border A C A N VA S O F P O S S I B I L I T Y
by edwina welch
As I sit to write this last Common Ground article for 201516 I am holding personal and professional contradictions and angst which so fit the yearlong theme of borders. It’s another spring on campus and students, staff, faculty and community are confronted once more with acts of intolerance,
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bigotry, and malice. The antiimmigrant and anti-Chicanx words and phrases may very well fall under free-speech but their impact on community and belonging are present and long-lasting. Often people say “it’s no big deal” or “get over it,” which only show the embedded privilege some of us carry day to day. How can you say “it’s no