In response to Larry Arnold , ( to go onto Hull and East Riding Mental Health and NeuroDiversity website:- Not my words, but within the article:- Social work education: Neoliberalism’s willing victim? .....This attack is not only being waged by university administrators, but also by social work educators themselves. Administrators who have no understanding of social work are often in positions of authority to make decisions that can affect the mandate and direction of a school of social work. Colleagues who have bought into the neoliberal dream have also created an intolerable situation for those of us who resist this nightmarish vision..... ......In order to illustrate our argument, we will examine research, writing and teaching by reflecting on some of our experiences to date. It is important to mention that at the time of writing this article, the first author is in her fourth year as an academic and the second author is in his first year. The latter brings to his academic experience 20 years as a front-line social worker, and the former brings 15 years of activism to her work. Teaching conformity: The mind imprisoned..........Where am I? I seem to be in a prison cell with no walls. The air is fragranced with fear and excitement. This cell is reserved for delinquent educators who refuse to teach the subjects dictated by the corporate administrators. Their surveys of employers and analyses of market trends have generated a prediction of the most profitable topics to teach. Diverging from this curriculum is punishable by marginalization. I run and run and run..... ....Concluding thoughts: Resistance and beyond...........A few months have passed and the nightmare has yet to return. I am finally free of its grasp. Instead, the nocturnal world now brings dreams of solidarity. I am in a sunny room surrounded by laughing generations of academics. We have embraced our responsibility as scholars to work alongside communities to create a transformed world....... ...... Freireian viewpoint.... ......Freire’s (1969/1998; 1990) ideas are particularly relevant to multicultural environments as Freire identifies key concepts of the oppressor and the oppressor within, the banking system of education, critical consciousness, liberatory education (education for freedom and hope), working together across boundaries, and praxis. The oppressor is the person or system in dominant power that subjugates those who are not in power. The oppressor within is that internalized oppression that allows oppressed people to continue to go along with the oppressor. The banking system of education is the idea that those in power have knowledge to impart to those who do not have knowledge, and fill their students with knowledge, which the students accept as an investment for their future. Critical consciousness is that awareness of one’s place in historical context, which for many oppressed people is liberating. This awareness on a deep level of the personal is related to the possibility of freedom, which brings hope (Freire, 1998). When a person understands the oppressor within, he or she has education for freedom and hope to make a revolutionary change. Working together across boundaries brings unity in diversity. Praxis is the interconnection of theory and practice, interrelated systemically to bring meaning and change in concert (Freire, 1969/1998; 1990; Freire & Macedo, 1995).
Neoliberalism -- UTOPIA OF ENDLESS EXPLOITATION
What is neoliberalism? A programme for destroying collective structures which may impede the pure market logic.http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/79016
Chomksy states...Certainly the neoliberal programs have no serious theoretical basis, .... in 1993 in which he wrote about the neofascist orientation of one member of the ...http://www.zmag.org/chomskyarchive.htm
Holocaust History Project......http://www.holocaust-history.org ......and Finally.... "Deconstructing Botsford" http://www.holocaust-history.org/~rjg/botsford/ ....Holocaust denial has had a long history that has included adherents from both the extreme right and the extreme left. Many examples of such material are written clumsily and are easily understood by the public for what they are. Outright claims that murder by gassing was physically impossible that the Nazis killed only thousands of Jews, and that history was falsified by a massive Jewish conspiracy are easily understood for the lies that they are. Recently, Holocaust deniers and Nazi apologists have put forward more sophisticated arguments. Gassing was possible they admit, but the testimonies are inconsistent with physical facts. Others claim that the belief in murder by poison gas arose not by a conspiracy but by misunderstandings and rumors. A third category are those who avoid the central claims of the deniers, but intentionally legitimize them by misrepresenting deniers as misunderstood intellectuals whose only crime is to defend an unpopular view in a legitimate debate. An example of such a piece can be found on the AAARGH Holocaust-denial site at:
http://www.abbc.com/aaargh/engl/DBfreedom1.html Noam Chomsky And The Gatekeepers Of The Lefthttp://jerrgo.gnn.tv/blogs/23295/Noam_Chomsky_And_The_Gatekeepers_Of_The_Left
