fierce woymn of color, community building and accountability, organizing work, activism, dancing, good energy, and self-love
Television
Books
Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology, The Revolution Will Not be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide, Borderlands, Ain't I a Woman, Loving in the War Years, Disposable Domestics, This Bridge Called my Back,
Heroes
Fierce Womyn of Color who inspire us:
Clarissa Rojas, Audre Lorde, Alisa Bierro, Julia Sudbury, Andrea Smith, Dorothy Roberts, Linda Tuwahi Smith, Loretta Ross, Nadine Naber, Hunani Kay Trask, Andrea Ritchie, Renee Saucedo, Linda Fregoso, Betita Martinez, Alice Walker
Organizations that inspire us:
SFWAR, CARA, Sista II Sista,Yound Women United, Critical Resistance, Sylvia Rivera Project, Amigas Latinas, GabNet, Women of Color Resource Center
About me: Mission Statement : INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing. **************************************************************
Vision Statement: INCITE! is a national, activist organization of radical feminists of color that is mobilizing to end all forms of violence against women of color and our communities. By supporting grassroots organizing, we intend to advance a national movement to nurture the health and well-being of communities of color. Through the efforts of Incite!, women of color and our communities will move closer towards global peace, justice and liberation.
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Principles of Unity:
We at INCITE!:
1. Maintain a space by and for women of color. *
2. Center our political analysis and community action in the struggle for liberation. *
3. Support sovereignty for indigenous people as central to the struggle for liberation. *
4. Oppose all forms of violence which oppress women of color and our communities. *
5. Recognize the state as the central organizer of violence which oppress women of color and our communities. *
6. Recognize these expressions of violence against women of color as including colonialism, police brutality, immigration policies, reproductive control, etc. *
7. Link liberation struggles which oppose racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism and all other forms of oppression. *
8. Support coalition building between women of color. *
9. Recognize and honor differences across cultures. *
10. Encourage creative models of community organizing and action. *
11. Promote shared leadership and decision-making. *
12. Recognize and resist the power of co-optation of our movements. *
13. Support these principles not only in our actions, but in the practices within our own organizations. *
14. Support the creation of organizational processes which encourage these principles and which effectively address oppressive individual and institutional practices within our own organizations. *
15. Discourage any solicitation of federal or state funding for Incite activities. *
Who I'd like to meet: Other self identified womyn of color and trans folks of color in the L.A. area who are committed to anti-violence movement building and organizing.
exactly. im going to see how much money i get for my b-day... which probably won't be much lol. and then i'll see where to go from there. hehhehe im excite! ethan's excited cuz we'll have the same phone. we're such dorks, i know; anyways, yeah i know exactly what u mean i need one too but yeah its the only way to move forward and hey if its true love let it go and if it comes back then ull know for sure!!! and OH I am so jealous that you got to go to Savannah! maybe i'll get to go soon too! i've been saving up my money that i've been getting from taking those survey things online. i'm up to $243 (heh, weird number, i know) so far, so i figure once i hit like a thousand, i'm goin on a va-ca, baby! do em, too! they're like soooo easy. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Come support your local Native Delegation to Chiapas!
CasaZapa House Party
678 30th st, Oakland CA
(between MLK & West)
Date: Saturday, June 13
Time: 8:00pm - ?
$3 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Free Food! Cheap drinks!
Spinin: DJ Mixteka, DJ Agana, & Lalo playing cumbias, salsa, hip-hop, reggae, rock en Español and pretty much anything else you can think of...
This delegation is a space of encounter for the Indigenous communities in Chiapas and the Indigenous communities in the California Bay Area to exchange knowledge, culture, histories, and experiences in order to find the connections in the work we are doing as a way to support each other and strengthen our struggles. TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!!
Hey family! Thank you so much for having me, my poetry and artwork/photography on the Sisterfire event. I look forward to more upcoming events for women. Much love and support to all the amazing women that shared their art! See you all soon!!!
I'm sure you're aware that the California DREAM Act has been once again presented to the governor for approval. This year, we will once again mobilize the young people of our state to demand that the DREAM Act be approved. To do this, I'm asking that you forward the bulletin (in comments, as bulletins or messages) to as many people as possible and try to be present at the march yourself ! I can answer any questions you have regarding technical things . Just ask . :D
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weedend...Rebel Music + House Party = Rebel House Party!!!
