Intersectionality and Justice Advocacy

Consider: Intersectionality: how struggles for justice are interconnected.

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Kimberle Crenshaw's The Urgency of Intersectionality

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Please continue to get comfortable in your vulnerability as we reflect upon and answer the following questions:

  1. What are your thoughts and feelings after reviewing the materials? What surprised you? What did you learn?
  2. What intersections do you stand between? 
  3. How has your experience been shaped by the different identities you occupy?
  4. In Mapping the Margins, Crenshaw says, “The failure of feminism to interrogate race means that the resistance strategies of feminism will often replicate and reinforce the subordination of people of color, and the failure of antiracism to interrogate patriarchy means that antiracism will frequently reproduce the subordination of women.”  Explore how we interrogate systems of oppression to ensure our social movements are inclusive and representative of different experiences. 
  5. An example of a movement to address intersectionality is the the African American Policy Forum’s (AAPF) #SayHerNameAccording to AAPF, “the #SayHerName campaign brings awareness to the often invisible names and stories of Black women and girls who have been victimized by racist police violence, and provides support to their families.” Explore other movements addressing intersectionality. How can you support their efforts?