OUR MISSION
Connecting Queeribbean and Caribbean Feminists through Storytelling, art, & Advocacy
OUR HISTORY
Intersect was formed in 2015 in Antigua to spark dialogue and action to end violence against women and Queeribbean people. We’ve hosted a public rally, published pamphlets, collaborated with local gender justice organizations, co-created feminist knowledge with students, and now we are curating your amazing Caribbean feminist stories and art.
OUR POLITICS
Our feminism is grounded in the understanding that vectors of power intersect to produce varied experiences of oppression. Gender, colour, race, class, nation and other categories are not discrete but intersect to inform access, power, security, safety, and even love. Ours is a feminism that is anti-imperial, anti-colonial, anti-patriarchal, and anti-capitalist.
Our politics are manifold. "Wa’ladli," now “Wadadli,” and "Wa'Omoni" are the Indigenous names of the islands of Antigua and Barbuda. We have embraced "Wadadli feminism" to demonstrate our rejection of colonial and neo-colonial definitions of personhood, the nation, and development.
Our Principles
STORYTELLING
We share Caribbean feminist stories by women, men, and gender non-conforming people, and those who identify as feminists, to share their creative works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and art. These are powerful mediums that allow us to inspire radical social change and transformative gender justice by reconfiguring and recalibrating what it means to be human and what it means to be free.
FEMINIST COALITIONS
Building feminist coalitions with women and queer-led activist organizations in the Caribbean is a key organizing principle that guides our work. We are invested in decentering the academy as the primary location where knowledge sharing and learning can take place by co-creating Queeribbean feminist thought with people across communities.
RADICAL LOVE
We practice radical love as an action that transcends the self to permeate our communities. Our activism recognizes healing and justice as inseparable from a radical ethic of love and care. We are also committed to queering love by re-imagining and inventing spaces where all can live and thrive in joy.
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE
We believe in transformative, restorative, and reparatory justice as radical, effective, and humanitarian feminist methods to healing and restoring ourselves and our communities from violence. We also believe in environmental justice as a core feminist principle that must inform our work if we want to reverse the effects of the climate crisis that has severe and gendered impacts on small islands.
Intersect is committed to centering the experiences and needs of the most marginalized among us, including queer, trans, and non-binary people and those with disabilities who are Black, Indigenous, and identify as people of colour. We are here to re-imagine a world where Caribbean women, men, and non-binary people are free to live and love in societies where they are cared for and cherished.
BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR
We’d love to hear from you! You can contribute to the work of Intersect by submitting a Caribbean/Queeribbean feminist essay, story, poem, or art piece, including photography.
Ready for some feminist advocacy and activism? Learn about our current projects and let us know how you’d like to volunteer to agitate for transformative justice in Antigua and Barbuda and the wider Caribbean.