Description
BCRW's commitment to bringing feminist scholars and
activists together in conversation and collaboration has been at the
center of our work for the past 40 years. Representatives from three
organizations with whom we have recently partnered - the National Domestic
Workers Alliance, Queers for Economic Justice, and the New York Women's
Foundation - discuss the unique models of feminist action and knowledge
that have been produced through BCRW's scholar-activist partnerships.
Panelists include Ai-jen Poo (National Domestic Workers Alliance),
Sydnie L. Mosley '07 (dancer, choreographer and teacher), Amber
Hollibaugh (Queers for Economic Justice), and Ana Oliveira (New York
Women's Foundation). This plenary, moderated by Janet Jakobsen (BCRW),
took place on the first 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