Week 2: Decolonization

    When I first think of decolonization I'm transported back to my high school history class and the timelines of American history. It's so much more than that. It continues to have a lasting effect on multiple communities. African American, Latinx, and Indigenous people of America. The women of these communities are the most forgotten about. They are the ones most often taking into sex trafficking and slavery. With little to no effort being done in finding them. They are women put into stereotypes and categories that need to be broken down and removed. Sojourner Truth's poem "Ain't I a Woman?" is the perfect example of this. Decolonization of feminism can only be done with the help of everyone men included.

Poem by Cecilia Rose LaPoint 

http://www.anishinaabekwe.com/blog/poem-decolonizationnotword

Decolonization, Not a Word

What can you do,
When colonization catapults onto your being,
Burrows into your soul,
Your heart,
Your mind,
Your family,
Your hands,
What do you do?
When all you know is abuse,
Addiction,
What do you do?
When all you know is to cry,
There's no resources,
There's no outlet,
Even within the community,
As much as people emphasize community,
Community organizing,
Community activist,
I'm a community person,
When people are still crying,
Crying,
In their homes,
Alone,
What do you do when this burrows in,
What do you do to the intricate layers of oppression,
When decolonization is not a word,
Its not an idea,
Not known,
And your touting your activist language,
When people are at home,
They have no resources,
No community,
No activist organizing for them in their homes,
What do you do when colonization burrows into your soul?