February 2012
3 posts
“Sandy” had a common experience: She is a 35 year-old transgender woman from...”
– Human Trafficking of Immigrant Transgender Women: Hidden in the Shadows (via thetart)
Why Dominican Feminism Moved to the Right: Class,... →
January 2012
5 posts
In Our Own Voices: African American Stories of... →
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The Colours of Resistance Archive →
mytongueisforked:
etiquette-etc:
a collection of analysis and tools for liberatory organizing and movement-building
want!
December 2011
7 posts
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What is meant by the racialization of poverty ?
racismfreeontario:
Racialized communities experience ongoing, disproportionate levels of poverty. In other words, people from Aboriginal and ethno-racial minority groups (communities of colour) are more likely to fall below the low income cut off (LICO) and to have related problems like poor health, lower education, and fewer job opportunities, than those from European backgrounds. While it is...
5 Signs You’re Acting Like a White Guy (Or, How To... →
a life of fragments: Let's say, hypothetically,... →
lebanesepoppyseed:
Let’s also operate on the idea that racism is oppressive based on historical and cultural contexts that show large-scale, hierarchical, bad/aggravated/deadly interactions between racial groups, since this gives said racism its power.
Given that, how is this alleged racism…
The LatiNegr@s Project: Aida Hurtado's "The Color... →
ethiopienne:
lati-negros:
order directly from the university of Michigan press site for this text and use code AFAM90 (seriously I bought 5 books for under $25 including shipping, select MEDIA MAIL or the cost will be very high!). Until Dec 31, 2011
Other books for 90% off include:
Race, Liberalism, and Economics David Colander, Robert E. Prasch, and Falguni A. Sheth, editors List Price:...
border-war-dispatches:
This is a recording from...
Ideas Are Bulletproof.: Feminist texts written by... →
mylifeasafeminista:
This list is stil a work in progress, but I really wanted to get it posted. I have either read parts of/all of the texts below or they have been recommended to me. Please reblog and add your own suggestions to the list. Each time someone adds something new, I’ll go…
November 2011
126 posts
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syllabus time: [Enslaved Women in Antebellum...
ancestryinprogress:
“Beginning with a theoretical grounding that situates black feminist theory at the forefront of our analysis of enslaved women in antebellum America, the above questions and others will be explored through narratives, letters, interviews and secondary materials. Topics include resistance, gender, labor, regional distinctions, family, culture, community, and the role of race,...
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syllabus time: [Working People in the Americas:...
ancestryinprogress:
“This course is a seminar on selected topics in the history of workers and campesinos in the Americas. Designed from the perspective of Latin American history, the course addresses workers who were enslaved and free, rural and urban, female and male, union and non-union. It also looks at scattered examples of Caribbean and Latino immigrant labor in the United States…”
Taught...
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Feminist texts written by women of color
mylifeasafeminista:
This list is stil a work in progress, but I really wanted to get it posted. I have either read parts of/all of the texts below or they have been recommended to me. Please reblog and add your own suggestions to the list. Each time someone adds something new, I’ll go back to this original post and make sure to include them. Thanks and enjoy!
Books
Women, Race, and Class by...
Beta Israel Women: Ethiopian Jewish Women
afrikanwomen:
Beta Israel is the historical name of the Jewish community of Ethiopia, most of whom now live in Israel. Some Ethiopian-Israeli women (in order):
Ayala Ingedashet, singer ● Mazal Pikado, one of the first Ethiopian-Israeli model ● Esti Mamo, actress and model ● Esther Rada, actress ● Israela Avtau, model ● Hagit Yaso, singer
Learn more
Call to Action for Submissions: People of Color,...
fuckyeahftmsofcolor:
Are you trans-identified, FTM, MTF, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, two-spirit, masculine of center or masculine-identified (AG, stud, boi, marimacha, etc.), or transfeminine? Do you identify as someone who is a Person of Color? Black or Brown? Asian? Mixed Race? Pacific Islander? Latino? Native American or Indigenous? Of African Descent (Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Canadian,...
Fuck Yeah Radical Literature!: Book: How... →
so-treu:
adailyriot:
by Peter Gelderloos
note: Printer
URL: http://zinelibrary.info/files/How%20Nonviolence%20Protects%20The%20State.pdf
Introduction:
In August 2004, at the North American Anarchist Convergence in Athens, Ohio, I participated in a panel discussing the topic of nonviolence versus violence. Predictably, the discussion turned into an unproductive and competitive debate....
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So over it
jaded16india:
The following post is by Numa and I as a response to Eve Ensler’s post Over It. There are some things you don’t get to be over, Eve Ensler. But if we’re going to play this game, here are some of ours.
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We are over cis white feminists claiming to speak for the rest of us and then shutting us up when we try to fit a word in edgewise. We are over being told that we are...
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its not long enough to be a manifesto, but it...
navigatethestream:
i’m not willing to overlook somebody’s homophobia simply because they tell the truth about the systematic inequalities African Americans face in a white supramacist power structure.
i’m tired, fucking fed up with this notion, that queer black people are supposed to put the issues we face at the intersection of our identities on hold while everybody else gets a piece of the...
White Privilege and the OWS Student Occupation →
suzy-x:
More truth bombs dropped in this excellent post by a friend. Hilariously enough, those of us talking about privilege in the space yesterday had a hard time with some of the folks the writer describes. Some dude said we (as in marginalized people) were silencing and imposing our authority on him by doing this teach-in, another got angry because “white people are working class too,” and...
