Blog: In Context
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Occupy Oakland Strike(s) Up Several Conversations
It was late afternoon November 2nd and I had just gotten
off work. It was a short shift, five hours waiting tables at a
farm-to-table restaurant in ...
Posted Jan 3, 2012 3:50 PM by Kelly Ernst
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Multiplicity is a Necessary Component of Postmodern Activism
The other night I was speaking with a friend about whether or not the
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters would “be able” to present a
unified goal in a similar ...
Posted Nov 14, 2011 9:29 AM by Kelly Ernst
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USDA “Food Desert” Demarcation is a Starting Point for Localized Research and Resolutions
A recent article on the front page of the Oakland Tribune
questioned the criteria under which certain areas are categorized as
food deserts by the United States Department of Agriculture ...
Posted Oct 28, 2011 9:14 AM by Kelly Ernst
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"Othering" the Wall Street protestors: How image is tied to legitimacy
I've been reading a lot of online media (Cutting
Through The Visual Dissonance of Occupy Wall Street; Occupy Wall Street
--Faces of the Revolution) and Facebook posts regarding the ...
Posted Oct 14, 2011 3:26 PM by Kelly Ernst
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The 2012 Farm Bill: National food policy debate sparks local food justice concerns
By the time the organizers finished laying out the snacks, an array
of fruits and vegetables, crackers, almonds and pistachios, over forty
people had settled into the plastic chairs at ...
Posted Sep 26, 2011 10:56 AM by Kelly Ernst
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