I've just signed up for a very interesting class with EXCO (Experimental Community Education of the Twin Cities). EXCO is a collective dedicated to supporting community initiated educational opportunities as a means for social change. Classes organized through EXCO are spaces of learning where people share their talents in an inclusive, open, non-hierarchical, and non-coercive setting. EXCO brings together community members, organizations, and movements to engage in a shared education mission. This organization offers opportunities for community members to facilitate classes free of charge to participants.
This particular class is called The Myth of Classless Society in America.
Here is the information if you are at all interested:
America has long considered itself a "classless" society, in part because of the many myths about class mobility and pulling yourself by your bootstraps. But all of those things mask the truth of class in America, which is now being recognized by the Occupy and 99% movements. Republicans call this recognition "class warfare." We will explore issues of class and how class combines with race and gender in a complex matrix of social structure. We will use discussion, group activities, theatre, creative writing, and many other forms to explore issues of class and have genuine conversation about the unspoken values of America.
Cheers to being a complete and utter Nerd for Learning!
