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The long weekend of April 19-22 in Washington, DC represents an historic opportunity for progressive social change movements. The anti-capitalist globalization movement,…
Cynthia Peters
Cynthia Peters is the editor of The Change Agent magazine, an adult education teacher, and a nationally known professional development provider. She creates social-justice-oriented materials that feature student voices, along with standards-aligned, classroom-ready activities that teach basic skills and civic engagement. As a professional development provider, Cynthia supports teachers to apply evidence-based strategies to improve student persistence and develop curriculum and program norms that promote racial equity. Cynthia has a BA in social thought and political economy from UMass/Amherst. She is a long-time editor, writer, and community organizer in Boston.
There are all sorts of rationalizations people will offer for not envisioning a better future. “It’s utopian,” some will say. “You’re dreaming.…
There’s something cutting edge about the 9 warriors that make up the fellowship in Lord of the Rings. They’re not one-dimensional macho…
Movement Building Is the Only Match for the Emergency at Hand By Cynthia Peters It’s inevitable. At the end of every lecture…
Today a Village Voice reporter called to interview me for a story he is writing. His assignment? To do a post-mortem on…
Today a Village Voice reporter called to interview me for a story he is writing. His assignment? To do a post-mortem on…
Cynthia Peters (This is a slightly corrected version of the article published in the 12/01 issue of Z.) Cynthia Enloe, feminist scholar…
In my previous commentary, I used Cynthia Enloe’s question, “Where are the women?” to explore how gender politics are being used to…
Cynthia Enloe, feminist scholar and author of several books and articles about women and the military, suggests that when a country mobilizes…
Peters In a previous commentary I wrote in response to the gay and lesbian rights movement’s pursuit of legal marriage: Be careful…