Exploring Intersectional Feminism
Prerequisite - Seeing White - Foundations for White Women
Date: 9 Wednesday, September 23 through November 18, 2026
Time: 7-8:30pm ET
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Location: Virtual
Facilitator: Tara Jenkins
Cost: Sliding scale $50-$500.
Everyone welcome, no one turned away for lack of funds. Contact us to request further financial accommodations.
Members: $250
Non-members: $500 (sliding scale available)
Program Description:
Kimberlé Crenshaw gifted us with the term “intersectionality” in 1989 as a prism for seeing how various forms of inequality often operate together and exacerbate each other. Through the lens of intersectional feminism, we will explore the complex layering of white women's roles as both the oppressed and the oppressor within the U.S. context. Through a process of learning and reflection, we will examine the impacts of patriarchy on women and society as a whole, while reconciling our perpetuation of White feminism with our historical and current resistance to intersectional feminism. We aim to foster a lifelong practice of intersectional feminism.
Objectives:
Understand patriarchal systems and power through a systems analysis, deepening awareness of the impact of male supremacy.
Learn the historical roots and evolution of feminism.
Acknowledge and process the rage and grief of the patriarchy and misogyny.
Process internalized male supremacy and identify ways to heal.
Celebrate what we love about being women!
Understand the impacts of the patriarchy on all of us, including men.
Address our role as White women in perpetuating patriarchy and White supremacy.
Recognize and begin to eradicate internalized White patriarchal supremacist beliefs that block our sisterhood with each other and women of color.
Learn the practice of intersectional feminism from our role models.
Commit as individuals and a community to a lifelong practice of intersectional feminism.