October 13th, 2020, 3-4pm
Doc Screening and Discussion:
RISING POWER
BUILDING AN INTERSECTIONAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
Discussion moderated by Professor Sarah Armstrong
Screening starts at 3pm (or watch beforehand and join the discussion at 3.20pm)
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In an increasingly polarized and racially segregated United States, white supremacy and patriarchy are thriving. Conservative and liberal leaders alike refuse to address the outsized impact of institutional and systemic violence on people of color, women, and queer and gender non-conforming people.
“Rising Power” brings us to Madison, Wisconsin, where we meet community organizers Kabzuag and M, co-directors of Freedom, Inc. What began as a sexual assault support group has grown into an organization at the forefront of battles over education reform, police brutality, land access and ownership, women’s safety and security, and mental health. Driven by their own intimate experiences of violence and poverty, M and Kabzuag have carved out a space for multiracial, multilingual, and multigenerational community members to disrupt a broken system, equipping Black, Hmong, and Khmer women, queer, and gender non-conforming folks with the tools they need to confront oppression in all facets of their lives and ultimately build a roadmap toward shared liberation.
The documentary is part of FUNDAMENTAL. GENDER JUSTICE. NO EXCEPTION, a documentary film series from two-time academy award-winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Global Fund for Women
(Zoom link to your inbox in the morning)