institutional divestment: a black feminist approach

In the wake of retail, tech and educational institutions complying with a backlash against the victories of our social justice movements many of us are seeking to strategically divest. I have been frustrated seeing people use social media platforms to shame each other for divesting “wrongly.” I have been sitting here thinking that I know we can do better than that. And then I remembered that I have decades of experience in strategically divesting from, confronting, challenging, building and transforming institutions (especially academic institutions.) So maybe I should share from that place. On this video, scraped from IG live I honestly answered questions about the nuance I’ve found there. It is possible to take our power back. We are not powerless. Our actions matter beyond virtue signaling. Spoiler alert…the keyword is solidarity.

To learn more come to our reflective writing workshop inspired by June Jordan’s poetry in solidarity with Nicaragua—“a revolution based on self-respect”: dangerous solidarities: https://sangodare.podia.com/a-revolution-based-on-self-respect-dangerous-solidarities