Day of Silence Today

Join the Queer and Allies Club today as they march and rally in recognition of the National Day of Silence, happening across the nation. The Day of Silence is a movement to draw attention to the silencing effects of anti-queer bullying, name-calling, and harassment that young people face in schools on a daily basis. Often participants take a day-long vow of symbolic silence, culminating in some sort of "breaking the silence" rally or demonstration.

Students at Green River are gathering in the Kennelly Commons at 12:05 pm for a silent march followed by a rally by the water wall to break the silence. Join us!

Bryce Hughes

Is the unemployment crisis actually abating?

Today the news came out that while the nation's unemployment rate has remained steady at 9.7%, the economy actually added 162,000 jobs during the month of March. Most of these were either people who had been full-time being hired part-time, temporary jobs, or jobs with the Census, but it was the most jobs added in nearly three years.

Economists believe we are seeing the signs of recovery.

But is the crisis abating?

Jacob posts on the blog "Coffee House Talks" about the fact that while the national unemployment average is leveling out, the unemployment average for Black males continues to increase. Somehow any economic recovery is not being felt equitably, and Jacob has a brief but helpful deconstruction of where that inequity might originate.

Has anyone else seen this for other communities? Thoughts on structural inequities pervasive in our economic recovery? Please share.

Bryce Hughes