In Conversation with the President of Women of Colour Collective
Hi Hanan, Could you tell me a bit more about your society and what it stands for?
We were founded in 2015 and what we wanted to do was to address intersectionality more on campus. We really have focus not just on women, but particularly women of colour. So we’re doing a lot campaigns for Black History Month and big events like ‘Why is My Curriculum so White’. We’ll be sort of arguing the case against exactly that. We also look at the other marginalised groups and campaigns that focus on Muslim women and female genital mutilation – things that don’t necessarily get that much coverage.
Is your society inclusive of people that aren’t women of colour?
Yeah, it’s definitely inclusive of everyone. We’re here for men, women, white people, people of other ethnicities; everyone.
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