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interstitial stitching: checkin’ for real womanist solidarity with trans kin

Posted on July 17, 2015

from genesissy & on the eighth day, God said let there be fierce & that’s the story about the first snap, the hand’s humble attempt at thunder, a small sky troubled by attitude // & on the ninth day, God said Bitch, werk & Adam learned to duck walk, dip, pose, death drop, Eve became […]

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Posted in Activism, Body Image, Creative Writing, Gender-based Violence, Human Rights, Political Education, Relationships, Social Justice Tagged autonomy, blkcowrie, body image, community, feminism, gender, gender non-conforming, gender queer, gender violence, heterosexism, identity, self determination, sexual identity, she breathes, solidarity, trans, transgender, transphobia, womanism Leave a comment

alla dem gag at serena’s brilliance & resilience

Posted on July 17, 2015

Serena-goddess, Serena-sis, please know i am still in a ruby red rage cloud over the racist, misogynistic, BESTIAL treatment you received on July 11, 2015 at the hands of The New York Times. fresh off the court where you left your latest historic notch, i can’t imagine how you must have felt to have to […]

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Posted in Body Image, Creative Writing, Gender-based Violence, Political Education Tagged blkcowrie, body image, feminism, gender noncomforming, gender violence, misogyny, racism, sarah baartman, serena williams, she breathes, sports, transphobia, venus hottentot, women, women of color Leave a comment

Towards Eliminating the Wedge Part 2: Continuing the Conversation on Prison Justice and Gender-based Violence

Posted on March 19, 2014

Join in the conversation. We began this dialogue on November 21st, 2013. This is part 2, but don’t hesitate to join in! RSVP on Facebook Download, print or share the flyer There is a conflict between the mainstream movement to eliminate gender-based violence and the movement to end mass incarceration. But here are some basic […]

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Posted in Activism, Gender-based Violence, Prison Justice, Sexual Assault, Uncategorized Tagged activism, albany, gender violence, gender-based violence, holding our own, mass incarceration, prison justice, sexual assault, she breathes Leave a comment

Ending Violence Against Sex Workers

Posted on December 16, 2013

December 17th, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, was created to address the ubiquity of crimes against this marginalized population that too often go ignored. Following the statements by the “Green River Killer” in Seattle, Washington, who claimed to have chosen sex workers as his target because he knew too few people would […]

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Posted in Activism, Gender-based Violence, Uncategorized Tagged gender violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, victim-blaming Leave a comment

Cathy Rojas responds with her thoughts on gender violence

Posted on December 10, 2013

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Posted in Activism, Gender-based Violence, Local Feminists, Uncategorized Tagged 16 days, albany police department, cathy rojas, gender violence, gender-based violence, holding our own, police brutality, she breathes Leave a comment

Towards Eliminating the Wedge: a Conversation on Prison Justice and Gender-based Violence

Posted on November 6, 2013

  Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 6pm 1199 SEIU, 155 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY Join in the conversation. There is a conflict between the mainstream movement to eliminate gender-based violence and the movement to end mass incarceration. But here are some basic truths: *We need to be safe from gender-based violence, *Current public policy about […]

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Posted in Activism, Local Feminists, Political Education Tagged activism, feminist events, gender violence, holding our own, mass incarceration, prison justice, sexual assault, she breathes 1 Comment

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