Who is Dependent on Welfare - Ananya Roy

Who is Dependent on Welfare – Ananya Roy

I came across this video yesterday and flipped out, #1 because I took this Global Poverty class at UC Berkeley and every moment of it was absolutely brilliant. #2 I’m an Ananya Roy FANGIRL- she’s got style, elegance, and poise for days. Her mind is radiant, and her student fans cheered that year when she decided to stay at UC Berkeley instead of taking Harvard’s bait to swing their way. #3 This video (and all the videos in this Blum Center x GlobalPOV series) are super creative and artistic ways of communicating theory, statistics, and proposals. This particular video shows us how the magnitude of how the wealthy depend on government subsidies and welfare.

“Poverty is not only the lack of income and wealth but also the poverty of power.”

Checking out these videos as some food for thought and post-grad connection to the class that changed my life.

-H