find the hope, courage, and sisters you've been looking for
To every woman- including transwomen- feeling the weight of these times: You don't have to carry it alone. There’s a community ready to lock arms with you.
As racism and misogyny intensify- with the support of many white women- we who believe in freedom are not resting ✋🏽 - we're building something we've needed for a long time.
The Interracial Sisterhood Coalition 🏡 is a Beloved Community uniting women of different ethnicities and generations to share personal stories and experiences, so that we can counter misogyny and racism, build power, and thrive. Through online events and in-person retreats and events, we create safe, generative spaces for honest dialogue, mutual learning, and collective action.
Our mission is to empower women to recognize and challenge the systems of oppression that divide us, so we can unite in building a more just and equitable society.
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”Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.”
― bell hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism
Why is interracial sisterhood needed now?
Black women have been telling white women to unlearn their racism so that all women could unite and stand together since Black women in the United States first began organizing for women’s rights nearly 200 years ago.
Today, women remain divided along racial lines, even in organizations and employee resource groups dedicated to advancing women’s interests.
Women of color create spaces for their growth and healing, that frequently includes time apart from white women.
White women create spaces for women’s empowerment that women of color often don’t feel safe in, so they don’t participate.
The Interracial Sisterhood Coalition is needed to bring women together across difference at a time when we need each other tremendously.
We are an intentionally integrated community for women of all ethnicities to listen to each other's stories and truths, get to know each other, change our beliefs about ourselves and each other, change how we interact with each other, and imagine together the society we want for ourselves and future generations. Together we co-create interracial sisterhood and solidarity in our workplaces and communities, drawing on our differences as strengths, and building Beloved Community among women of all ethnicities.
We believe that relationships are crucial for organizing.
We counteract hundreds of years of "divide and conquer" by guiding women to love ourselves and see, hear, respect and celebrate our differences and our common humanity.
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One of the worst outcomes of white supremacy/ patriarchy/ capitalism is scarcity mentality: a sense that women and all people marginalized by gender are pitted against each other and struggle for our piece of the pie crumbs that hegemony lets fall our way.
Another challenge are traditional womanhood/feminine gender roles that encourage us to be in competition. White supremacy, the patriarchy, and capitalist consumer culture look on amusedly as we compete with each other, for so many types of crumbs.
The Interracial Sisterhood Coalition is a space for us to work collectively to create a new meal from those crumbs, a recipe so tasty, nutritious, and abundant that everyone thrives and we have more than enough for all.
"Unlocking the Power of Interracial Solidarity Among Women"
April 17, 2024 African American Art and Culture Complex San Francisco
In affinity space for women of the Global Majority** we:
⛔unlearn lessons and myths we have been taught about
fitting into a white world, having to be “perfect”
colorism
power and privilege-what we hold and what we don’t
competition vs community
🔎consider how our mindsets influence our relationships within our culture/class/race circle, with other women of the Global Majority, and with white women.
Non-Black and Non-Indigenous Women* - We also need to unlearn our racist conditioning.
**"People of the Global Majority" is a term coined by Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, learn more here.
In affinity space for white women* we:
⛔interrogate our conditioning
⛑️address our shame, fragility, and white tears triggers
🟰 practice receiving feedback with grace, repairing when we cause harm, and relating across difference as equals
Together, we build Beloved Community
“Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.”
― bell hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism
Are you a history-maker and cycle breaker?
Join us here.
INTERRACIAL SISTERHOOD RETREAT & COHORT
PARTICIPANTS TESTIMONIALS
The psychological safety established by facilitators was remarkable, providing a platform where I, as a Global Majority woman with intersecting identities, felt genuinely seen and heard. The facilitators skillfully guided discussions, fostering an atmosphere where I felt comfortable supporting the learning journey of my white sisters. This exchange of perspectives allowed for a deepened awareness of the impact of choices in words, actions, and attitudes toward Global Majority women.
Montreece Payton-Hardy, Interracial Sisterhood Retreat Participant
Sisterhood is a group of women, usually with a common interest, working together to support, uplift, empower, and bring out the best in one another. I've never been surrounded by more authenticity, vulnerability, and sheer passion than I was with these women. They helped reignite the fire within me to use my voice, loud and proud, to advance change. I can't think of a better group to call my Sisters and I'm so proud to stand in solidarity with them as we actively fight to dismantle white supremacy.
Corrie Schroeder, Interracial Sisterhood Retreat Participant
Shelby Stewart - What a truly transformational & healing space
We all cultivated in this inaugural Interracial Sisterhood Coalition cohort!!! It took courage & love, self-care, & a deep willingness to believe in the interconnectedness of us all. It was an honor & I feel privileged to be on the journey with these powerful women!
Rachel - I learned how to live according to my espoused values, by acting on what I say I believe
I now understand the importance of being present. The proximity to people who have different histories, backgrounds, and experiences than I, made my life richer, it makes all spaces richer.
Andrea - The Power of Presence
I learned that true presence is very powerful. Going forward I will practice being in the moment. My presence should be experienced by those that I share space with.
Cynthia - Understanding presence has led to greater compassion
We all cultivated in this inaugural Interracial Sisterhood Coalition cohort!!! It took courage & love, self-care, & a deep willingness to believe in the interconnectedness of us all. It was an honor & I feel privileged to be on the journey with these powerful women!
Jo - The Thing that I Knew, I Now Know Differently
The feeling that was in my head, has now become an embodiment, I feel it in my body. This program brought symmetry and connectivity. Having a community helps you feel competent to navigate through the sense of urgency & feeling stuck and allows us to reflect on how to respond differently.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a movement towards healing and collective liberation. Join us and become a catalyst for change and foster interracial sisterhood and solidarity.
Together, we will work toward a future where the bonds between women are strong and all women are safe, free, and thriving.
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We are Self-identified women of all racial, ethnic, and cultural identities building bonds to break from our past to & collectively build a society where we all thrive.