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2. Canada, South Africa, New York Feminism Without Borders • As I began my journey through “Transnational Feminism” I thought of many questions. The most poignant was why did the women activists that we read about end up working with particular groups of women? Was it random? Was it strategic? • Pratt: located herself in space and time. She had a connection with the Phillipine Women Centre. • Bullington and Swarr had attended a Lesbian and Gay conference in South area in the late nineties and decided to return to the area to conduct related research. As open lesbians, there was also a personal appeal to the community activism in South African as it related to Lesbians and Gays. • Ananya: Was using what she loved, the power of dance and movement, to work for causes of feminism and social justice.

3. “Thepresence of borders in mylife has beenbothexclusionary and enabling, and I strivetoenvision a criticallytransnational (internationalist) feminist praxis movingthroughtheseborders” (Mohanty, 2003, p. 2) (L-R) Mexico, Jamaica, U.S.A., Nigeria, Korea, Nigeria

4. Mexico

5. Home: Mi casa essu casa We have tried to unsettle “not only any notion of feminism as an all-encompassing home but also the assumption that there are discrete, coherent, and absolutely separate identities---homes within feminism---based on absolute divisions between various sexual, racial, or ethnic identities”(Mohanty, 2003, p. 86).

6. Winston Salem, NC From Costa Chica, Guerrero, Mexico

7. Praxis “It is important to challenge the premise of theory and practice, ivory tower and porch, the lettered and the unlettered, as opposite poles…” “The SKMS has “resisted the compartmentalization of theory from practice.” Swarr & Nagar, 2010, p. 127).

8. Salem College, NC September 25, 2012

9. www.weboaal.com The blood that unites us, is thicker than the waters that divide us.

10. Querida hermana gemela! Te felicito por tu presentación inconmensurable! No solamente has tenido un aforo repleto, sino que además, has conseguido mantener al público totalmente interesado -con tu información pero también, tu sentido del humor y la interacción con las alumnas- Después de clase mis alumnas hablaban todavía de la presentación y seguían teniendo preguntas. Y sinceramente, yo también me siento con curiosidad y me has abierto mucho los ojos, es cierto! Por qué no se habla de la cultura africana tanto cuando se estudia español, si la herencia africana está TAN PRESENTE!!!! en Latinoamérica????? Ya sé que andas muy ocupada, pero me encantaría invitarte a un café en un rato libre y charlar sobre el tema. Me ha encantado tu presentación y estoy deseando que termines tu tesis, ojalá me invites a la defensa!!! :) Dicho todo esto, me disculpo por no haberte mandado una tarjeta para felicitarte, pero yo, como tú, soy muy pasional y prefiero decir lo que siento en caliente!!! Felicidades, compañera!!! Muchos besos, Ana, Personal Communication, September 25, 2012

11. Latin American Poetry meets African drumming SoundJourney

12. Cuba

13. WhenworkingwithPhilipinowomen in Canada, Prattconducted individual interviews becausethey “allowed a more thoroughexamination of theparticularities of individual lives” (Pratt, 2010, p. 69)

14. Osmel, de Cuba, 2005 We have another problem here in Cuba, light skinned versus dark skinned. Since I am a very dark man, the women prefer not to have children with me. They want to have children by white men so that their offspring can be mulatto, which would mean better opportunities for them as well as better hair, and lighter skin. They call it mejorando or blanqueandola raza(bettering/whitening the race).

15. Flor, de Cuba Many things are racist in Cuba. There are many racists who don´t like Whites and Whites who don’t like Blacks. Some jobs prefer Whites, but they do it discreetly. Sometimes they say ¨negro¨and they fight. Ay the relationships between Blacks and Whites. A Black woman and a White woman can be best friends, but the moment her White son wants to date your Black daughter, the friendship is over. God forgive me. There were three pastors who I loved at my church, but one came to visit my church. He was not for interracial couples. He preached that you can´t wear one black shoe and one white shoe (Flor, personal communication, March 21, 2012).

16. Paloma, de la RepúblicaDominicana I had a friend who was White when I was in elementary school. She asked if she could touch my hair. I tensed up because I knew if she touched it, it would feel differently than hers. I did not want her to touch it. Then there was a time when we had one Haitian girl in our class. Her family was well to do, but she dressed differently and spoke Spanish with a Haitian accent. At that time all of the Dominican girls had relaxers, she wore her hair in a short afro. Although she was my friend, the kids teased her mercilessly (Paloma, personal communication, March 21, 2012).

17. Mariposa, de Panamá In Panamá, I never felt discriminated against because of race. We were middle class so I didn’t feel anything, but I understand that there used to be a difference. My grandma had told me about the history of segregation which they called the silver and gold system. They labeled the water fountains gold for Whites and silver for Blacks. Although I never experienced racism in Panamá, I knew there was something there. Looking back, I notice that Whites are the only faces you see on TV although the country is 70% Black (Mariposa, personal communication, March 20, 2012).

18. Zoe Saldaña “I am a Black woman!” “When I go to the D.R., the press in Santo Domingo always asks, “¿Quéteconsideras, dominicana o americana?” (What do you consider yourself, Dominican or American?) I don’t understand it, and it’s the same people asking the same question. So I say, time and time again, “Yo soy unamujernegra.” (“I am a black woman.”) [They go,] “Oh, no, túerestrigueñita.” (“Oh no, you are just ‘dark skinned’”) I’m like, “No! Let’s get it straight, yo soy unamujernegra.” (“I am a black woman).” http://lovemyblack.com/zoe-saldana-get-it-straight-i-am-a-black-woman/

19. Welcometo Cincinnati Gracias hermana, It will be nice to have a film festival with a focus on the African Diaspora in the Spanish-speaking world. A worthy joint-venture don’t you think? If you have the time, let me know. Uchenna, Personal Communication. Sep 10, 2012.

20. Mis queridas estudiantes de Hola, Salem College

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22. References Mohanty, C.T. (2003). Feminism without borders: Decolonizing theory, practicing solidarity. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Pratt, G. (2010). Seeing beyond the state: Toward transnational feminist organizing. In A.L. Swarr & R. Nagar (Eds.), Critical transnational feminist praxis. (pp. 1-20). NY: SUNY Press. Bullington, S. & Swarr, A.L. (2010). Conflicts and collaborations: Building trust in transnational South Africa. In A.L. Swarr & R. Nagar (Eds.), Critical transnational feminist praxis. (pp. 1-20). NY: SUNY Press. Nagar, R. & Swarr, A.L. (2010). Theorizing transnational feminist praxis. In A.L. Swarr & R. Nagar (Eds.), Critical transnational feminist praxis. (pp. 1-20). NY: SUNY Press. Tinsley, O.N., Chatterjea, A. , Wilcox, H.N., & Gibney, S. (2010). So much to remind us we are dancing on other people’s blood: Moving toward artistic excellence, moving from silence to speech, moving in water, with Ananya Dance Theatre. In A.L. Swarr & R. Nagar (Eds.), Critical transnational feminist praxis. (pp. 1-20). NY: SUNY Press.