The Intersectionality of Oppression
90 Minute Workshop - $500 per session (50 person max.)
We all live on intersections of life. However, the framework for intersectionality, developed by Dr. Kimbrele Crenshaw, helps us to understand the overlapping identities of the most marginalized people. Intersectional theory unpacks that people are often disadvantaged by multiple sources of oppression: their race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and other identity markers.
Intersectionality, n.
The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage, is a theoretical approach based on such a premise. (Oxford Dictionary)
We will uncover three main areas:
1. Recognize - explore interlocking identities and learn about the layers of intersectionality
2. Evaluation - Review how space is occupied and who is centered
3. Show up - learn about equity brokers and how they seek to use intersectionality to assist oppressed populations
