Topic: sexism

Challenging patriarchy in political organizing

What is Patriarchy? Patriarchy, a system that gives men privileges, results from a gendered socialization process in all areas of our lives – social, economic, ideological, cultural, political, and spiritual. According to bell hooks, “Patriarchy is political-social system that insists … Continue reading →

Men in the Movement

Just got back from National Conference on Organized Resistance (NCOR) in DC. It was good, there were around a thousand people…and there were some really righteous discussions. One particularly thought provoking session was an Anti-Sexist Organizing workshop led by 2 … Continue reading →

the healing journey as a site of resistance

“Addressing our individual and collective suffering, we will find ways to heal and recover that can be sustained, that can endure from generation to generation” (hooks, 1995, 145). I am real. I am a woman who, as a child, was … Continue reading →