Indigenous and Women of Color Rise
Seattle — March 8th, 2019
Seattle — March 8th, 2019
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As our world burns, injustice festers around the globe. Patriarchy, racism, and capitalism are bringing us to ruin. In the face of this brutality, we need to elevate voices from the grassroots. And not just any voices. We need radical voices that take no prisoners, that speak the truth, that rip down the fantasies of the powerful and inspire us to fight like our lives depend on it.
On March 8th, 2019 (International Women's Day), we held an event featuring two of these powerful voices: Dominique Christina, the author of four books and the only person to EVER become a two-time world champion in slam poetry, and Cherry Smiley, warrior hero, feminist activist, scholar, and artist from the Nlaka'pamux (Thompson) and Diné (Navajo) nations. The evening program informed, educated, empowered, inspired, and strengthened our spirit for the injustices we face: male violence, objectification, sexual exploitation, and racialization. The event took place at the world-famous Seattle Central Library in downtown Seattle, Washington, and was being organized by Asian Women for Equality and Fertile Ground Institute for Social and Environmental Justice. |
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About the Organizers
Asian Women for Equality is a grassroots feminist group working to achieve women’s liberation, especially of Asian women. Asian Women for Equality creates opportunities for Asian women’s participation and leadership in civil society. Asian Women sees prostitution as a form of male violence against women that can be eradicated. Our mission is informed by our shared life experiences as racialized women.
https://www.awcep.org/
Fertile Ground Institute is a non-profit working for ecological and social justice. We provide education to develop smart, effective leadership and organize events that bring together seemingly disparate movements. We also support groups with similar goals by providing fiscal sponsorship and consultation.
http://www.fertilegroundinstitute.org/
Asian Women for Equality is a grassroots feminist group working to achieve women’s liberation, especially of Asian women. Asian Women for Equality creates opportunities for Asian women’s participation and leadership in civil society. Asian Women sees prostitution as a form of male violence against women that can be eradicated. Our mission is informed by our shared life experiences as racialized women.
https://www.awcep.org/
Fertile Ground Institute is a non-profit working for ecological and social justice. We provide education to develop smart, effective leadership and organize events that bring together seemingly disparate movements. We also support groups with similar goals by providing fiscal sponsorship and consultation.
http://www.fertilegroundinstitute.org/