Social diskriminering og ligestilling

A collection of writings from one of the anti-Apartheid struggle's major revolutionary public intellectuals

'A radical antidote to the constraints of our current conceptualisation of mental health' Dazed'Exposes the underlying truth that capitalism is fundamentally incompatible with our wellbeing, and teaches us how to transform the ways we understand madness, illness, and disability to build a better world' Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of Health CommunismMental health is a political issue, but we often discuss it as a personal one. How is the current mental health crisis connected to capitalism, racism and other social issues? In a different world, how might we transform the ways that we think about mental health, diagnosis and treatment?These are some of the big questions Micha Frazer-Carroll asks as she reveals mental health to be an urgent political concern that needs deeper understanding beyond today's 'awareness-raising' campaigns.Exploring the history of asylums and psychiatry; the relationship between disability justice, queer liberation and mental health; art and creativity; prisons and abolition; and alternative models of care; Mad World is a radical and hopeful antidote to pathologisation, gatekeeping and the policing of imagination.Micha Frazer-Carroll is a columnist at the Independent. Micha has written for Vogue, HuffPost, Huck, gal-dem and Dazed. She was nominated for the Comment Awards' Fresh New Voice of the Year Award, and the Observer/Anthony Burgess Award for Arts Criticism.

"In this humble, sincere and quick-witted book, Rupert Read invites us to find courage, stop being afraid of fear, and trust people without infantilizing them. It's time to get serious about mass mobilisation as Rupert does with compassion, love, rage and authenticity." - Pablo Servigne & Raphael Stevens, authors of How everything can collapse and Another end of the world is possible."This is a book for everyone - a deeply invitational book, not offering certainty but glimmerings of what we can hope may be possible. Whoever you may be, I hope you will read it and find it speaks to you." - Prof. Cora Diamond, author, The realistic spirit.As climate breakdown begins, the question each of us must ask is: Do I really want to know the truth? Am I willing to face it?In this book Rupert Read argues compellingly that truthfulness on climate has surprising rewards: we get to live authentically, win or lose; to be with each other rather than stuck in individualised silos of anxiety; and, most important of all, to turn the difficult emotions which climate-honesty generates into energy. In a series of provocative and stimulating chapters, Read shows how truth is a mighty power that can mobilise untold millions.Read tackles in particular 'the 1.5 delusion' - the belief that it's still practically possible for humanity to remain in the 'safe' space below 1.5°C of global over-heat. He suggests abandoning this fantasy makes visible the terrible injustice being perpetrated upon the global South and on our children, and that radical truth-telling will liberate us to transformatively adapt to our future on a changed planet.This book is for anyone and everyone who cares."Don't read this book if you want to remain stuck in any kind of denial!" - Chris Packham, BBC broadcaster.

"The stunning true story of a Black man convicted and exiled from Oregon under the territory's Exclusion Law in 1851-and of a white woman wrestling with faith, racism, and privilege today after discovering that she's related to the pastor who stood by and watched"--

We are living in an age of permanent crisis. Pandemics, war and climate change are just some of the unexpected yet predictable events shaping the world today. In this timely book, David Ridley examines how we collectively respond to these events, whether we face them bravely and intelligently or turn to nostalgia or utopianism. While politicians, corporations and intellectuals all fall prey to what Ridley calls «consolation», drawing on the work of John Dewey, a new generation is rising up to the challenge. Standing alongside teachers, posties, train drivers, refuse workers - young activists are part of an emerging, global movement saying «enough is enough»«This fiery, startling yet engaging polemic is an injunction to think and act together. Eschewing glib or easy answers, Ridley builds on his experiences as a political activist to think about how we got here, while visioning ahead to a near future of reaction, struggle and opportunity. Read this and be prepared to think it all again, upside down, inside-out ¿ together. Rip it up and start again.»(Dan Taylor, Lecturer in Social and Political Thought, Open University and author of the Orwell Prize shortlisted book Island Story: Journeys Through Unfamiliar Britain)«An essential resource for the resistance now growing.»(Hilary Wainwright, Red Pepper co-founder and author of Arguments for A New Left: Answering the Free Market Right)

With debates about the decriminalization of drugs on the rise, an exploration of drug maps is long overdue. Narcotic Cities traces the complex entanglements of drugs, institutions, activities, and the way they are represented with spaces and places, shedding new light on our cities. Through the medium of graphic essays, this book explores urban stories, as well as the histories, policies, communities, digital spaces, and pleasures associated with drugs, gathering together more than forty contributors working with Geographic Information Systems, hand drawings, satellite images, and memories. By experimenting with different graphic languages, this volume assembles a rich mosaic of multi-scalar urban perspectives on drugs, sharing little-known knowledge as well as reflections on the pitfalls, omissions, and failures of drug cartographies.

