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Grievability and Legitimacy

Who is allowed to grieve—and who is denied the right to be wounded? This tag explores the politics of voice and value: whose suffering is acknowledged, whose perspective is legitimised, and whose presence is dismissed as inconvenient, unstable, or unqualified to speak.

  • What families learn from the inside of exclusion

    What families learn from the inside of exclusion

    We weren’t trained for this. We were not briefed, warned, or prepared. We entered the public school system, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, like most parents do—with trust, with hope, and with a belief, however weathered, in the promise that schools would try to do right by our children. What we didn’t understand was how quickly that…

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