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garconniere:
MOONROOT: AN EXPLORATION OF ASIAN WOMYN’S BODIES (ZINE)
loneberry:
MOONROOT: An Exploration of Asian Womyn’s Bodies
READABLE PDF | PRINTABLE PDF
OH MY GOSH! It’s finally here! MOONROOT is an ongoing collective project about race, gender, and bodies created by Sine Hwang Jensen, Amy Dewan, Sun Hashmi, Marilla Li, monna wong, Jess Kealiihoalani Toshea…
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We're going to need a whole FLEET of Privilege...
thegoddamazon:
White people, do not—I repeat—do not sit here and derail conversations about race with dumbass shit like:
“I took a class in ethnic studies, so I can relate.” No, you can’t. People of Color are not a goddamn elective you take to seem less racist. We are real people facing real experiences with racism and prejudice everyday simply based on our looks.
“I took a class in ethnic...
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Conference: "Growing Up Policed: Surveilling...
peopleofcolor:
Incited by the case of the felony conviction of a young woman of color for sexting with her girlfriend in Oregon and participatory research on criminalization among 1,100 young people in New York City, the mini-conference focuses on the nexus of youth, technology, law enforcement, and constructions of racialized sexuality.
Using a broad definition of “policing” that extends...
the come get your folks bus III: we need to...
rebelrebelbatcat:
This edition of TCGFB is for fellow white activists who purport to be anti-racist but who insist on being the center of every social justice movement.
The way I understand social justice - true social justice - is that it involves disruption and revision of the existing social order, because the existing social order is built on a history (and thus a present) of brutal...
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What is Negrismo?
lati-negros:
Negrismo was a term born in the Hispanic Caribbean at the beginning of the 20th century. As a literary movement, it emerged with the francophone Negritude between World War I and World War II. Here, we should also consider the Harlem Renaissance in the US. Negrista poets largely emphasized the biological and cultural hybridity of AfroCaribbean people, centering on the performative...
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squintyoureyes:
lavenderisnotblue:
YA heroines outside the white, straight box
squintyoureyes:
I hate that I can’t even really think of YA heroines who fit outside that box other than a couple that I recognize in this list of eleven. Maybe we can get a list going? Clearly I need to add stuff to my to-read pile.
Okay so. Things you should know about me: I totally live for making custom rec...
Book: Arabo-Islamic Texts on Female Homosexuality,...
queermuslims:
Image description: A verticle shot of a book cover. The background is a silhouette of two veiled people facing each other in the backdrop of a reddish skyline. They are bordered by a middle eastern doorway that is completely black. A faint intertwining vine graphic sprouts up from the bottom left hand side of the book cover and continues up toward the top of the book. The primary...
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Qualities of a White Anti-Racist Ally
quelola:
I attended a workshop last week on Race and Disability. It was great to be in a room with other POC with disabilities and having an open dialogue about our experiences. I was able to snatch the below info that was a handout given to the white allies in a separate room addressing their privilege (as white folks) and oppression (as disabled folks). The page lists Beyond Diversity...
“Bridges are never permanent; they must be built again and again through dialogue...”
– “Texts of Our Institutional Lives: From Transaction to Transformation: (En)Countering White Heternormativity in ‘Safe Spaces’”
Catherine Fox
(via vivelesfemmes)
The LatiNegr@s Project: rebloggable response to:... →
mujerinterrumpida:
lati-negros:
Saludos, Quería preguntarle which films, documentaries and books do you find useful sources of valid information about Afro-Latin@s? Paz, JessJade inthepursuitofgrowth
Hi Querida.
This could be a very long post! So, I’ll post some that I personally use (Bianca) and others may def add..
Silvio Torres Salliant is a dope resource.
Hija De Mi Madre by yours...
a l'allure garconniere: shelley niro is... →
garconniere:
a little more than 24 hours later, that incredible shelley niro piece i posted has nearly 2,000 notes. that’s awesome! thanks to que lola for captioning it. i’ve seen reblogs of people problematizing and questioning cultural appropriation, american anti-immigration policies, blood quantum…
“while i’m ragging on the white left…i went to a gender/sexuality studies...”
– nothing else rhymes: neo, marx. marx, neo. whoa… (via darkjez)
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"But I'm an Obama Voter!": White Privilege in...
darkjez:
hereidreamtiwasablogger2:
I am not transit dependent. However, I know there is a lot left to desire in Atlanta’s current transit system, MARTA. I’ve been to plenty of other cities that have amazing transit resources when it comes to getting where you need to go in a timely manner: New York’s is the most accessible; San Fran’s the most expensive, but also the easiest to navigate;...
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“Hey!
You!
Yes you there flapping your gums
Darting words out so quick
that...”
– Itoro Udofia, A “Friendly” Reminder: In response to the Occupation Movements (via darkjez)
Call for submissions: Black IS an Emotion: Essays... →
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“Bridges are never permanent; they must be built again and again through dialogue...”
– “Texts of Our Institutional Lives: From Transaction to Transformation: (En)Countering White Heternormativity in ‘Safe Spaces’”
Catherine Fox
(via vivelesfemmes)
Feminism & the Politics of Appropriation
queersforfeminism:
November 11th, 5 p.m., followed by reception
Theme: This conference is animated by the question of how feminisms are shaped by the politics of appropriation. It brings together feminist scholars from across Canada to collectively deliberate over how contemporary appropriation works and what alternative forms of exchange can be imagined. Following Marx, appropriation...