Pleasure Activism. A free online event with adrienne maree brown + Claudia Alick. Hosted by Disability Visibility Project + Integrated Community Services. Join us as we explore the intersection of disability justice, pleasure and liberation. Come for the real talk on activism, pleasure and disability. Stay for the dance party!
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the importance of authentic representation in the entertainment industry. Misrepresentative casting, sometimes referred to as
Communication agreements are necessary to healthy processes. Often times rooms are functioning on an assumption of shared understanding. This allows bias to lead. Communication agreements
Cultural Appropriation involves the commodification or misrepresentation of cultural elements, perpetuates stereotypes, disrespects or distorts the original culture, and contributes to the erasure of the contributions and experiences of the culture being appropriated.
Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term “intersectionality” to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you’re standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you’re likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.
Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of Critical Race Theory.
Founded in 1996, The African American Policy Forum (AAPF) is an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists and policy-makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality.
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