Module Three
Intersectionality: Understanding Race & Identity
Learning Objectives:
In this suite of modules, participants will:
Discuss intersectionality and explore the impact of race and other identities, such as gender, sexuality, and ability;
Understanding of the complex reality and lived experience of a racialized person with multiple marginalized identities.
Resources
Intersectional Feminism, Disorient Blog, 2020
Alice Wong Wants To Make Space For Disabled Asian Americans Like Her, Wendy Lu, 2021
Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice, The Opportunity Agenda
10 Principles of Disability Justice, Sins Invalid, 2015
3 Examples That Show Even White Privilege Needs to be Viewed Intersectionally, Jamie Utt, 2016
Reflection Questions:
What does it mean for me to build my anti-racist practice? In what ways have I begun to notice the ways anti-Black racism and white supremacy is contributing to disproportionate outcomes?
What is my understanding of intersectionality? In what ways is it helpful to have an awareness of the impact that people experience because of their intersecting identities?
What are my own identities, privilege(s), and positions of power in relation to the issue(s) I am working to address? [include social location worksheet]
What aspects of my identity give me access to power, privilege and platform? What aspects of my identity limit my access to power, privilege and platform?
How does looking closely at ourselves help us understand others? To begin to understand the experiences of inequity? To consider the solutions and what Allyship could look like?
