Around twenty young women from different social backgrounds, majors, and interest crowded the small Women’s Resource Center. The political disquisitions and poetic declamations of Audre Lorde, Bell Hooks, and Angela Davis illuminated the feminist, scholar safe space. Customarily, the meetings held here were filled with passionate discourse on intersectional identities or social activism. However, this day, the melodic sounds of Miles Davis; enhanced by dimmed lights and candles, filled the room with a quiet warmth. Closing the door, I re-joined the circle of my peers. That night I would facilitate our first poetry night.
My social justice platform is creating a safe space for survivors of sexual violence and trauma. This is the driving force
My social justice platform is creating a safe space for survivors of sexual violence and trauma. This is the driving force