What are you doing to create a dialogue between women of color on issues of oppression?
Well, a few years back I started volunteering at the local battered women’s shelter (Anna Marie’s). I facilitated a black women’s support and discussion group. Over all, it was a chance for group members to share experiences dealing with oppression as black women. I learned a lot about myself in the process and what roles I could play in empowering women in my community. Personally, it was a powerful experience. In addition, I’ve been involved in the planning of “Take back the Night” and “Women of the Moon.” I have also been a speaker and panelist on women’s issues and have been involved with several organizations supporting women’s issues. But if I had to choose one experience that was most interesting and fun it would be my small role in a rendition of Eve Ensler’s, “Vagina Monologues”! What work have you done to promote social justice on campus and in your community? Well, what I’ve learned over the years is to choose an issue that is close to your heart and one where you could make
