Students

[Tavia]

When I was in college not too long ago, aside from my first blow-job the
most mind-expanding experiences I had were in direct action. We took over
the administration building in support of need-blind admission (remember
that?) and I learned more about power and society in those few days than in
all my classes on the history of socialism, intellectual history, etc.

I am curious to know what information people are getting on the current
national direct action campaign against sweatshop labour used for school
apparel, and what they think of it. It is big news on my campus, basically
because the kids here are kind of embarassed they haven't done much to push
the issue. Given how much American college students love sport, this seems
like an obvious wedge issue: geek radicals and athletic supporters alike
against a wack global economy.

Or is it just consumer politics?

Tavia

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Tavia Nyongo Turkish                   Doctoral Student
American Studies                       Yale University
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