Feminismand ClimateJustice
WhatisEco-Feminism?
Eco-feminismreferstothefightagainstthe disproportionateimpactthattheclimate crisishasagainstwomen,specifically womenindevelopingnations Controlofthe environmentisfacilitatedbysystemsof patriarchyandcolonialismthathaveexisted forcenturies Destructiveeventsbornoutof climatechangesuchashurricanes, droughts,andwildfiresdisplacewomenat muchhigherrates BIWOCareespeciallyat risktofaceenvironmentalinjusticein conjunctionwithracism,genderedviolence, andpoverty
Source:https://wwwnrdcorg/stories/what-climate-feminism
DisproportionateImpacts
AccordingtoDeanSpadeinComplianceisGendered (2006) "genderandracehierarchiesintheeconomy operatetodominatethelivesoflow-incomepeople mostforcefully
Thus,low-incomewomenofcolorfacesomeofthe largestimpactsofclimatechangesimplyduetothe capitalisticnatureandunequalstructuringofsociety
IndigenouswomenintheArctichavecontaminantsfound intheirbreastmilkduetoexcesspollution
Transwomenfacepotentialincarcerationathurricane sheltersforusingthebathroom/showering
FemaleenvironmentaldefenderslikeBertaCáceresare beingthreatenedandkilledfortheiractivism
DiseaseslikeZika,furtheredbyclimatechange,impact impoverishedpregnantwomenandtheirchildrenthemost
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Source htps//wwwtheguardiancom/envronment/207/u/3/envronmena-deenders-beng-ki ed-n-recordb -gl b y- - h- l
Source htps//www stororg/stabe/pd/102979/ emisudre 33214pdf? refreqd excesor%3Abe30b498f0774cb34a4eeb0de2460a&ab segmens &orgn
Source:https://wwwbbccom/news/scienceenvironment-46384067
Intersectionality
AsKimberléCrenshawexplainedinher2016 TedTalk Theurgencyofintersectionality thoseaffectedbyissueslikeclimatechange experience"simultaneousimpact"duetotheir identities Forexample,legislationandpolicyrarelyhears outblackandbrownvoices,letalonewomenin general,althoughtheybearthebruntofthe impactofclimatechange CommunitiesofcolorinNewYorkbreathe38% morepollutedairthanwhitepeople,yet environmentalorganizationsarebecomingless diverse Source https://wwwmindbodygreencom/artces/ecofeminsm-historyand-principes
Criticisms
Manybelievethateco-feminismisproblematicbecauseitimpliesthatwomen's bodiesareinherentlylinkedtotheenvironment However,modernecofeminismdisregardsthisnotionandinsteadframesdisproportionateimpacts ofclimatechangeasthereasoningbehindeco-feminism
Source:https://wwwiemedorg/publication/what-is-ecofeminism/
Criticisms
Thosewhoareatthehighestriskof declininghealth,food,andwatersupply arelocatedinislandstatesandin developingcountries
UNdatashowsthat80%ofthosewho aredisplacedbyclimatecrisesare women,andduringtherebuilding process,women,transpeople,and nonbinarypeopletakethelongesttime tore-establishthemselves
Inaddition,womenstatisticallyperform laborthatismorerelatedtothe environment(workinginagriculture, gatheringwater,etc);climatecrises thereforetakeawayanessentialsource ofincome
Activistswhoarewomenfacethe hardestpushbackfromlocaland nationalgovernment,especially indigenousactivists
Source:https://wwwteenvoguecom/story/climateactivists-explain-why-climate-ustice-movementneeds-feminism
WhatNext?
GOALS:
Empoweringotherclimateactivists
Creatingsustainablestructuresthat minimizeclimateimpactson marginalizedgroups
Rebuildingthehealthofourplanet!
Beingagoodactivistmeansbeingmindfulandlisteningto thosewhoaremostimpactedbyanissue Inthecaseof clmatechange thatmeanshearingoutthestrugglesand ideasofBIPOCwomenwhofacedisproportionateimpacts
Source htps//wwwmndbodygreencom/ar ces/ecofemnsm-hisory-and-prncpes
Theenvironmentalandsocialconditionssurroundingclimatechangemeanthat climatechangeactivismunderstandshowfactorssuchas"thepatriarchy, androcentrism,sexism,andgender"affecthowoneviewsenvironmental catastrophes Eco-feminismdoesnotintendtoplacewomenintoregressivestereotypes,but insteadattemptstoupliftthemandprioritizetheirwellbeing
C l i m a t e J u s t i c e I s a F e m i n i s t I s s u e M a y a K a v u r i
Sacred Cycle
In a culture that has deeply shamed women and girls about periods, I reclaim our cycles as sacred. Connected to the cycles of the moon, our menstrual cycles remind us of our power, that we are the bearers of life and makers of change.
Cindy "Cindita" Macias
STOP the STIGMA
Holt University of Oklahoma Women's Health Advocacy
Badhorse
McKailey
PERIOD POVERTY.
Every month has its own different story, Of suffering, vulnerability and pain. Pain that has a timetable and a frequency.
It’s a ladies’ problem, beware, So why should men know?
Why should there even be a mention? Let them suffer, All alone!
Just some blood-flow and the whole day ruined, Not a problem, not something about it You can be doing.
Thighs contract, there’s loads of tears, Also a regret, for losing so much blood. We have no choice, no one to report to, Isn’t this discrimination, where the only victims Are us dames and madames?
At times, there’s so much distance to travel , And so much heat unbearable.
But there’s no water, no food, no shelter as A haven.
An extreme degree of poverty that strikes, Is every month’s that time, It leaves no one, no girl from suffering a fate Of pain, paleness and not at all sublime!
GUNCHAA SHANDILYA.
A r o u s a l / R e a c t i v i t y C i n d y " C i n d i t a " M a c i a s
" W i l l N e v e r B e T h e S a m e " b y c i n d y " c i n d i t a " m a c i a s
my first period is dripping between my legs. with my clothes, my face turns peachy red. retracing my thoughts. Imagine someone noticing my blood stained pants. my head starts to trap me in that airless bathroom stall filled with shame.
I soon scrape the gooey blood off the cloth and wrap toilet paper around and around. my head is spinning around and around. my underwear turns into a mummy. let us clap to the six grader for becoming a “woman”
Becoming a “Woman”
Seohyun Ryu
Divine Feminine
Jessica Waltman
This is one of 213 digital collages developed to create the film, Not Normal. It combines photos of nature and self portraits with painted elements and archive images to tell a story about the urgency for period literacy change.
NotNormal
Awomantriestosurviveherpainfulperiodslongenoughto findanswers forherstrange symptoms.Shediscoversanewnormalasshetriesto receive adiagnosis,findaccurate information,andseekeffectivetreatment for deep infiltrating endometriosis.
AllisonRich
" C y c l e s " b y L u c y P e r r y
P e r i o d S e x I s S e x y L a u r e n Y a n t i s
Contributors
Maya Kavuri
Seohyun Ryu
McKailey Holt
Cindy "Cindita" Macias
Gunchaa Shandilya
Allison Rich
Jessica Waltman
Lucy Perry
Lauren Yantis
FromTHEeditors: StaceyJohnson ReganMoss DeniaBrielleSmith SalikaVummarao
Keep an eye out for our next Zine coming this Fall! Contact us at rag@period.org Learn more about PERIOD. @periodmovement @periodmovement @periodmovement The Rag Blog
