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AS SURVIVORS, SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS AND BLACK FEMINIST LEADERS, WE THANK CLUTCH MAGAZINE AND WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE EVETTE DIONNE for providing a clearing and preparing the space for what Nelle Morton calls "the depth of hearing that takes place before the speaking" Continue reading. |
JOIN US THIS SUMMER FOR CELEBRATIONS AND BARBEQUES. SISTER CIRCLES AND HEALING CIRCLES AT BLACK WOMEN'S BLUEPRINT. BYOB & BRING SOMETHING FOR THE GRILL. email [kdesuze@blueprintny.org] or call 347-533-9102 |
TRIGGER WARNING. Please surround yourself with whom, what and those who represent an armor of strength in your life.
ANGEL HAZE HAS BEEN BREAKING THE SILENCE. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE HEAR YOUNG WOMEN SPEAK THEIR OWN TRUTHS, REAL AND RAW? How do we continue to empower the disenherited, the outsider, by becoming able to hear them name in their own way their own oppression? TELL US RIGHT HERE AT THE FORUM. |
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| Women at Civil Rights March on Washington, 8/28/1963, Photo:NARA |
TRUTH - JUSTICE - HEALING - RECONCILIATION
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WHAT IS THE BLACK WOMEN'S TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (BWTRC)? The BWTRC is the first of its kind to focus on Black women in America and their experiences with sexual violence. Launched by Black feminists, the Black Women's Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a bold, innovative and groundbreaking Continue Reading |
OTHER TRUTH COMMISSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. Truth and Reconciliation Commissions have been proven effective models for community mobilization, policy, healing and transitional justice at the international level and at grassroots levels in various cities in the U.S. In 2006, The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission in North Carolina Continue Reading |
YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE TRUTH COMMISSION. Any person regardless of race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, or gender identity can join the Truth Commission as a member. All it takes is a willingness to fulfill an active role in ensuring the principles around Truth, Justice, Healing and Reconciliation as these relate to the sexual violence against Black women in Continue Reading |
