1. Womxnism: A Call and Response to Mainstream Feminism
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | 11:15 – 12:15 p.m.
LACC, 409
Karen Chaney, Residence Hall Director, Boston University
Chelsea Reid, Area Director, Boston University

2. Introductions and Ground Rules
Safe Space
Empathy
Boundaries
Step Up and Step Back
One View Point

3. History
We’ve always been here.

4. Why the “X” Etymology influencing history
the deification of men is entrenched in our society
Inclusion of genders and culture
Typography as art the x become the “inbetween"
How do you define revolution?

6. Current Manifestations

7. Call to Action
There is no one (right) way to infuse womxnism into your professional life and personal life. However, here are some ways that your colleagues would appreciate in the short & long term.

8. Intent, Impact, Allyship
Look back and ask yourself, what have we done in the name of good intentions?
If a womxn of color is slandered in a room, and you are the only one around to hear it, do you make a sound?

9. Further Reading *available to preview in real time
This guide is meant to allow an individual to educate themselves with different perspectives in various mediums. In addition, it builds a wealth of resource if the individual chooses to share the information. I encourage you to give credit to the guide and originator of the resources provided below. None of the resources are meant to be read in a chronological order. This is self-paced & self-guided. You are under no obligation to read these resources. If you do so then it is of your own volition.

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AnnMarie (2017). A Filipinx American Womxn’s Journey to Womxnism. womxnism/
Bernard, M. (2013, March 3). Despite the tremendous risks, African American women Marched for Suffrage, too. suffrage-too/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9cbab2529b37.
Bowes, L. (2017, December 21). Performative wokeness needs stop.
Blaque, K. (2019, January 23). Retrieved March 12, 2019, from
Brown, A., Garcia, C., Greenberg, M., & Nguyen, T. (2018, April 10). Womanist Club pushes for more intersectionality in campus feminism.
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Giordano, C. (2018, October 10). Why people are calling women 'womxn' and why the word is causing outrage. Retrieved from
Jamie. (2016, May 08). Intent vs. Impact: Why Your Intentions Don't Really Matter. Retrieved from dont-
really-matter/
Kornhaber, S. (2019, January 24). How Ariana Grande Fell Off the Cultural-Appropriation Tightrope. Retrieved from
entertainment/archive/2019/01/ariana-grandes-7-rings-really-cultural-appropriation/580978/
Lampen, C. (2018, April 11). What does it mean to identify as a 'womyn?' Retrieved from
Minsiter, M. (2012). Female, Black, and Able: Representations of Sojourner Truth and Theories of Embodiment. Disability Studies Quarterly. Vol 30 (1).
Mosthof, M. (2017, Jan 30). If You are not about the criticism of the Women’s March, Then you are apart of the problem.

11. Quarshie, M. (2017, March 30). #BlackWomenatWork shows why women identify as womanists, not feminists. womanism-feminism/ /
Raedle, J. (2017, May 09). Womyn, wimmin, and other folx - The Boston Globe. Retrieved from
wimmin-and-other-folx/vjhPn82ITGgCCbE12iNn1N/story.html
Rousseau, N (2013). Historical Womanist Theory: Reinvisioning Black Feminist Thought. Race, Gender, Class, Vol. 20. Pp
Russ, V. (2019, January 21). On Martin Luther King. Day, remembering the women civil rights leaders left out of the spotlight. movement-women-history-ella-baker html?fbclid=IwAR1rm81eGiHknUpClL31oU-DzhV0aUuhpZ-Rqxd6AaAR4MFFu4bZPaqInGY
Regan, A. (2018, October 10). Should women be spelt womxn? Retrieved from
Vagianos, A. (2017, March 27). Solange: 'I Am A Proud Black Feminist And Womanist'. Retrieved from
Yancy, G. (2004). What White Looks Like: African American Philosophers on the Whiteness Question. Routledge.
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Vibes, K. (2018, March 22). Intersectional Feminism 101: What is Womxn? Retrieved from
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Why Africa relates to Africana Womanism || The Southern Times. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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Why Are People Using the Terms 'Womyn' and 'Womxn' Instead of 'Women'? (2016, March 20). Retrieved from
Why I Choose to Identify As a Womxn. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Why I Don't F**k with Feminism, Even If It's Intersectional. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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Why I'm A Womanist First, Feminist Second. (n.d.). Retrieved from

12. See you next year in Austin, Texas!
Thank you!
See you next year in Austin, Texas!