In 2014 THE African American Policy Forum (AAPF) launched a national town hall series focused on elevating the stories and experiences of womxn and girls of color. AAPF’s commitment in hosting town hall hearings was to bring the circumstances facing many womxn of color out of the shadows and squarely into public policy debates, while helping community leaders develop and advance local agendas for gender inclusive racial justice. Specifically the #SayHerName campaign and town halls were to highlight the li
Launched as an Advisory Committee created to organize and produce Oakland’s Breaking the Silence Town Hall, the Girls and Womxn of Color Collaborative* began in he summer of 2015. As the #SayHerName movement was spreading across the country unmasking the experiences of womxn and girls of color in relation to state violence, GWOCC co-founding members Ashara Ekundayo and Jihan McDonald answered the AAPF’s call to attend the “Breaking the Silence Artivist Summer Camp” at Vassar College in communion and collabo
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