This is a comprehensive compendium of contributions collected from the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network on anti-racist, intercultural and intersectional approaches to therapeutic training and practice. It is an insightful and practical resource for professionals looking to nurture an anti-racist and more diverse approach to their practice.

"Research-based parenting educator Jen Lumanlan provides a simple yet revolutionary framework for rethinking our relationship with our children and getting everyone's needs met in the process. She provides an alternative, not just to spanking and verbal abuse, but to Time Outs, countdowns, and emotional manipulation"--

Maori mythology and endless summers: the sparkling second collection from a daring new poetic voiceI am made in the image of my mother ...I am made in the image of / my mountain / my river / my whenuaIn Rangikura, plastic tiaras melt into boiling rivers, and family memories blur with ancestral mythologies. Satanic stepbrothers play jenga while the deity Mahuika burns - and the temperature is rising. Here, anger and loss, history and pop culture are spun into verses woven with vernacular and Te Reo Maori. At the collection's centre, our protagonist whirls through a love/hate story for the internet age, facing the sting of unanswered texts and unmet expectations with wit, sensibility and devastating glamour.Rangikura is the captivating second collection from award-winning poet Tayi Tibble. From feminism to colonialism, skuxes to daddies, wild swimming to schoolboy hakas, these poems at once mark the end of the world and the dawn of a new day. Poignant, hilarious and liberatory, Rangikura reminds us that the personal is sometimes political, the political is always personal, and poetry can be revolutionary.

Kender du følgende situationer? · Elever råber kønnede skældsord til hinanden i frikvarteret · Elever bliver drillet med, at de har to fædre eller to mødre · Skolen planlægger kønnede aktiviteter for forældre og elever, f.eks. mande-/drengetur med bål i skoven og shopping for kvinderne/pigerne. Der er i disse år et stort fokus på spørgsmål relateret til køn og LGBTQ+, og det fylder meget i unge menneskers liv. Samtidig er det et faktum, at LGBTQ+ elever i høj grad mistrives i skolen og oplever skolen som et utrygt sted. Selvom du har en intention om at inddrage mangfoldighed, køn og seksualitet i din pædagogiske praksis, kan du sikkert være i tvivl om, hvordan du skal gribe det an. LGBTQ+ i skolen giver dig som lærer eller skolepædagog inspiration til at møde og støtte LGBTQ+ elever i skolen. Bogen hjælper dig til at få øje på normer, mønstre og sammenhænge, som du måske ikke har været opmærksom på før, og her kan du finde viden, konkrete eksempler og forløb, der gør det nemmere at tænke køn og seksualitet ind i skolens hverdag. Bogen er tænkt som en brugsbog om praksis til praksis og bidrager med flere perspektiver på køn, seksualitet og normer i skolen – ikke mindst i forhold til undervisning og dialog.

Stigma is a corrosive social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanised, scapegoated and oppressed. From the literal stigmatizing (tattooing) of criminals in ancient Greece, to modern day discrimination against Muslims, refugees and the 'undeserving poor', stigma has long been a means of securing the interests of powerful elites.In this radical reconceptualisation Tyler precisely and passionately outlines the political function of stigma as an instrument of state coercion. Through an original social and economic reframing of the history of stigma, Tyler reveals stigma as a political practice, illuminating previously forgotten histories of resistance against stigmatization, boldly arguing that these histories provide invaluable insights for understanding the rise of authoritarian forms of government today.

