Activism Call: Why are people afraid of Rachel Corrie’s words?

Mar 5, 2006 in the briar-wire by dispatch | No comments

Ann Petter and Jen Marlowe
The Electronic Intifada
2 March 2006

And how can we work together to ensure they are heard even more widely?

Actress Megan Dodds as Rachel in the Royal Court Theatre production of My Name Is Rachel Corrie, which ran in London from 11-29 October 2005. (Photo: Stephen Cummiskey)

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Quote from the Underground

“Embracing suffering is problematic for women, who have always been taught to suffer and sacrifice for others. Conditioned to swallow our anger, to not strike back, we have not had a choice about accepting blows without retaliation. Non-violence puts a high moral value on those behaviors, encourages men to practice them and develop them as a political strategy. Yet women's empowerment involves acknowledging our anger, owning our rage, allowing ourselves to be powerful and dangerous as well as accommodating and understanding.”
Starhawk, Webs of Power