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“The slave who cannot assume his revolt does not deserve pity. That slave alone is responsible for his misfortune if he deludes himself about the suspect condescension of a master’s false promise of freedom. Only struggle liberates, and we call on all our sisters of all races to rise up to regain their rights.”

Women Struggle Feminism Revolution Slavery Liberation Colonialism African Feminism Burkina Faso

Book:Thomas Sankara speaks: the Burkina Faso revolution, 1983-87

Source: Thomas Sankara speaks: the Burkina Faso revolution, 1983-87

“i’m here to spread the gospel of Earth’s love and spiritual wisdom. in a world where capitalism is actively severing our bonds, i believe Earth’s love re-members us. this love and spiritual wisdom is what fuels a healthier and safer way of being.”

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Author:Malebo Sephodi

“The woman leads a twofold existence indeed, the depth of her social ostracism being equally only by her stoic endurance. To live in harmony with the society of man, to conform with men's demands, she resigns herself to a self-effacement that is demeaning, she sacrifices herself.”

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Book:Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle

Source: Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle

“hope is a driving force in the fight for liberation. if we have no hope for freedom then we've already lost.”

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Author:Malebo Sephodi

“Misbehaviour does not require a cape, shades or a bazooka. It is in decisions we make that challenge the notions adopted to keep us well behaved”

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Book:Miss Behave

Source: Miss Behave

“In nude protests, the very same body that is objectified and subjected to endless scrutiny and policing is used to reclaim power.”

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Book:Miss Behave

Source: Miss Behave

“I knew there was something wrong when I couldn't say he or she in my own language.”

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Book:Miss Behave

Source: Miss Behave

“Through Miss Behave I am attempting to reclaim my voice one word at a time and live my truth to the best of my ability”

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Book:Miss Behave

Source: Miss Behave

“Discrimination can be subtle but it undoubtedly exists in the workplace. Corporate culture can be sexist, classist, racist and ableist, and simply having representation without challenging the roots of the ‘isms’ will not get us very far”

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Book:Miss Behave

Source: Miss Behave

“I am flawed and not perfect and get the theory incorrect because I am still unlearning internalised oppression. I still struggle with deep-seated beliefs about gender norms and have to constantly check myself. I don’t get it right all the time but I am walking in the right direction. I used to be hard on myself because I desperately wanted my feminism to be accepted by other feminists. This is when I learned the importance of the different threads that run through different strands of feminism. Sometimes I don’t feminist up to the standards of others but I continue to identify as an African feminist. It is important that we offer critique among one another though – so we may continually check our blind spots.”

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Book:Miss Behave

Source: Miss Behave

“I know that my fight on this continent is a fight against patriarchy, poverty, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, FGM, rape, HIV/Aids, human and food insecurity, displacement, conflicts and the many atrocities we continue to face. I fight with hope for total liberation. And I know that with this identity, labelling myself as an African feminist, it is not to say that there is a sisterhood that represents and speaks on behalf of all of us. We are not homogenous, but we are connected.”

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Book:Miss Behave

Source: Miss Behave

“And that makes us (black women) feel like we have spokespeople, because everybody we encounter feels they have a piece of you and can tell you how to live your life”

Gender Black Women Quotes Feminism Quotes African Feminism African Feminism Quotes African Feminist Miss Behave Malebo Sephodi

Author:Malebo Sephodi

“The manner in which the exclusionary nature of the English language is used in knowledge prodution separates us as humans.”

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Author:Malebo Sephodi