"Christians are the true voice of Jews. In each case, marginalized people are seen as unable to speak for themselves; their voices are only valuable if they cosign or echo those who are not marginalized. Jews, sexual assault survivors, trans people, are not entitled to speak for themselves; they must fall silent before their betters. This is, in fact, a major part of what being marginalized means."
Noah Berlatsky calls mainstream media (and other powerful institutions out) on how they deal with the actual voices of the marginalized as the report on the issues of the marginalized:
"[For mainstream media,] cis people are better able to speak for trans people than trans people themselves; people who have not experienced sexual assault are better able to understand sexual assault than survivors;"
#trans #SexualAbuse #Jews #marginalization #media
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https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/fighting-antisemitism-without-jews
#politics as a concept is never not dangerous. It didn't just start to be this year or the last. If it did to you, you might google "solidarity" and check your #privileges
Team Haecksenkarte would love it so much to host a panel on how Haecksen and interested queerfeminists would connect in a utopian world. Unfortunately, we can’t, because all of our members are tied to the organization of the CFC :( - Wouldn’t any of you like to discuss this? You could here:
https://events.haecksen.org/cfc25/index.html
Submission deadline: 14.04.2025 at 23:42
Marginalized voices, our voices, need space. With the CFC, we are creating this space for you… And we also recognize the challenges in claiming this space. If you see queer feminist topics underrepresented, here’s your chance to change that:"
https://events.haecksen.org/cfc25/index.html
Submission deadline: 14.04.2025 at 23:42
Marginalized voices, our voices, need space. With the CFC, we are creating this space for you… And we also recognize the challenges in claiming this space. If you see queer feminist topics underrepresented, here’s your chance to change that:"
https://events.haecksen.org/cfc25/index.html
Submission deadline: 14.04.2025 at 23:42
We’re living in the age of attention, and sadly, the concerns of FLINTA peeps still don’t get nearly enough of it. Whatever’s on your mind, we’ve got a platform for you!
No worries, the platform is totally optional 
, you can also pick a cozy workshop space or join in from home while sharing your talk or leading your workshop:
https://events.haecksen.org/cfc25/index.html
You can be both privileged and marginalized at the same time. That's because, you can be privileged in one aspect of your life and marginalized in another.
It's easy to have a "no politics here" policy when you are privileged. Everything is politics if you are marginalized
Interesting stats showing why increasing taxes on higher income/wealthy people & possibly even better results state/locally doesn't occur through elections.
Wealthy white homeowners vote more on property tax hike proposals - Chicago Tribune
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/26/wealthy-white-homeowners-property-tax-hike-votes/
If you're a Chicago Public Library cardholder, you can access this article without paywall via https://www.chipublib.org/
Hmm! It’s interesting to learn more about our gay subculture that I’d never heard of before. Learning how to hide in plain sight when you’re discriminated merely for being.
#LGBTQ #CodeShifting #discrimination #marginalization #polarii #slang
So, fracturing amongst the various environmental and social justice groups has been going on as long as I've been in the movement. But there have always been those (like myself and some of my colleagues in #EarthFirst and the #ThomasMortonAlliance and #AIM) that saw #HumanRights abuses and #EnvironmentalPollution as being connected -- and that #CorporateGreed was the main driver of most of the issues facing our planet!
Hear Me Out: In 2025, Climate Activists Should Spend Less Time on Climate
If you’re a climate activist who doesn’t know what to do for the next four years, the answer is remarkably simple: Join other movements.
“[Climate is] not more urgent than kids being ripped away from their families and dying in the desert—anyone who tries to win that argument is monstrous themselves. We either merge, join forces, or we lose,” #NaomiKlein, 2019.
Sophie Shepherd
Jan 09, 2025, Common Dreams
"Yet my optimism arises out of a different trend in the climate movement: Climate activists are (finally) showing up for other movements.
"Historically, the climate movement has attempted to isolate itself from other political and social issues, arguing that climate policy is 'just science.' This majority-white movement has failed to see that fossil fuel emissions are part of a larger history of the Global North #colonizing and exploiting both people and the planet for decades. The climate crisis is a symptom of a broader exploitative system. To change that system, we need a united left that will fight for all people—not just those who identify as environmentalists.
