VRLC Reads: Women’s History Month

VRLC Reads: Women’s History Month

VRLC Reads was first established at VRLC in 2020 with the aim to hold space for discussions on various social issues through an anti-racist framework. Informational resources are sent out to foster a more robust conversation. We invite you to follow along with us as we learn, reflect, engage, and grow in anti-racist, anti-oppressive thinking. How we move through the world matters.

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The Women’s History Month national theme is Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Victim Rights Law Center’s Anti-Racist Book Club selected readings to set a baseline for the conversation such as introductory definitions with supplemental readings that provide a closer look into this month’s topic. We invite you to join us as we learn, reflect, engage, and grow in anti-racist, anti-oppressive thinking. How we move through the world matters!

Main Resources

• Article: Feminism, Black
  This article looks at black feminism over time through the 20-21^st centuries including notable contributors and key ideas. It engages with ideas around intersectionality and how black feminism is distinct.
• Article: Women’s History Month: 10 Queer Icons Reflect on the Future of Womanhood
  This article provides a range of perspective and experiences with womanhood. It is not a singular experience or identity, and it is felt and expressed in so many ways. We hope this is a joyful read and offers some points of reflection.
• Article: Feminism 101: What is Intersectional Feminism?
  A brief summary of intersectional feminism.
• Article: Feminism 101: What is Choice Feminism?
  A brief summary of choice feminism.
• Article: Feminism 101: What is Postcolonial Feminism? 
  A brief summary of postcolonial feminism.
• Video: Angela Davis Criticizes “Mainstream Feminism” / Bourgeois Feminism
  Watch renowned activist, author (and more!) Angela Davis give a lecture at Centre de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona. She critiques and debunks “mainstream,” bourgeois, white feminism and recenters poor, black, brown, working, indigenous and trans woman. She moves us beyond just mere inclusion- who wants to be included in a racist, misogynist, heteropatriarchal society?

Additional Resources: 

• Resting in Gardens, Battling in Deserts: Black Women’s Activism
• Radicalizing Feminism
• Antiracist (Pro)Feminisms and Coalition Politics: “No Justice, No Peace”

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