Join us October 23 at 12:00PM EST for a virtual town hall #WhyWeCantWait: Where Do We Go From Here? Demarginalizing women and girls of color and creating an intersectional social justice agenda
For the past 16 months, activists, academics and stakeholders of all races and genders came together under #WhyWeCantWait, committed to the basic principle that the needs of women and girls of color could not be addressed by a trickle down vision of racial justice. Through letters, petitions, op-eds, meetings, agitation and advocacy, we challenged decision makers to advance holistic solutions to the many inequalities facing communities of color. As the touchstone of this campaign, we wrote, “women and girls of color are not doing fine, and until they are, men and boys will not be doing fine either.”
On September 19, President Obama finally called for increased recognition and support for Black women at the Congressional Black Caucus Awards Dinner. But our work is far from over.
Now we must ask--where do we go from here? Time is ticking. In the few months that remain, what steps can the Obama Administration take to address the challenges facing women and girls and lift up the barriers--structural, institutional and social--undermining the wellbeing of communities of color? What does real love for women and girls of color look like?
Join us for #WhyWeCantWait: Where Do We Go From Here?, to discuss some of the hard facts about the status of women and girls of color, and to consider what concrete steps could be taken to enhance their well being, and the well being of their families and communities. We all deserve something we can believe in. Let’s consider together what an equitable and meaningful racial justice agenda really looks like!
This groundbreaking moment cannot be separated from the efforts of people like you, who tirelessly shed light on the need to support women and girls of color. Our collective efforts have yielded tremendous success, but our work is far from over.
Obama’s recognition of the linked fate of Black women and Black men provides a momentous opportunity for us to call on him to take action in support of a holistic racial justice agenda. The time is ripe to make asks that pressure the President to make the most of his remaining time in office.
Also Save the Date for the following #WhyWeCantWait Events:
State of Female Justice, December 5, 2015
Breaking the Silence: A Town Hall on Women and Girls of Color in Philadelphia, December 12, 2015
Justice Uncompromised: A Summit to Build an Intersectional Political Agenda, March 10-12, 2016
Thank you for your unceasing commitment to shed light on the barriers to equality facing women and girls of color.
About the AfricanAmericanPolicyForum Founded in 1996, AAPF was developed as part of an ongoing effort to promote women’s rights in the context of struggles for racial equality. It serves as an information clearinghouse that works to bridge the gap between scholarly research and public debates on questions of inequality, discrimination and injustice.
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