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Trans and/or Women’s Action Camp: A discussion on why inclusive/safer spaces are crucial to successful direct action organizing
From the Dine’ women defending their native lands against destructive mining, to the eco-feminists defending forests from logging and developing; from the immigrant and trans women defending their lives from the prison industrial complex, to the parents and midwifes defending their bodies and babies from the patriarchal medical establishment, women and trans folks have always been powerhouses of political action, and�TWAC aims to support this in a safe(r) environment.
At the age of 8 Eva started her activist career when she learned that the death penalty existed. Her wise kid brain could not see any justice in killing a human being. From there Eva has continued to be curious about the world, for a time pursuing a life in scientific research, changing her mind when she found that being in a lab just wasn’t enough for her even though she still loves it. She has spent years doing community organizing, working with incarcerated youth, planting gardens, and striving to create spaces where people of marginalized identities can participate in meaningful organizing.
Attending and helping organize TWAC has been a life changing experience for Eva. She has gained a new level of confidence from the skills she learned both from participating in twac and from the experience of organizing it. No where else has she felt more supported and encouraged by her fellow organizers and activist comrades.
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