I imagine freedom as the ability to exist without having to justify why I deserve safety and respect. Freedom is a future where I don’t have to tolerate crude remarks yelled at me and my loved ones in passing, where my friends and I don’t feel the need to text […]
Freedom Dreams
I imagine freedom as the ability to express myself to its full potential. I want to be able to express my love, my hate, my flaws, and my passion without being under the scrutiny of a larger institution. Freedom is about not being silenced for my thoughts and beliefs. I […]
I dream of freedom as attending a university and not fearing sexual violence. Freedom is walking through the streets without my keys held tightly in my hand ready to attack quickly just in case. Freedom is not having to diligently watch my drink and everyone else’s at the bar or […]
Welcome to CUNY Academic Commons. Welcome to our freedom dreaming site! We need dreams where everyone can exist as they are, regardless of whatever makes us unique. We need to stretch the limits of our imagination beyond what we have been told to accept as true. And to do this, […]