"In 2020, climate activists were rightfully berated for not showing up enough for the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Thankfully, I think many climate activists heard that message because today, they have come out in droves for #Palestine.
"Many of the college students who organized campus encampments last spring to urge their school administrators to divest from Israel and the U.S. imperial war machine were students who had previously organized for climate justice. I witnessed this firsthand at the Claremont Colleges when I was a senior: The student organizations demanding fossil fuel divestment fell to the wayside as the crisis in Gaza intensified. Globally, many climate organizations chose to speak out and take direct action to call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
"But none of these climate activists had stopped caring about the climate. In fact, they often pointed out that Israel’s actions were not just #genocide, but #ecocide as well. The onslaught of #bombs dropped on Gaza will contaminate the soil and groundwater in the region for decades. And the destruction has produced at least 54.5 million tons of carbon dioxide, equal to the annual emissions of 16 coal-fired power plants.
"Climate activists cannot claim to fight for a just future and stay silent about genocide. 'If we, as climate activists, aren’t able to see and speak up against the current #marginalization and oppression and killing of people today, then I don’t think we should be able to call ourselves #climatejustice [activists],' climate champion #GretaThunberg told Al Jazeera in early December 2024.
"As Trump prepares to enter the White House, we will undoubtedly see more people oppressed and killed. Among the many groups who are vulnerable under his administration are undocumented immigrants, whom Trump has vowed to round up and deport.
"Migrant justice has long been intertwined with climate justice. As climate change makes many areas around the world uninhabitable, climate refugees have no choice but to leave their home.
In response to Trump’s election, climate organizers Jeff Ordower and Ahmed Gaya called on their fellow activists to bring their experiences of shutting down pipelines and coal plants to fight the incarceration and deportation we can expect under Trump. Climate activists should answer this call: The struggles for migrant justice and climate justice are intertwined, and we must meet the needs of the current moment.
"'[Climate is] not more urgent than kids being ripped away from their families and dying in the desert—anyone who tries to win that argument is monstrous themselves. We either merge, join forces, or we lose,' writer and activist Naomi Klein said in 2019.
"With Trump as president, things will undoubtedly get worse before they get better. We need to build a strong left to fight fascism during Trump’s presidency and to build a just green future in its aftermath. To do so, climate activists must put their words into action when they say they fight for every living being."
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-movement-fight-fascism?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
#WaterIsLife #NoGenocide #NoBombs #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
“This isn't just about #representation. It's about #power. It's about who gets to shape the narrative about whose lives matter. When major media outlets systematically exclude #trans voices while amplifying those who would deny our humanity, they're not just failing at #journalism—they're actively participating in our #marginalization.”
https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-medias-trans-problem-everyones
Folks, if you run a conference and you tout your commitment to diversity, take a moment to check a calendar and see if there are any big holidays that your event falls on.
Sometimes you can't help but schedule it on a holiday for someone, but a quick check can often make a difference.
And if you're asked about it later by someone who is de-facto excluded, address it by a commitment to consideration next year, or apology, or something similar. Don't just ignore them.
"Don’t get us wrong: we do love #Wikipedia. But for us, our passion for the projects translates into tough love. We believe in speaking up about some of the critical issues of #marginalization that have been lurking, invisible, or silenced over the past 20 years. And we believe that acting to #change this status quo will make Wikipedia, and the Wikimedia movement, more powerful and relevant over the next 20."
(end quote of myself!)
Just as #privilege accrues the older you get, ALSO #marginalization and deprivation accrue. If you start out on the downside, you can end up much much worse off as you age.
Thank you to @mattalhonte for the following related link:
[Title: "Seniors Are More #Conservative Because the #Poor Don’t Survive to Become #Seniors, By Ed Kilgore"]
Neuer Artikel online und wie immer #OpenAccess: Johannes Fousse, Tanja Paulitz @TUDarmstadt und Leonie Wagner untersuchen vergeschlechtliche Machtverhältnisse an Hochschulen.
https://doi.org/10.17169/ogj.2022.200 #gender #science #employment #marginalization
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