The Tip of the Tip of the Iceberg: Trump’s Rhetoric on Migration
There are three medium to long term options for the victims of large scale displacement: integration, resettlement or voluntary repatriation. Let’s be clear here, according to UNHCR figures, only 1% of those that are displaced will be resettled in a […]
Audio Postcard: A Day in the After School Life at the Arab-American Family Support Center
One of the outside organizations that Engage Media Lab, a student organization here at The New School, works with is the Arab-American Family Support Center. New School students have been leading media education classes and projects for a few years […]
Safety Pin Activism: It’s Not So Easy
There has been wide criticism in America of importing the post-Brexit idea of allies wearing a safety pin in solidarity with minorities, as a response to the heartbreaking election of Donal Trump. In general, the critique has been valid – it’s too easy a form […]
Opinion: Yup, that’s racist.
I was in a class this week when my professor used the word “blacks”. It is an informal class at a liberal college and she is a left-leaning, informed teacher who is usually pretty cool. So I didn’t think it […]
Make the Wrongs, Right: Migrant Domestic Workers
“I just wanted to help my family” A small yet powerful statement uttered from the mouth of Cecile, a Filipino domestic worker formerly stationed in Dubai. After meeting this woman at a Church gathering and learning of her appalling experience as a […]
Why Hong Kong’s Subway System Makes the MTA Look Bad
If you’ve ever been to New York, your experience hasn’t been complete without a ride on the subway. And if you stick around long enough, you start to notice things, things that eventually might start to irritate you. For example, the […]