Struggle In A Marginal Community

Cohen insists that “the structural transformation of the lived condition of marginal communities has to guide our struggle,” and that changes in policy and other action are means within the struggle. “Struggle” points to the necessity of doing with intention, in interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional in positioning ourselves against the state.

A look at health, social determinants of health, and health outcomes gives insight to another form of state violence. An inequitable distribution of income and resources in our society leaves racial minorities and poorer people at higher risks for health concerns. Examples of these social and physical determinants include access to healthcare and to a quality education, safe neighborhoods with developed infrastructure and public safety efforts, and access to healthy foods. An absence of these resources and services is a form of structural violence that impacts entire communities, and in many cases, disproportionately affects women (cis and trans* women’s healthcare, childcare, income gap, etc.). …show more content…
The recurrent justification of violence (i.e. “the victim deserved this form of violence against them because”), beyond the centering of male victims, speaks to what is considered ‘violence’ or ‘violent’ in nature from/towards victims of police brutality and other forms of state violence. There are structurally-demanded detriments to these same communities, including placement of tobacco ads in poor neighborhoods, a lack of support programs, and the school-to-prison