[PEN-L:5727] Social Responsibility

1996-08-17 Thread SHAWGI TELL
Many people today are dissatisfied with conditions and taking action to change them. We applaud all those getting organized and actively fighting back. For actions to achieve the results desired, there is a necessity for analysis. Action and analysis go hand in hand. Without the analysis of c

[PEN-L:5728] Re: Guaranteed Human Rights

1996-08-17 Thread A. S. Fatemi
On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, SHAWGI TELL wrote: > > The struggle for the affirmation of human rights is a main feature of > the people's struggles worldwide. This question of rights arises in the > context of society. Human beings are born to society and depend on society > for their existence. What

[PEN-L:5729] Re: Guaranteed Human Rights

1996-08-17 Thread SHAWGI TELL
A.S. Fatemi, I have responded to you via the MULT-CUL list. Feel free to forward that post to PEN-L. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:5730] Keeping welfare attack stats

1996-08-17 Thread R. Anders Schneiderman
This week, Penlrs have produced a wonderful array of info about welfare that's useful for countering conservatives. It would be really great if this info could be summed up in a brief, clear way and made accessible online--kind of a Progressive FAQ--for other folks to use in the future. Obviously

[PEN-L:5731] Re: Welfare Reform

1996-08-17 Thread R. Anders Schneiderman
It's a really good idea to take apart the myths around welfare, esp. if you have sharp conservative students who like to hit you w/ conservative editorials. I also think it's a good idea to try to shift the debate away from welfare and back to poverty, folks in the bottom half, etc. Part of the