The word inequity, to me, means a lack of fairness, equality, and justice. There are several examples of inequity throughout the history of mankind, including slavery in Alexander the Great’s kingdom, civil rights of African Americans, and gender disparities in wages.
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There is so much inequity across the globe that needs to be confronted, which is why it is so difficult to face head on. Thus, in order to fix the lack of fairness in the world we have to fix the issues one step at a time, in each country. For instance instead of attacking the globe, we need to address the inequalities of each nation starting from the smallness of injustice.
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Growing up, I thought Barbie was stupid. I enjoyed building small motor race cars from scratch and making robot toys that moved. In a world of hackers, programmers, and technologists, I enjoy being a maker. In my free time, I take on DLY projects.
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One of the most talked about issues in America today is the widening income gap. The difference between the top and bottom levels of income has widened more than any other rich country. Many think that the largest gap is between the middle class and the poor, which has widened in the past two decades.
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I am frustrated by ‘Occupation,’ I am frustrated by ‘Tactics,’ and I am angered daily by Inequity. The Occupation feels like it is in the postcolonial throes of agony, the artist’s ‘Tactics’ outmaneuvered, and Inequity rises beneath us, the very foundation of our social fabric.
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When it comes to Occupation topic there are many questions come to my mind. How one becomes interested in what one does throughout one’s life? Why one chooses a particular occupation in one’s life? Does occupation driven by one’s personality?
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How we individually or collectively think about inequality has a huge effect on our political views, but it also implicitly affects so many other aspects of our lives as members of society. It shapes our understanding of our social circles, our jobs, our schools, and countless other things, and it penetrates each of those institutions so deeply that it affects assumptions about how societies work that are so fundamental that we aren’t usually aware that they’re even assumptions.
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Where does the art cut into the possibility for engagement? And where does engagement lose its art? At the core is another question about art and activism, whether we will consider them as commensurate.
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I believe that provisionalism is a tactic utilized in many occasions such as rhetorical speeches, political campaigns and religious protests.
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Preceding the autumn of 2011, an occupation was one’s job. Even then the implications were different from say a career or “calling.” An occupation was something you did five to seven days a week. It paid bills and supported homes. I
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