There wasn't really a forum to kind of bring them all together, which is why having the group to signal boost and aggregate discussions will be helpful, I think. Have you tried out tumblr, Catherina? It takes a little getting used to. I thought it was just for posting pictures, but lots of people are using it for creating great material. It has a tag system like Twitter's, so you can find things in streams in a similar way. http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/intersectionality
That letter is excellent. I'd never thought of how calling yourself "slut, whore" in a public protest like this is white privilege. But that totally makes sense. And with the vicious right-wing assault on women's rights, the right is looking to take back those names anyway. They really think we are all sluts and whores, there isn't any irony to mine there. But the biggest burden of all that is going to fall right on black women, who are the most vulnerable.
We ask that SlutWalk take critical steps to become cognizant of the histories of people of color and engage women of color in ways that respect culture, language and context.
We ask that SlutWalk consider engaging in a re-branding and re-labeling process and believe that given the current popularity of the Walk, its thousands of followers will not abandon the movement simply because it has changed its label.
We ask that the organizers participating in the SlutWalk take further action to end the trivialization of rape at every level of society. Take action to end the use of the word “rape” as if it were a metaphor and also take action to end the use of language invented to perpetuate racist/sexist structures and intended to dehumanize and devalue.
In the spirit of building a revolutionary movement to end sexual assault, end rape myths and end rape culture, we ask that SlutWalk move forward in true authenticity and solidarity to organize beyond the marches and demonstrations as SlutWalk. Develop a more critical, a more strategic and sustainable plan for bringing women together to demand countries, communities, families and individuals uphold each others human right to bodily integrity and collectively speak a resounding NO to violence against women.
We would welcome a meeting with the organizers of SlutWalk to discuss the intrinsic potential in its global reach and the sheer number of followers it has energized. We’d welcome the opportunity to engage in critical conversation with the organizers of SlutWalk about strategies for remaining accountable to the thousands of women and men, marchers it left behind in Brazil, in New Delhi, South Korea and elsewhere—marchers who continue to need safety and resources, marchers who went back home to their communities and their lives. We would welcome a conversation about the work ahead and how this can be done together with groups across various boundaries, to end sexual assault beyond the marches.
Wow, what an awesome force that would be. Did the SlutWalk people ever respond?
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