Name: Dismantling Racism in Anti-FGM/C Movements
Start: 2026-03-09T12:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-09T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 221 E 52nd St

$Dismantling Racism in Anti-FGM\/C Movements$

This session will foster dialogue, solidarity, and reimagining the movement to end FGM/C through an anti-colonial lens.
About this Event

Dismantling Racism in Anti-FGM/C Movements: Path to Decolonial, Survivor-Led Advocacy examines how anti-Blackness, racial hierarchies, and harmful “severity” framings undermine solidarity and harm survivors. Drawing on Sahiyo’s Critical Intersections Research Project and a 2025 global convening, the session will highlight how racialized narratives distort understanding and response to FGM/C. A survivor-advocate panel will share lived experiences of bias across African and Asian communities, followed by small-group discussions on challenging harmful narratives and advancing survivor-centered, anti-racist approaches. Grounded in trauma-informed facilitation, this session fosters honest dialogue, solidarity, and a reimagining of the movement through an anti-colonial lens.