarianism? Fascism isn’t merely a political ideology, it is also a mode of thinking rooted in rigidity and adherence to archaic, hierarchical worldviews. […]
Part of ourNonfiction writer, educator, and Debt Collective member Kristin Collier will be offering a two-part creative writing workshop focused on telling your debt story. In part one of the workshop, we’ll look at sample writing, discuss focus, structure, language, and research, and do some writing and experimentation together. You’ll leave the session with a plan to […]
Part of ourSo many educational justice problems come down to money. Why is the district closing schools? Firing teachers and paras and staff? Shuttering programs? Budget shortfalls, fiscal crises, and sky-is-falling updates from the board, superintendent, and business office. But how do we know what’s really going on? There are always hidden stories and possibilities buried in […]
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