Talk:Margo Okazawa-Rey

8 November 2019

I thought your article was very clear and concise. Your research is great! In Books and Publications, I like your idea to make it into a bullet list. I think it would make it stick out more. I think this is a really great first draft and your research on her activism is really strong. My only suggestions are about adding information which I see by your headings you're planning to do so already. It would be interesting if you added brief descriptions about her books and publications. Also I wanted to add that I really enjoyed looking through all the references and additional sources you used. If you have any questions about my comment, let me know. Cpetryshyn (talk) 03:00, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Peer Review by Ashlyn Osborne

Lead: Good lead! Content: One section that you might be able to work on is a section about how her work and ideas are relevant within our current society and if there are any works, ideas, or other feminist movements that were inspired by her. This might help give a broader perspective on her contributions. Tone and Balance: So far, good neutral tone. Sources and Reference: Hard to say. Few sources and references within the work, but there are some at the bottom for further research. Maybe make sure that there is sources for the facts presented in the article in order to make sure everything can be verified. Organization: Good organization so far. Images and Media: Maybe add some pictures, but not necessary. Overall: This is a great start to this article! I also think that putting the "Books and Publication" section as a bullet list is a good idea. Good job! Miss.Ashlyn (talk) 19:37, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Peer Review from Breanna P

Hi Leslyn, I was able to do some research through the Ualberta Library/ Archives and Bruce Peel Collection (basement of Rutherford South) for Nellie McClung- these might be some good resources as well!. I am not sure if they might have some other material that could particularly inform the combahee river collective- or any of the actors/ women- it might be worth an ask if you are in the area! I did search for "Barbara Smith" and The Ualberta Library had some material on her/ as well general google search - not sure if this might be a helpful approach- understanding some of the members- or adding those to sections I know that there is a professor who is the first black female - She did present in https://internationalwomensday.com/PressforProgress at West Edmonton Mall Fantasy Land with Tracy Berry (organizer). Hope that helps in some research. I do see there are a lot of sections and some interesting links- there perhaps may be some other material in the literature - or in the individual women that were members!

The query "Barbara Smith Combahee River collective" in Ualberta database produced 17 results: 1 - 17 of 17 1. How we get free : black feminism and the Combahee River Collective 2. Home girls : a Black feminist anthology 3. All the women are white, all the black are men, but some of us are brave : black women's studies, Second edition. 4. Warner collection [electronic resource 5. The back road to crazy : stories from the field 6. New life for archaeological collections 7. Herbert Halpert New York City collection [electronic resource] 8. The language of family : stories of bonds and belonging 9. Literature : an introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing, 12th ed. 10. The Heath introduction to literature, Canadian ed. 11. Sisters of the Earth : women's prose and poetry about nature, 1st ed. 12. The Aunt Lute anthology of U.S. women writers, 1st ed. 13. Heart of the land : essays on last great places, 1st ed. 14. Theorizing feminisms : a reader 15. Groundwater residue sampling design [electronic resource] : developed from a symposium sponsored by the Divisions of Agrochemicals and of Environmental Chemistry at the 199th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, April 22-27, 1990 16. Female erasure : what you need to know about gender politics' war on women, the female sex and human rights, First edition. 17. American musical theater [sound recording] : shows, songs, and stars ALSO,

Results for Combahee River Collective" « Previous | 1 - 25 of 9,960 | Next » Results for Barbara Smith: « Previous | 1 - 25 of 1,409 | Next » Results for Chirlane McCray (3) 1. Black women and popular culture : the conversation continues 2. Home girls : a Black feminist anthology 3. What I told my daughter : lessons from leaders on raising the next generation of empowered women, First Atria Books hardcover edition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Breannapalmer (talk • contribs) 22:54, 9 November 2019 (UTC) Breannapalmer (talk) 22:57, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

This is citation #1 from a book that I'm doing for the library exercise.[1] This is citation #2 that it from a newspaper.[2]

I am not that great at technology and I wanted to paste the Combahee River Collective here, but that would not work. As such, it is hyperlinked for ease going back and forth. This page is also going to include our (Tristian and I) rationale for our edits because it will make us more consistent in our choices.

"The Collective was instrumental in highlighting that the white feminist movement was not addressing their particular needs.[3]" (from the Wikipedia page)

The Collective was instrumental in highlighting that both the white feminist movement and the Civil Rights movement were not addressing their particular needs as Black lesbians.[4] The mainstream feminist movement was at large silent on issues that affected specifically Black and/or queer women[5], whilst the Civil Rights movement had an infamously homophobic reputation.[6] It's important for us to include the fact that queer Black bodies have historically been neglected from the Civil Rights movement as well. It originally made it seem that these Black lesbians faced oppression from only one group eve though it is widely acknowledged that homophobia was and is rampant within said movement. that being said, we also want/need to add the CRC to LGBT history pages because they are missing significant chunks of info on Black queer movements; it's important to include non-white experiences to the other pages. so I am in the process of talking with other pages such as the African American LGBT community page and the History of lesbianism in the United States page. From the History of Lesbianism in the United States page:

