tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post1330285136737612882..comments2024-03-28T06:07:03.667-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: A GUEST POST BY TODD GITLINRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-73141985828069199392018-03-18T20:45:56.775-04:002018-03-18T20:45:56.775-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-50082799684150710852018-03-18T18:37:55.774-04:002018-03-18T18:37:55.774-04:00Yesterday I attended a town hall meeting hosted by...Yesterday I attended a town hall meeting hosted by Congresswoman Jayapal (7th Congressional district, Seattle) on gun violence. I came early and watched the Congresswoman, who is an experienced activist herself, meet with a couple dozen high school activists and offer them advice on how to build their movement. After the meeting, the students then moderated the town hall Q&A session, with a panel of young people fielding most of the questions. Oh, I would so much like to believe that we are witnessing the making of a new generation of activists. If so, it's not a moment too soon!<br /><br />On sabbatical, I'm spending this year taking classes at the University of Washington, where I see little of the activist energy now materializing at our city's high schools.Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-33206761139068863372018-03-18T14:18:26.474-04:002018-03-18T14:18:26.474-04:00Sometimes a generational shift occurs. There w...Sometimes a generational shift occurs. There was one in the mid 60's among U.S. college students: I entered the university in 1964 and most of the 60's protest movement involved students who were my age or younger.<br /><br />In 2011 the university student protest movement changed Chile or at least changed the political issues that are debated in Chile. Previous university students had been relatively apathetic since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship in 1990. <br /><br />So maybe today's generation of American high school students will be the spark that lights the prairie, as they say. I hope so.<br /><br />Welcome back, Professor Wolff.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.com