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At a global level, young feminists experience a myriad of challenges that affect their daily lives and well-being and threaten their organizing. As exposed by the AWID 2016 Forum, young feminists are using ground-breaking strategies to confront some of the most urgent issues of our time, working together with some of the most vulnerable populations. However, they remain extremely under-resourced and their long-term sustainability is at risk. Investing in young feminist organizing is essential to the life of our movements as it creates a pipeline of leaders, diversifies voices, perspectives and deepens inclusivity.
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Undated address printed for the first time from the Audre Lorde Paper at Spelman College, in I am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde.
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Anumo, F. State of Our Feminist Movements: The Power of Young Feminist Organizing. Development 60, 57–65 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41301-017-0130-9
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