Activist Lewis Raven Wallace Highlights Collective Radical Unlearning for Social Change

The concept of unlearning is gaining attention as a crucial process for personal growth and societal change, emphasizing the need to reevaluate outdated beliefs and habits that no longer serve us. Angel Livas highlights the importance of questioning the applicability of long-held assumptions in a rapidly evolving world, such as the rise of AI challenging traditional paths to expertise. Lewis Raven Wallace's book "Radical Unlearning" explores how social transformation and personal liberation require collective efforts to discard harmful ideologies, with neuroplasticity and community support playing key roles. Stories like that of Sarah Graydon McCrory illustrate the difficult but necessary process of confronting internalized racism and transphobia to foster radical unlearning within families and communities. Additionally, addressing systemic issues such as ableism requires ongoing unlearning of exclusionary practices and attitudes, as demonstrated by a chaplain's experience with injury and accessibility challenges. Finally, UNESCO underscores the urgency of reimagining education and skills development to integrate technical and social-emotional competencies, promoting peace, inclusion, and resilience in a changing global landscape.