Description
What types of projects are possible when scholars and
activists work together? Scholars in the Gender Studies Program at the
National Autonomous University of Mexico have formed partnerships with
activist groups to address issues like state oppression and violence,
struggles for land rights and indigenous rights, and gender equity both
within the University and in the community at large. Scholar and
activist participants in these projects discuss how they've
combined traditional academic tools with new ways of intervention to
create change. Panelists include Marisa Belausteguigoitia Rius, Rian
Lozano de la Pola, Lorena Wolffer and Helena Lopez. This discussion,
moderated by Margaret Cerullo, took place on the second day of Activism
and the Academy: Celebrating 40 Years of Feminist Scholarship and
Action, a two-day conference held September 23-24, 2011 in honor of the
40th anniversary of the Barnard Center for Research on
Women.
In this panel, young feminist activists discuss their
areas of interest, what they see as the major challenges for feminist
movements, how organizing today compares to that by previous
generations, intersections between feminism and other approaches to
social justice, and how to build coalitions...
Published 01/30/13
Sonia Pierre (1963-2011), mobilized communities in the
Dominican Republic to advocate for citizenship and human rights for
Dominicans of Haitian descent. As the director of Movimiento de Mujeres
Dominico-Haitiana (MUDHA), she used legal challenges in domestic and
international courts to defend...
Published 12/06/12