The Bronzer Saga Continues? On February 17th, the AFSC “Leadership Team” (LT) asserted that Raquel Saraswati’s job as DEI Director was safe, that they “firmly believe” in her “Loyalty to AFSC’s mission,” despite accusations about her being an impostor and fake.
[NOTE: Henry Louis Gates could well be the best professor I never had. I was first knocked over by his intellect and insight when I found his 1993 article that challenged the use of what was then newly-called “Critical Race Theory” as justification for repression of free speech by essentially private, often mob action, now … Continue reading More on “Un-Banned” Black History Month: Henry Louis Gates Jr. On the Return of the “Lost Cause” Censorship, and the Need for Real Debate on Black Issues in America
Friends, Like so many institutions, AFSC and its managers don’t seem to cotton to outside media examination. Plaudits, bouquets, puff pieces for their pet programs? Yes. They especially like mentions that AFSC won the Nobel Peace Prize. But questions, challenges, notes that the Nobel came in 1947, which was three generations ago, and everybody connected … Continue reading AFSC-DEI Tuesday Update: Someone Didn’t Get The Memo
From The Guardian Bernie Sanders on going viral: ‘There I was with my mittens on the moon, at the Last Supper, on the Titanic’ In an extract from his new book It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, the US senator talks about the Capitol attack, Biden’s inauguration, and his sensible attire becoming a global … Continue reading Bernie On The Moon! From His New Book
For those following the unrest in AFSC headquarters about the identity & status of its DEI Director Raquel Saraswati (previously blogged about here ), a clarifying email came in late Friday from AFSC staffer Layne Mullett. In it, Mullett answered the two big questions: