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freedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift

Even revolution, which transforms a concrete situation of oppression by establishing the process of liberation, must confront this phenomenon. Many of the oppressed who directly or indirectly participate in revolution intend—conditioned by the myths of the old order—to make it their private revolut…

—p.20 Pedagogy of the Oppressed Chapter 1 (17) by Paulo Freire
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dehumanization is not a given destiny

Dehumanization, which marks not only those whose humanity has been stolen, but also (though in a different way) those who have stolen it, is a distortion of the vocation of becoming more fully human. This distortion occurs within history; but it is not an histori­cal vocation. Indeed, to admit of…

—p.18 Chapter 1 (17) by Paulo Freire
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dehumanization is not a given destiny

Dehumanization, which marks not only those whose humanity has been stolen, but also (though in a different way) those who have stolen it, is a distortion of the vocation of becoming more fully human. This distortion occurs within history; but it is not an histori­cal vocation. Indeed, to admit of…

—p.18 Chapter 1 (17) by Paulo Freire
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dehumanization is not a given destiny

Dehumanization, which marks not only those whose humanity has been stolen, but also (though in a different way) those who have stolen it, is a distortion of the vocation of becoming more fully human. This distortion occurs within history; but it is not an histori­cal vocation. Indeed, to admit of…

—p.18 Chapter 1 (17) by Paulo Freire
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what are we organising “for”?

The concept of organising – perhaps opposed to selling services, though not necessarily so – is used to outline how union renewal could be achieved. This can refer to the introduction of specialist functions to represent different groups of workers, for example to cater specifically to the needs of…

—p.142 Working the Phones: Control and Resistance in Call Centers Precarious Organisation (118) by Jamie Woodcock