#TakeRoot13: Deborah Small's Closing Remarks
From the conference on red state perspectives on reproductive justice
- The conference was held in Norman, Oklahoma, on February 15 and 16, 2013.
Deborah Small at break the chains does #TakeRoot13 wrap up. Focuses on 3 themes: Love, relationship and action.
listening to Deborah Small close the conference.Only had few minutes to talk to her, but one of the best convos I had out here. #takeroot13
Y'all, Deborah Small just name checked CUNY & Haywood Burns AND CUNY DAYCARE. So proud. #TakeRoot13
Activist lawyers. I stand in awe y'all. I worked for ACLU & SPLC as organizer I wish I could make change they do via the law. #takeroot13
deborah small was able to support her son while studying at cuny because of hard work but also because the gov helped pay for it #takeroot13
The essence of privilege is believing that you have what you deserve because you worked for it & not seeing the arc of history. #takeroot13- The essence of privilege is believing that what you have is what you deserve and not seeing yourself in the arc of history. #takeroot13
essence of privilege: believing what u have is what you deserve, that you worked for what privilege gained for u - Deborah Small #takeroot13- The essence of privilege is seeing what you have as what you deserve. Deborah Small makes it clear. #TakeRoot13
Deborah Small: the essence of privilege is believing that you earned and deserve what you have, not acknowledging your history. #TakeRoot13- The essence of fundamentalism is believing there is one way to think, one way to believe. #takeroot13
- in fundamentalism "you believe there is only one right way to be, one right way to believe." #takeroot13
- the programs that helped deborah small "bootstrap" her way to harvard have been decimated #takeroot13
- Privilege is thinking that what you have is what you deserve because you worked 4 it. You see yourself outside arc of history. #takeroot13
- "Any effort you take to resist is further evidence of how much you need our help. That is the essence of fundamentalism." #takeroot13
- Fundamentalism sees any evidence that you resist as further evidence that you need to be forced. #takeroot13
- Fundamentalism is not just religious. We live in era of political fundamentalism. #takeroot13
- in our work it's so easy to feel that what we have to do & spend our time on is articulate the evil. takes focus off our vision #takeroot13
- "It is up to us to provide something different. And that something different is rooted in love." Deborah Small #takeroot13
