ODECE, campus Be Woke program gain momentum for 2018

The term “woke” has gained widespread cultural currency because of the activism of the Black Lives Matter movement. To be “woke” involves opening one’s eyes to social systems of oppression in such a way that a person cannot in good conscience fall back “asleep” and ignore injustice; however, because oppressive structures are largely enculturated all around us, it requires active effort to engage and see the society with a critical cultural lens.