Larry, I hope you are right mate and that disabled people and other minority oppressed groups are not part of a NeoLiberal (NeoFascist) 'hidden' agenda to lead us all back to the gas-chambers, for the 'final-solution', within a 'cure' for all neoliberal social and economic ills and that as I said to a friend this morning I don't want to have to write a new book called:- "A Crip Hitchhikers guide to the gas-chambers" :-) Colin Revell> From: [log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Amended email from yesterday sent:- My response to; Soci al work education: Neoliberalism's (Neo-Nazi> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:03:01 +0000> > If you want me to ignore anything don't post it.> > Frankly I am feeling a little pissed off again at receiving multiple copies of the same message.> > I have not read your link yet, I visited it, but was not in the mood for heavy reading, you do know> I am dyslexic don't you?> > A long time ago back in the 80's I think the rot set in with regards to social work training. I used> be involved with an organisation that received money from what was then called CCETSW and one of the> chocolate quaker trusts. Well times changed, and community activism fell out of fashion (it was the> Thatcher years after all) The arts (farts) arm of the organisation survives to this day, but the> rest of it, well that is history and it nearly bankrupted me.> > Whatever is happening actually happened a long time ago.> > Don't equate any of this to the Nazi's that really is to diminish both what the victims of the Nazi> regime suffered and to diminish the argument you are trying to make as well. You might well be> destined for destitution, but not the death camps and Zyklon B yet and don't forget that!> > Larry > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin REvell> > Sent: 17 December 2007 16:32> > To: [log in to unmask]> > Subject: Amended email from yesterday sent:- My response to; > > Soci al work education: Neoliberalism's (Neo-Nazi> > > > Amended email from yesterday sent... Ignore early response > > and read this one....> > If this critical social work article does not convince and > > raise your consciousness levels that social workers and > > community and youth workers are being brainwashed and > > consumed into 'Neoliberalism' (NEO-NAZISM) political and > > economic ideologies and taken professionals away from their > > practice values and ethics, then nothing will ever enlighten > > you all of the 'reality' of current 'disablist' and 'abusive' > > 'systems' and 'structures', that are the current workings > > within all public bodies that has entrenched all > > professionals into a political,social and economic vacuum > > that is systematic and fundamental to all forms of oppression > > against all disabled people, which is very similar what > > Hitler and Nazi's did within the history of the 'Disability > > Holocaust'.Have you read this the warning signs from this > > historical period which has similar patterns of behaviour > > (not as overt yet, more covert, which is more dangerous. At > > least you know what to expect and what you got by Hitler and > > the Socialist Nazi's oppressive behaviour, not like > > post-modern western political 'powers'!!) towards all > > disabled people and their allies?> > What is happening to social and youth and community workers > > in this country who some seem to be blatantly ignoring all > > the 'evidence' in front of their eyes and seem to forgetting > > their history which has informed their professional practice > > after all these years, especially BASW code of ethics:- > > http://www.pstanford.dsl.pipex.com/baswcode.html> > > > NeolIberalism:- > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism#Comparison_to_Other> > _Ideologies> > Neo-Faacism:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-fascism> > > > *** Is there any differences within these 'two' political, > > social and econonomic ideologies and discourses that 'WE' all > > need to be on our guard within current western NeoLiberal > > ideologies and discusses that impact on our daily lifes?> > > > They also have professional code of ethics which has informed > > their practice, with all the GSCC > > http://www.pstanford.dsl.pipex.com/baswcode.html> > , but within these 'right-wing' Neoliberal/Neo-Nazi public > > bodies then 'obedience to authority' (Stanley Milgram's > > experiment:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment> > ), 'ignorance' and the 'queens-schilling' seems to be of more > > important to some professionals, then protecting their > > clients from all forms of abuse and oppression 'We' all have > > choices in life to 'close our eyes' and not 'speak-out' as I > > have tried to continue to do in my work as a NeuroDiverse > > Autistic professional. Why is honesty a 'crime'??> > In these dangerous political, social and economic times why > > is it that all social and youth and community workers are > > choosing to live in 'denial' and are not organising > > themselves, with the Unions and allies 'side-by-side' of all > > disabled people and their ULO's and marching to parliament to > > 'speak-out' to 'reclaim-their-practice' from the > > Neoliberalist (Neo-Nazi's) politicians who again are showing > > 'life unworthy of life' and leading all disabled people back > > to the gas-chambers, eugenics and history is repeating itself > > and that 'disability holocaust ' in my opinion is on the > > horizon. As social and community and youth workers, with > > their Unions ever organised any protests in the UK > > 'side-by-side' with all disabled people and the ULO's to > > 'reclaim' social and community and youth work from the > > Neoliberalist (Neo-Nazi's) to stop the history repeating > > itself before it's too late? When I have tried to 'speak-out' > > as many of you are fully informed I have