«The Disney Corporation has recently found itself embroiled in the so-called ¿Don¿t Say Gay¿ legislation debates in Florida. Disney, as both filmmaker and global conglomerate, remains a powerful force in representations of diversity in American culture. The essays in Neo-Disneyism include examinations of films such as Return to Neverland, Luca, and Encanto, and Disney¿s own reinterpretations of its classics in its live-action remakes, as well as examining the theme parks. This groundbreaking book offers new perspectives in Disney scholarship as well as bringing a critical eye to the most pressing issues of identity in our current time.»(Professor Johnson Cheu, Michigan State University)«This collection is a needed reassessment of Disney media adaptations in the last twenty years. The essays consider examples of inclusivity and the gaps needing transformation, underscoring the potential for an iconic American symbol of commercial success to advance social justice, gender equity, and racial/ethnic inclusivity, encouraging difficult conversations.»(Professor Pushpa Parekh, Spelman College)In 2003 Brenda Ayres published The Emperor¿s Old Groove: Decolonizing Disney¿s Magic Kingdom with Peter Lang. The contributors to its collection of essays argued that although the Disney Company had been making attempts to represent multicultural diversity, it persisted in inculcating insidious racial, cultural, and gender stereotypes. Nearly twenty years have passed since that analysis, and current scholars¿many of them young and non-Western¿are assessing more recent Disney films and finding them to be more inclusive, tolerant, and affirmative than previous works from the magic kingdom. The appraisal of Disney entertainment in the twenty-first century is the focus of the thirteen chapters by scholarly contributors from around the globe, finding it to be more inclusive, tolerant, and affirmative of multiple cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, and gender as well as the differently abled and mentally challenged. The analysis also suggests what Disney might yet do to promote peace, harmony, and wellbeing in a world that desperately needs to learn how to get along with others.

I ”Hvordan islam trænger ind i skolen” redegør Jean-Pierre Obin for de problemer, som den tiltagende islamisering af Frankrigs store, indvandrede muslimske befolkningsdel skaber i de franske skoler. I Frankrig blev stat og kirke adskilt ved lov i 1905, og skolen betragtes som den institution, der mere end nogen anden skal danne ungdommen efter Den Franske Republiks værdier om verdslighed.Muslimske skoleelever, der vokser op i parallelsamfund, hvor de udsættes for islamistisk propaganda, udfordrer i stigende omfang princippet om verdslighed i skolen. Det sker som opposition mod oplysningsideen, modstand mod fælles undervisning for de to køn samt manifestation af religiøst tilhørsforhold gennem påklædning. Sidstnævnte er forbudt i de franske skoler.Konsekvenserne af dette ser Obin som en blanding af eftergivenhed over for religiøse særkrav, øgede konfrontationer mellem alle aktører i skolesystemet samt en udbredt og stigende tendens til skolesegregering.Hvordan ser situationen ud i Danmark? Vi har et andet syn på verdslighed i skolerne, men også her berettes der om øgede tilfælde af konflikter, når ytringsfrihed og oplysning indgår i undervisningen, og når læreres og i særlig grad kvindelige læreres autoritet udfordres. Skolesegregering er blevet et markant og omdiskuteret emne i den politiske debat.Hvad er de langsigtede konsekvenser af den manglende assimilation af mennesker fra den muslimske verden, som er masseindvandret til det danske samfund? Vil segregeringen slå rod i skolerne og derefter i de øvrige dele af samfundet? Kan vi lære af Frankrig, hvor politikerne først nu begynder at forstå, at man ikke i tide tog udfordringerne fra masseimmigrationen alvorligt?

Who are you, when you come from two places? Ennatu Domingo was adopted from Ethiopia at the age of seven and transplanted to Barcelona where she learned to flourish. But she never forgot her nomadic childhood in the mountains and meadows of Gondar, near the northern border with Eritrea. Having witnessed the hardships of Ethiopian rural women at an early age, she was inspired to study the patriarchal structures that underpinned her individual experiences, both in Europe and in contemporary Ethiopia. She has lived in Kenya, Belgium and the UK, and has traveled across five continents, but keeps returning to the country of her childhood, to re-construct a lost identity guided by the echo of her first language Amharic and the weight of a rich cultural heritage. Torn between forgetting and remembering, Ennatu explores the dilemma of international adoptees and migrant kids and their quest for belonging in a book destined to be a classic of its genre.