November 2nd 2008— Perspectives from Immigrant Youth in Savannah Georgia and Veteran Community Activist in Hilton Head, North Carolina

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November 4, 2008

Though I spent the night in Walterboro, South Carolina, I started the day crossing the border into Savannah, Georgia and interviewing Rahel who a furniture designer who is originally from Tanzania but is now residing in Savannah Georgia where she is studying for her MBA. Rahel doesn’t see herself as particularly politically minded, but she certainly had a lot to share about the system and how it is (or isn’t) working for her. She spoke specifically on issues of immigration and how the finance and banking system works to perpetuate class strata. She spoke of how the system maintains the status of people on the bottom of the economic pyramid.

In Hilton Head, South Carolina, I visited with Donna Williams, who was operating a phone banking initiative as part of the Obama campaign. Donna described being a part of the legacy from her grandmother who was part of the suffrage movement and who literally risked life and limb on behalf of the movement to secure the rights of women to vote. Throughout her life she has carried on the family tradition of activism and community involvement.

Both interviews can be found on the WOCU channel at www.youtube.com/womenofcolorunited