Emily Shepard

The Lack of Political Representation for Intersecting Identities

Oct 28, 2013

While the 21st Century has been monumental for the political representation of traditionally marginalized communities, there are still fallacies that prevent these communities from truly gaining recognition. Civil society has fallen short in unionizing the many intersections and identities that characterize many members of marginalized communities. In her article “Gender, Justice, and Neoliberal Transformations,” published in […]

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Queer Dreams: Building Alternative Queer/Trans Social Justice Infrastructure

Plenary II at Queer Dreams and Nonprofit Blues Conference featuring Elana Redfield, Paulina Helm-Hernandez, and Maria Carolina Morales. Moderated by Dean Spade.

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activism, class, economic justice, gender, intersectionality, politics, queer, race, sexuality, transgender, violence
Scholar and Feminist Online: 5.3
Summer 2007

Women, Prisons and Change

Gisela Fosado, David Hopson and Janet Jakobsen

Contributors include Patricia Allard, Kai Lumumba Barrow, Janet Baus, Ava Berkofsky, Angela Y. Davis, Michelle Fine, Madeleine Gavin, Tamar Goelman, Rebecca Haimowitz, Chino Hardin, Dan Hunt, Carol Jacobsen, Judith Katz, Kathryn R. Kent, Alex Lee, Vivian Nixon, Sister Helen Prejean, Andrea Ritchie, Deborah Peterson Small, Ellen Spiro, Julia Sudbury, Gary Sunshine, María Elena Torre, Ije Ude, Jan Warren, Kay Whitlock, Reid Williams, and Rebecca Young.

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activism, arts, children, class, economic justice, education, family, film, gender, human rights, intersectionality, parenting, photography, policy, politics, prisons, race, sexuality, transgender, video, violence