Intersectionality in Practice—Shared Responsibility for Collective Liberation
Key Takeaways from Today’s Live
1️⃣ Intersectionality Is a Framework for Action:
Understanding how race, gender, class, and ability intersect isn’t just an academic exercise—it’s a call to address overlapping systems of harm and privilege to create equitable solutions.
2️⃣ Overlapping Identities Shape Our Experiences:
Whether you’re navigating life as a disabled Black woman, a white mother of mixed-race children, or someone facing poverty, intersectionality highlights how our identities affect access, safety, and support.
3️⃣ Shared Responsibility is Essential for Liberation:
Liberation work isn’t just fighting for your own cause—it’s about addressing oppression, even when it doesn’t directly affect you, and using your position to help dismantle systemic barriers.
Intersectionality as a Pathway to Liberation
During today’s live, we explored how intersectionality shapes everything from access to opportunities to how systems of oppression manifest in daily life. I reflected on Kimberlé Crenshaw’s original framework and how it has expanded to meet the nuanced needs of liberation movements today. Intersectionality teaches us that individual freedom is interconnected. When we leave one group behind, none of us can truly be free.
