Section 01
The article The 'Four Prisons' and the Movements of Liberation, written by Glenn Omatsu did an important analysis to situate ourselves currently as a legacy of historic roots in past social movements. I personally really enjoyed reading about the politics and ideologies of Philip Vera Cruz because it is very radical in terms of really tackling injustice at its roots. Like several earlier movements for change, their later generations have been privileged of a particular movements effects. In regards to the more recent generations, some have been lulled into complacency with the larger structural and ideological systems at work throughout society. As many movements and political beliefs are bouncing off each other and redefining their politics in reaction from one to another -- for example as we become more progressive, there is a push back for conservativeness-- we are also utilizing past knowledge to inform ourselves as we try to create change again. But as Audre Lorde says, "the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house."How can we create new discourse so we do not keep perpetuating systems of oppression?
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