Olivia Ildefonso

CEO of North Arrow

[Olivia Ildefonso @oildefon]

If you want to support an org that’s fighting for housing as a right in NYC, please consider donating to and following @housing4allNY

[Olivia Ildefonso @oildefon]

Today, I’m reminded of the scene in Parasite when, the day after the storm, the Kim family wakes up in an emergency homeless shelter, and the Parks wake up in their mansion to a sunny day and decide to spontaneously throw a lavish birthday party for their son.

[Olivia Ildefonso @oildefon]

Hopefully, all New Yorkers can take a moment today to think about those, some as young as 2 years old, who died yesterday simply because they were ill-housed, and ask what we can do to create a world where life, all life, is precious.

[Olivia Ildefonso @oildefon]

Though the analytical task of trying to make sense of an overdetermined reality can feel daunting, Gramsci provides indispensable methods for studying social relations in a non-reductionist fashion. https://t.co/c2dsBvYRhD

[Peoples' Anti-Colonial Press @pac_press]

The founder of the first off-reservation boarding school, Army officer Richard Pratt, got his inspiration for the boarding school when he brought 17 Native men who he was holding captive as prisoners of war to the Hampton Institute ... 1/4

[Peoples' Anti-Colonial Press @pac_press]

First in a series of three, this piece explores how Gramsci builds on the best of Marxist theory and advances it to include concepts, such as hegemony, historic blocs, relations of forces, organic and conjunctural crises, and more! https://t.co/Dw0bthqiL2

[Peoples' Anti-Colonial Press @pac_press]

The difference between socialism and communism is often a point of confusion. In this piece, the author offers a materialist framework of history in order to understand the various stages of society and the struggles between them. https://t.co/UcaKcEnAFJ

[Peoples' Anti-Colonial Press @pac_press]

Robert Reich crudely misrepresents socialism, ignoring that dictatorship and state intervention serve different social classes under socialism and capitalism. https://t.co/lFYJNoy48E

[Olivia Ildefonso @oildefon]

Proud to be part of the newly launched Peoples' Anti-Colonial Press @pac_press ! Check out our first round of articles, including a brief intro to Marxist theory, a critical analysis of Robert Reich's policies, and an overview of Gramsci's most famous contributions.

[The Graduate Center @GC_CUNY]

Learn how Ph.D. student @oildefon and alumna Celeste Winston are mapping #PrisonReleases related to the #pandemic https://t.co/Z5cxFUpX0b @cunygcees @Digital_Fellows @Hunter_College @TempleUniv @C_Resistance

[The Graduate Center @GC_CUNY]

How did prisons respond to the #pandemic? Ph.D. student @oildefon and alumna Celeste Winston visualize the data in their project, “COVID and Cages” https://t.co/cIXXYECt2p @CUNYGCEES @Digital_Fellows @Hunter_College @TempleUniv @C_Resistance

[Olivia Ildefonso @oildefon]

Since the outbreak of #COVID19, Bill #Gates has become a polarizing figure. He has enough power to directly affect all of our lives, but can we trust him?
https://t.co/fNRF9WmAmx

[Nick Estes @nickwestes]

This morning’s news about Sander’s withdrawal is a challenge (not a defeat) to build an broad, anti-colonial left outside and in opposition to ruling class parties. Crisis doesn’t guarantee revolutionary change — but it can if done properly.

[Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad]

[Thread on Socialism] I've been reading some of the debates around the candidacy of @SenSanders for the US presidency. Bernie is a Democratic Socialist. This is a powerful tradition within the United States that begins with the Workingmen's Party of the United States (1876).

[Nikhil Pal Singh @nikhil_palsingh]

The choice between modeling inclusivity through rhetorical care and policy nuance, and inspiring masses of people to turn out for a blunt, universalist vision of economic justice and fairness, seems like a no brainer to me, but maybe academic training was wasted on me.

[Olivia Ildefonso @oildefon]

@manuvimalassery I’m super happy that I’m visiting a friend at Yale tomorrow so I’ll get to catch your talk :)

[박주현 @hermit_hwarang]

Jeff Bezos didn’t “donate” $10B to “fight climate change” he’s setting up a $10B venture called the “Bezos Earth Fund.” In other words, he’s founding a bank and using it to invest in “the green sector,” thereby profiting from & influencing how transition happens