A Feminist Urbanist Perspective
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The Politics of Silence (and Space)
It is easy to mock the contradictions of Trump voters facing “leopards eating my face” moments, but there’s a deeper reckoning underway. Many who once saw themselves as “apolitical” are now confronting the vital role of federal governance—and how the sentiment of “States’ Rights,” a doctrine born from chattel slavery, continues to shackle progress— for everyone!
Urbanism is inherently political. That’s why I embrace the label Feminist Urbanist: it refuses neutrality. The urban landscape—like identity—is never apolitical. “Women,” “Black,” “transgender”—these are not neutral categories. As Audre Lorde reminds us, “Your silence will not protect you.”
L. Lo Sontag
In urbanism and journalism, shrinking ourselves—whether by clinging to “pragmatic” solutions or avoiding spinose truths—is not safety. True neutrality under hegemony demands complicity and submission. Here, we will neither submit nor comply.
Our Commitment
At A Feminist Newsletter in New Jersey—About Urbanism, Kimberly and I hold power accountable through action rooted in principle. We stand by Kant’s imperative: “Act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law.”
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Lo & Kimberly
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