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Whether it's the imagery in the movie Precious, police harassment of queers, incarcerating people of color,"obesity," or our understanding of "abled" and "disabled," there's no denial that racism, sexism, ableism and more are intertwined with socialized conceptions of the body, beauty and basic humanity. Yet, we often ignore how perceptions of the body shape the political context and even become a basis for policy. Our work and personal lives often reflect a similar avoidance of ourselves as physical beings. From long meetings without movement to the ways we treat our bodies as organizers, inattention to the body has become deep seated organizing practice for decades.
This interactive session is a deep dive; an exploration of a more intersectional and comprehensive analysis of body politics and how it shapes our political analysis and work at the core. What are the larger forces that shape how body politics play out? How do constructs such as racism, patriarchy, white privilege and colonialism shape how bodies of color are perceived, valued and treated? How might we, as organizers, integrate this kind of analysis into our work? And how do we truly even imagine the project of human liberation without it?
