Make no mistake, the students are winning. CCNY and Columbia administration’s decisions to unleash the NYPD on their students, has dissolved the cloud of Democracy that exists in the American mind, and radicalized an entire generation to fight for Palestinian liberation. Democracy cannot exist in a nation invested in silencing its students. Democracy cannot exist in a nation invested in death.
Category Archives: New York
AF³IRM REJECTS COLONIAL FEMINISM’S RATIONALE FOR GENOCIDE
AF³IRM NYC stands firmly on the principle and practice of believing a victim’s account of sexual violence. When, however, the “evidence” comes from those who are part of a propaganda machinery that has sought consistently to portray its adversary as “subhuman terrorists” and “animals,” we must rage against the machine.
SUMMER SCHOOL OF WOMEN’S ACTIVISM DAY 3: Militarism and the Assault on Land and Women
New York -- From Puerto Rico to Hawaii, women are placing their bodies in the line of fire to resist colonization and protect the sacredness of the land. More than 120 years after the United States stole these lands, state-sanctioned violence continues. In San Juan 100,000 people rise up against an imperial puppet governor and his corruption, homophobia, … Continue Reading ››
SUMMER SCHOOL OF WOMEN’S ACTIVISM DAY 2: Refeudalization and Decolonizing Transnational Women of Color’s ‘Work’
New York -- It’s no wonder that, “Let’s get this bread,” has become a rallying call for sleep-deprived, hungry, under-paid, and overworked working women. Transnational women of color are “married to the hustle,” shackled to exploitation.
AF3IRM coined the term refeudalization in 2008 to explain the … Continue Reading ››
SUMMER SCHOOL OF WOMEN’S ACTIVISM DAY 1: History of Women’s Struggle & Decolonizing Gender
New York -- Since birth, infants are wrapped in pink or blue and pushed into a binary gender system that dictates our lives into adulthood. It traps us into one of two boxes we check on forms asking for our identity. It … Continue Reading ››