My greatest takeaway from the class is that all global inequalities and disparities are interconnected through an intricate web of power and dominance, however there is one seemingly accessible solution: education. Much change needs to be made to our current education system, especially in the United States to end the inequalities that exist in our current system, but beyond that there needs to be change in how students are taught, what information they are learning, and how they are expected to engage the world throughout their academic career. It must be the generations that are rising up that make change in the world. The work will always be there, but the greatest thing left is the choice to make that change. 

The materials that were extremely helpful were the documentaries and the experiential side of the class. While they show a rawness to the issues that can be difficult to emotionally process, these materials opened up a discussion that created monumental change in how the class proceeded and how we were able to safely share our beliefs and feelings about the topics that came up throughout the class.

The only aspect that I wish we would have focused on more is what it would look like to tangibly make change to these issues. This doesn't necessarily look like listing off impossible goals, but more so making note of what would need to change and the steps that would have to be taken to get there, and potentially even focusing in on what Loyola as a university, as well as other universities can be doing to make change. 

Overall, I am extremely grateful for this class, the opportunity and privilege to have had a chance to learn about these issues, and ways to make even small changes in how I live that reflects a more just society.