LAND AND LIBERATION: Decolonizing Feminist Thought and Centering Indigenous...
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Join us for LAND & LIBERATION: Decolonizing Feminist Thought & Centering Indigenous and Transnational Women
For the past four years, AF3IRM Los Angeles has convened an annual march led by women of color in commemoration of International Women's Day. The 2019 forum that AF3IRM Los Angeles will host on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the United Teachers of Los Angeles Office will be the continuation of the concepts and wisdom drawn from almost 30 years of AF3IRM history, the last nine years of AF3IRM organizing, and the last 5 years of intentional exercises of our radical imaginations.
We know from our lived experiences that transnational women’s histories and legacies of struggle as well as the intimate knowledge and collective memory indigenous women hold of what liberation looked like before colonization are the foundation for our own vision of freedom. This interweave of wisdoms will prompt a strategy on how to move from decolonzing feminist thought to building active solidarity with various indigenous feminist movements from around the globe, including the Tongva land which we occupy.
We welcome all girls and women-identified people of color with a love for justice and a thirst for liberation. This is a woman-identified space.
For more information or to Volunteer, please contact losangeles@af3irm.org
You can find out more on our Facebook page or on Instagram @AF3IRMLA
Will YOU join the fight and explore what our true liberation looks like?
Tickets include food.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
9:00 AM-9:15 AM: OPENING
9:15 AM-10:00 AM: KEYNOTE by Yvonne Mahelona, AF3IRM Hawai’i Coordinator
10:00 AM-11:30 AM: IDEOLOGICAL WORKSHOPS - “WHERE THE DIASPORA MEETS THE INDIGENOUS” (BREAKOUT SESSIONS)
- Women’s Relationship to Land
- Valuing Women’s Work
- State Violence Against Women:
11:30 AM-12:00 PM: LUNCH (PROVIDED BY AF3IRM LA)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: PLENARY SESSION - WHOSE SPACE: DECOLONIZING FEMINISM BEYOND TALK, INTO PRACTICE, TO LIBERATION
1:30-3:00PM: DECOLONIZING ART WORKSHOPS (BREAKOUT SESSIONS)
- Land and Language
- Reclaiming Space through Art
- Beading as Resistance
3:00-4:30 PM: INTERACTIVE REPORT BACK
4:30-5:00 PM: CLOSING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
FAQs
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
The event will take place at United Teachers Los Angeles Office: 3303 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010. We encourgage you to take public transportation or carpool. The UTLA building is 0.2 miles from the Wilshire / Vermont Metro Station. You may park at nearby parking lots which differ in pricing.
What does my ticket include?
It includes delicious food. We're only charging to cover food and rental costs.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please contact us by email at losangeles@af3irm.org.
Organizer AF3IRM Los Angeles
Organizer of LAND AND LIBERATION: Decolonizing Feminist Thought and Centering Indigenous & Transnational Women
AF3IRM is an anti-imperialist, transnational feminist WOC organization.
We are transnational women, created by migration under imperialist globalization and bearers of a multiplicity of histories, languages, cultures and world views.
We unite as women who understand and witness the oppression inflicted upon our bodies, our lives, and our communities.
We choose to organize against all systems of oppression - from racism and sexism to ableism and homophobia - in the United States.
We work towards the liberation of all women the world over and we believe that a woman’s place is at the head of the struggle for the liberation of humankind.
We, the women of AF3IRM, are believers.
We believe in a new world - free from patriarchy and oppression.
We believe in a world in which women are able to not only survive, but thrive.
We believe a new world is possible and she is on its way.
Join AF3IRM as we continue the fight for this new world and onward towards liberation.
