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Party Girls

Ending Our Addiction To Losing: A Panel

Mar 27, 2024
POC organizers Lorai, Anonymous, and Athena discuss identity politics in radical movements at the Nationwide Summit in Tucson. They explore challenges like race shaping realities, fragmentation in activism, slave morality, tactical activism, and collective action for societal change
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Quick takeaways

  • Critique within BIPOC movements often prioritizes identity politics over positive revolutionary visions.
  • Activism must shift from valorizing weakness to affirming strength and joy for effective revolutionary practices.

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Deconstructing Identity Politics and Radical Movements

The podcast episode delves into the pitfalls of identity politics within radical movements, with a focus on how BIPOC radicalism often replay the same failures of other radical movements. It highlights the tendency to critique others rather than presenting a positive vision for revolutionary change. The discussion points to the self-defeating nature of erasing dissent within BIPOC spaces and the emphasis on critique over effective strategy.

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