Tag Archives: Activism
A Community for Survivors: Why Survivors of Sexual Violence are a Folk Group and Why It Matters
Tweet[cross-posted from Groupthink] Let’s start at the very beginning. You may well be asking: What is a folk group? What do we really mean when we say “folk”? In 1846, British writer William Thoms proposed the term “folk” as the English-language counterpart to the German “volk.” Thoms coined the term “folklore” to describe the arts, [...]
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We All Come Up Together: “Towards Collective Liberation” by Chris Crass
TweetBy Laura Campagna In his new book, “Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis, and Movement Building Strategy,” Chris Crass rightly points out that there are more men influenced by feminism today than at any other time in history. While this may be so, and I believe it is, a book written by a man [...]
Do you want to know what rape culture looks like?
TweetDo you want to know what rape culture looks like? It looks like a world where you blame women. Where you ask: “What was she wearing?” “Where has she been?” “How many men has she slept with?” Where one the first things asked after hearing about a sexual assault is “how much was she drinking?” [...]
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Youth street theater performances fight violence against women in Bangladesh
TweetCross-posted from UN Women. “Violence puts women behind […] and creates a situation that does not allow women to use their full potential,” said a woman, sitting in an airy, green park, after watching a gripping interactive theatrical performance on violence against women in Khulna, Southern Bangladesh in November last year. “The ultimate loser is [...]
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