About me

I've always been an education activist because education systems are not neutral

Learners must engage actively to link learning to action, to achieve personal growth and contribute to social change for the benefit of humanity

I'm a University of Toronto alumnus and my doctoral thesis, "The Politics of Letters--José Martí's Revolutionary Discourse," critiques the work of this nineteenth century poet, essayist, journalist, pensador, revolutionary, and visionary who is revered in Cuba, honoured in the Americas, and celebrated in Spanish-language academic and cultural institutions throughout the world

A humanist, José Martí believed that human development is inherent, that the dignity and equality of rights of every individual are inalienable, and that humanity and human rights include every person and all peoples everywhere

This humanism is the domain of education, which should nurture an individual's personal growth and development toward self-awareness, self-fulfillment, and responsible global citizenship

This humanism respects the human rights of every person, respects the rights of all peoples to determine for themselves the nature, character and values of their own societies, and also respects the nature, character, values and sovereignty of societies whose democracies and belief systems differ from their own

From the humanism perspective, true democracy requires individual freedoms, equality of rights, justice for all, and respect for every person and all peoples everywhere

Con todos y para el bien de todos