November 2011
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“Women of today are still being called upon to stretch across the gap of male...”
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The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House, by Audre Lorde (1979)
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“If large numbers of white folks embraced Obama, but only because of his ability...”
– Time Wise, Between Barack and a Hard Place (via vivelavapeur)
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“This tribe called “Women of Color” is not an ethnicity. It is one of the...”
– Aurora Levins Morales, My Name is This Story from Telling to Live: Latina Feminist Testimonios. (via art-is-the-word)
Exactly.
(via blackfeminismlives)
but rather a choice about how to resist and with whom
but rather a choice about how to resist and with whom.
but rather a choice about how to...
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“Throughout Monday and into the night a constant stream of injured protesters -...”
– Egypt Live Blog | Al Jazeera Blogs
last night we were doing street medic work, spraying the eyes of protesters with yeast after the tear gassing from the police.
tear gas is supposed to make you cry. not burn the skin and make folks shake with uncontrollable convulsions.
but there were little...
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“Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time and the arena, and...”
– Audre Lorde (via addismusikainmyheart)
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Adventures in Depression →
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“There is a kind of crying I hope you have not experienced, and it is not just...”
– Lemony Snicket (via amantesuntamentes) oh hi, last night. (via ethiopienne)
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How to tell if you, or a white person you know, is... →
#racismwithoutracists
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
I’m sure every white person and their brother knows by now, if you say the n-word, you will be immediately be pegged as racist and be side-eyed for the rest of your natural life by even other racist white people.
But did you know that there are things you can say that…
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I just learned a lot about how to be a better ally... →
reblogging for the link and the crucial commentary
liquornspice:
note-a-bear:
liquornspice:
This is super, extra informative and information EVERYONE should have access to. Be careful reading if you find medical violence especially upsetting. What western medicine does to babies to make them fit a gender norm is horrific. Human variation is supposed to happen. There are not just two...
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A Black Woman Who Occupied Wall Street: Why She... →
darkjez:
thatprettyoddfeminist:
THIS is why i have trouble getting behind occupy wall street and other white-led movements. because despite how “progressive” people who lead them are, there is STILL rampant oppression within the movements. WOC are STILL silenced. and there is never anything done about it. if you like to think of white progressive as saints, it would seriously behoove you to...
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Qualities of a White Anti-Racist Ally →
ethiopienne:
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 listsBeyond...
