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What Would a Truly Intersectional Anti-Violence Movement Look Like, Anyway?

Oct 21, 2017

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in anti-violence, Blog Entries, decolonization, intimate partner violence, professional training, social commentary

In 2014, I was getting ready to move across the country, so my activism was mainly limited to reading articles and joining Twitter chats. Here’s what I wrote for that year’s “Decolonizing The Anti-Miolence Movement” conversation, which coincided with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As always when I post these older pieces, I share this one…

Disabled People, harassment, and Public Spaces

Mar 2, 2017

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Robin

in ableism, Blog Entries, commentary, disability, personal experience, social commentary

(Originally published on another blog in 2014. My writing voice has changed a lot since then, but I still agree with everything I said here! I have a lot more to say on disability and harassment, and am reposting this older piece here to get the conversation started.) *** Every time I leave my house…

Please don’t leave disabled people’s realities out of reproductive justice history.

Feb 13, 2017

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Robin

in ableism, Blog Entries, commentary, disability, media critique, social commentary

(I first published this piece on another blog in April 2014 in response to an article on RH Reality Check – now called Rewire. It’s 2017 now. My writing voice is different. The way I analyze and critique issues is different. Reproductive justice organizations are now making more of an effort to include disability and…

Relationship Violence Awareness: People With Disabilities

Jul 23, 2015

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Robin

in ableism, Abuse, accessibility, anti-violence, Blog Entries, commentary, disability, healthcare, intimate partner violence, Relationships, social commentary

What do you do when your abuser is also your care provider, someone who bathes you, or dresses you, or whose assistance you need if you want to leave the house or communicate with other people? What do you do if people constantly tell you not only how good a person your abuser is, but…

Category: social commentary

What Would a Truly Intersectional Anti-Violence Movement Look Like, Anyway?

Disabled People, harassment, and Public Spaces

Please don’t leave disabled people’s realities out of reproductive justice history.

Relationship Violence Awareness: People With Disabilities