been 'gagged' as a > > professional 'user-led NeuroDiverse disabled person and > > violated of my basic human rights and civil liberties by ERYC > > and all other public bodies and the local Courts here in the > > East Riding and Hull localities. Why is this I have asked > > myself through skills I was taught in my University education > > using 'anti-oppressive' and 'reflective-practice' tools to > > 'speak-out'? This oppressive and abusive behaviour, in my own > > opinion, is that the public bodies and the Courts are > > protecting the Neoliberal (Neo-Nazism) political, social and > > economic agenda and are using as many 'smokescreens' and > > trying to 'gloss-over-the-truth'. Why are they threatening me > > with prison and 'injuncting' me for 'speaking-out' about > > 'the-truth' to frighten me into 'silence'? The UN in January > > 2006, nearly a year gave the following warning to the world:- > > "UN marks Holocaust Day as constant reminder to prevent > > future genocides29 January 2007 - The United Nations today > > marked the annual International Day of Commemoration in > > memory of the victims of the Holocaust with an urgent appeal > > that the remembrance of the millions of Jews and others > > murdered by the Nazis serve to prevent new massacres, a > > rebuff for those who deny that the tragedy ever occurred, and > > moving testimony from survivors. "The Holocaust was a unique > > and undeniable tragedy," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said > > in a video meaage played to a special memorial ceremony in > > the General Assembly Hall on the Holocaust in which 6 million > > Jews, 500,000 Roma and Sinti and other minorities, disabled > > and homosexuals were killed. > > http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21372&Cr=holocaus> > t&Cr1 *** All I have tried to do is 'speak-out' about the > > serious cuts in services and abuse against all disabled > > people, especially also as it effects me as a NeuroDiverse > > 'Autistic' disabled person and for doing so my 'behaviour' by > > ERYC, Humberside Police and local courts and other public > > bodies is too issue 'injunctions' (civil ASBO's) to 'gag and > > silence' my 'crip-voice' and 'criminalise' my 'impairments' > > and obstruct my work as a disabled professional. This > > reminds me of the historical behaviour of Hitler and the > > Nazi's and the film "A World Without Bodies" ( or would I > > state " A World without 'Crip-Voices'!!!)Review by Sandy > > O'Neill ([log in to unmask]) > > http://www.disabilityworld.org/11-12_01/arts/review.shtml A > > World Without Bodies Produced by Sharon Snyder and David > > Mitchell Brace Yourself Productions 11/01 In the early days > > of the Hitler regime, hundreds of thousands of people with > > disabilities, as defined by the Nazis, were forcibly > > sterilized. By 1939 and throughout the closing days of the > > Third Reich, people with disabilities were routinely murdered > > by methods that included the administration of lethal > > injections, gassing, shooting and deliberate starvation. > > Rounding a corner on the University of California's Berkeley > > campus, it was clear I had located the correct room as a > > number of wheelchair users and others with noticeable > > disabilities squeezed into a classroom. The premier showing > > of a video on the topic of these Nazi crimes, assembled by > > two leaders in the disability studies field, David Mitchell > > and Sharon Snyder, was the draw. The screening was preceded > > by a lecture on the history of disability in film and an > > introductory talk detailing the Nazi crimes. The interest in > > these watershed events in disability history was confirmed as > > I spoke with other people, both those with and without > > disabilities, attending the event. The rough cut of the new > > video, detailing the Mitchell and Snyder visit to the > > Bernberg (Germany) institution that served as one of the > > killing centers, juxtaposes their present-day tour of the > > institution with graphic visual and audio representations of > > historically negative images of disability. These images, > > compiled from an array of sources, reinforce the reality of > > the history of the oppression of people with disability as a > > normalized component of dominant Western culture...... > > continue reading rest of article using above link.....See > > other links:- > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/disfilmfest04/world_lester.> > shtmlhttp://www.disabilitytraining.com/awwb-swf.html "SO WHAT > > DO I DO NOW, DO I ALLOW MY (YOUR) OPPRESSERS TO CONTINUE TO > > TRY AND FRIGHTEN ME AND 'GAG AND SILENCE' MY 'CRIP-VOICE' AND > > OBSTRUCT MY PROFESSIONAL WORK, KNOWING THE THREATS OF PRISON > > ON MY HEAD FOR DOING SO" ??? "Nothing About Us, Without Us" > > FREEOURPEOPLE Colin Revell, BA Social Sciences, Dips > > Community and Youth Work > > _________________________________________________________________> > Get Hotmail on your mobile, text MSN to 63463!> > http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx> > ________________End of message________________> > > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the > > Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds > > (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies).> > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > > [log in to unmask]> > > > Archives and tools are located at:> > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to > > this web page.> > > > > >
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