Title Pushing back : women-of-color-led grassroots activism in New York City / Ariella Rotramel

Published Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource Series Since 1970 : histories of contemporary America Since 1970. Contents Situated knowledge and action -- Stuck on repeat : stereotypes and structural oppression of communities of color -- Building women's leadership : interrelationality as feminist praxis -- Organizing strategies : from the streets to the courts -- Housing struggles from Chinatown to the South Bronx -- Identity politics and intersectionalities in social justice praxis Summary "This book explores women of color's grassroots leadership in organizations that are not singularly identified with feminism. Centered in New York City, Pushing Back brings an intersectional perspective to communities of color as it addresses injustices tied to domestic work, housing, and environmental policies and practices. Ariella Rotramel shows how activists respond to injustice and marginalization, documenting the ways people of color and the working class in the United States recognize identity as key to the roots of and solutions to injustices such as environmental racism and gentrification. Rotramel further provides an in-depth analysis of the issues that organizations representing transnational communities of color identify as fundamental to their communities and how they frame them. Introducing the theoretical concept of "queer motherwork," Rotramel explores the forms of advocacy these activists employ and shows how they negotiate internal diversity (gender, race, class, sexuality, etc.) and engage broader communities, particularly as women-led groups. Pushing Back highlights case studies of two New York-based organizations, the pan-Asian/American CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities (formerly the Committee Against Anti- Asian Violence) and South Bronx's Mothers on the Move/ Madres en Movimiento (MOM). Both organizations are small, women-led community organizations that have participated in a number of progressive coalitions on issues such as housing rights, workers' rights, and environmental justice at the local, national, and global levels"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 15, 2020) Subject Minority women -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- New York Leadership in minority women -- New York (State) -- New York Women political activists -- New York (State) -- New York Social justice -- New York (State) -- New York HISTORY -- Women. Leadership in minority women Minority women -- Political activity Social justice Women political activists New York (State) -- New York Form Electronic book LC no. 2019044539 ISBN 9780820356136 0820356131

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