The Color of Violence: Chapters in Part Two and Three (2ndBLOG)

The “Color of Violence” challenges contemporary antiviolence initiatives and general feminist thoughts from different contributors who reveal truths of violence against women. Traditional social services and the criminal justice system have failed in their approaches to ending violence against women. "Color of Violence” challenges us to establish a new activism framework which incorporates divergent and diverse perspectives as women of color.

Part two of the book addresses different form of violence that is perpetrated towards women of color. “The Crime, Punishment, and Economic Violence” by Patricia Allard, talks about different bans by the federal government. These bans include a ban on receipts of welfare benefits, public housing ban and the ban on post-secondary financial aid receipt that have amounted to economic violence against women and have affected women of color with low income. “The Medicalization of Domestic Violence,” by Ana Clarissa Rojas Durazo states that medicalization uproots the conceptualization of domestic violence as it represents a deep threat. The ideologies and structures of social movements are, thus, replaced by western medicine structures to the interests of the state and capital. “The Complexities of “Feminicide” on the Border,” by Rosa Linda Fregoso illuminates gender violence against Latin American women and attempts to bring the perpetrators to justice by highlighting the violence. It includes vibrant illustrations of the different links between government and economic policies that lead to the creation of societies where women can be violated, abused and even killed by the attackers.

Chapters in the third part of the “color of violence” provide solutions to the violence and the discrimination against women of color. “Gender Violence and the Prison-Industrial Complex, by Critical Resistance and INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence”, address state violence and recommends responses to gender violence pertaining to non-dependence on racist, classist and sexist criminal justice systems. “An Antiracist Christian Ethical Approach to Violence Resistance,” by Traci C. West also expounds on the role of the Christian church and the society on ethical issues. The chapter recommends that for those who are marginalized and violated to be heard, there must be a conversation between religious leaders and other academic institutions. The “poem on trying to love without fear,” by Maiana Minahal offers a monologue on ways of seeking empowerment. The poem provides an opportunity for empowerment for women who feel forced to hide central aspects of themselves.

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