Triptych
Transnational Feminism Chandani Patel Transnational Feminism Chandani Patel

Triptych

The heat erupts on my skin

into buried bodies,

rubble engulfing their delicate bones

caring not if they are young or old

panicked echoes of their last breath,

chanting freedom songs,

trapped, their ashes now rise

haunting us all

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My heart holds on

My heart holds on

Witnessing the Palestinian genocide on this large a scale and remembering that this is how they see all of us . . . .

What will happen when we become useless to Western interests? 

What will become of our culture? 

Because they will take our land and our lives and build memorials generations later to admit guilt. 

Or they will let the ocean swallow us up and say we weren’t loud enough at policy conferences.

After the damage has been done, they will give us a day to recognize the sins of the past. 

All with the intention to repeat history. 

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There is liberation in the groundswell
Transnational Feminism Lucienne Transnational Feminism Lucienne

There is liberation in the groundswell

Not only are we the waves, but

we are the storm itself.

It is we who have storm winds spinning in our lungs

It is we who have salt stinging our eyes

It is we who have choppy seas nauseating our bellies.

It is we who are coming for those who think

their peace matters more

their peace requires violence

their violence is justified

their violence is the only one justified.

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Guyana, Venezuela, and Colonialism
Intersect Intersect

Guyana, Venezuela, and Colonialism

Although the current lines dividing South America and the Caribbean were drawn by colonial powers and do not reflect the reality of the indigenous residents prior to colonisation, it is nevertheless important to recognise that the indigenous Caribbean people – in addition to the afro-Caribbean and indo-Caribbean people – living in the Essequibo region consider themselves Guyanese. This fact alone should warrant an end to the dispute.

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Transnational Feminism and Gender-Based Violence
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Transnational Feminism and Gender-Based Violence

A world released from the vicious grip of gender-based violence demands building movements across borders and regions. It calls for us to agitate for Palestine’s liberation, to push for an end to the war in Sudan and assist those displaced by it, and to protest the neocolonial forces keeping the Democratic Republic of the Congo in conflict and its people exploited for resources that power our societies. It calls for us to stand with Guyana and the people of the Essequibo region – many of whom are indigenous – who are at risk of being uprooted from their homes in the face of potential annexation by Venezuela. It requires that we engage in direct action and work to elevate the Caribbean’s collective consciousness through education and the co-creation of feminist thought.

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Who am I?
Queer in Nature Princess O'Nika Auguste Queer in Nature Princess O'Nika Auguste

Who am I?

It has taken me years to know that I am a queer black feminist who loves the water; whether it be the ocean, a waterfall, a lake, or a river, the form doesn't matter.

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