Story Telling... A radical act?
Today, I listened to a talk. Well …I somewhat listened to a talk. The speaker wanted to advance the audience’s perspective, and to inspire us to create change. D espite these good intentions, I checked out. Before I go into detail about what caused my disengagement, I need you to know that I don’t consider myself radical. While I often support revolutionary and radical causes, I don’t consider the way in which operate radical. I recognize the detrimental implications of oppression, and injustice, and I attempt to create change within my peripheral. I believe in order to engage in genuine radical acts, one must create a counter culture. To me, radical acts are organized efforts whose aim is to completely shift the dominant paradigm. Conversely, I work within contexts that— If I am going to be completely honest —can perpetuate the status quo. Therefore, I am not radical, analytical… yes, critical…yes, but not radical. So let’s get back to this talk. The talk open...