"Another important feminist work published in the 1980s was This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, a feminist anthology edited by American lesbians Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. The anthology was first published in 1981 by Persephone Press, and the second edition was published in 1983 by Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. The book was out in its third edition, published by Third Woman Press, until 2008, when its contract with Third Woman Press expired and it went out of print. This Bridge centered the experiences of women of color, offering a serious challenge to white feminists who made claims to solidarity based on sisterhood. Writings in the anthology, along with works by other prominent feminists of color, call for a greater prominence within feminism for race-related subjectivities, and ultimately laid the foundation for third wave feminism. This Bridge has become one of the most cited books in feminist theorizing. Another important event for lesbians of color was that "Becoming Visible: The First Black Lesbian Conference" was held at the Women's Building, from October 17 to 19, 1980. It has been credited as the first conference for African-American lesbian women."

okay so it should be 1970's-80's: challenge to white feminist by lesbians of colour and then we will put them in In 1977, a Bostonian Black lesbian feminist organization called the Combahee River Collective published their statement which is an important artifact for Black and/or lesbian feminism and the development of identity politics.[7] The Combahee River Collective Statement made legible the concerns of Black women-loving women who felt as though they were being ignored by mainstream feminists and the civil rights movement.[4] Their attention to overlapping oppressions and refusal to accept essentialist, universalizing feminist ideologies has helped to shape third-wave and contemporary feminism.[8]

From the Feminism page:

"The civil rights movement has influenced and informed the feminist movement and vice versa. Many Western feminists adapted the language and theories of black equality activism and drew parallels between women's rights and the rights of non-white people. Despite the connections between the women's and civil rights movements, some tension arose during the late 1960s and early 1970s as non-white women argued that feminism was predominantly white and middle class, and did not understand and was not concerned with race issues. Similarly, some women argued that the civil rights movement had sexist elements and did not adequately address minority women's concerns. These criticisms created new feminist social theories about the intersections of racism, classism, and sexism, and new feminisms, such as black feminism and Chicana feminism."

Despite the connections between the women's and civil rights movements, some tensions arose during the late 1960s and the 1970s as non-white women argued that feminism was predominantly white, straight, and middle class, and did not understand and was not concerned with issues of race and sexuality. Similarly, some women argued that the civil rights movement had sexist elements and did not adequately address minority women's concerns, specifically gender and sexuality.[5][6] These criticisms created new feminist social theories about identity politics and the intersections of racism, classism, and sexism; they also generated new feminisms such as black feminism and Chicana feminism in addition to making large contributions to lesbian feminism and other integrations of queer of colour identity.[4] We're also going to create a new page for Margo Okazawa-Rey and link it to the members section of the page.

Contents 1 Margo Okazawa-Rey 1.1 Biography 1.1.1 Early Life and Career (still needs more developing) 1.2 Influences 1.3 Books and Publications 1.4 Criticism 1.5 Awards and Nominations 1.6 Reference Margo Okazawa-Rey Margo Okazawa-Rey, is a multi-racial educator and social justice activist. She was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and an African-American father. She received an EdD from Harvard University Graduate School and works in the United States as a writer, professor, lecturer and activist. Margo is most known for her being a founding member of the Combahee River Collective.

Okazawa-Rey is working on issues of militarism, armed conflict and violence against women. In addition to her role as a member of the historic Black feminist Combahee River Collective, She is also a founding member of the Afro-Asian Relations Council, East Asia-U.S. Women’s Network Against Militarism, the Institute for Multiracial Justice, and the International Network of Women Against Militarism. She has a long standing relationship to social justice work in South Korea and with the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling in Palestine.[9]

Dr. Margo Okazawa-Rey currently is on the faculty of the School of Human and Organization Development at the Fielding State University in Santa Barbara, California. She has also held the Barbara Lee distinguished Chair in Women’s Leadership at Mills College, and Jane Watson Irwin Chair in Women’s Studies at Hamilton College.

Margo Okazawa-Rey was born in Japan in 1949 to an African-American father and a Japanese mother.

Okazawa-Rey’s primary areas of interest and research are gender, militarism, and feminist activist research. Her work focuses specifically on armed conflict, and violence against women. In her research, she examines the connections between militarism, economic globalization, and impacts on local and migrant women in South Korea who live and work around US military bases. Most recently, she has been working in militarized and post-conflict areas of Sierra Leon, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, where they are exploring the role of feminist research in activism, policy change, and women’s empowerment. further add onto transnational feminism)

Margo Okazawa-Rey also worked for three years as the Feminist Research Consultant at the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling in Ramallah , Palestine, and sits on the international board of the NGO’s, PeaceWomen across the Globe, based in Bern Switzerland and Du Re Bang (My Sister’s Place) in Uijongbu, South Korea. She was a founding member of the Combahee River Collective, who articulated a theory of intersectionality in “A Black Feminist Statement” in the 1970’s.

Okazawa-Rey's work on anti-militarism was influenced by her mixed-race heritage made possible by the American occupation of Japan.

She is the author of numerous publications including,:

“Ameraisan Children of GI Town: A Legacy of US Militarism in South Korea,” in Asian Journal of Women Studies Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives (6th ed., 2013) (co-editor with Gwyn Kirk) “Militarism, Conflict and Women’s Activism in the Global Era: Challenges and Prospects for Women in Three West African Contexts,” published in the Feminist Review. (link books and publications) Throughout Okazawa-Rey’s career she has received several honors and awards. Starting in 1994, she was granted a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship followed by a Social Science Research Council Grant in 1996. At Hamilton College, she was a Jane Watson Irwin Distinguished Chair in Women’s Studies from 1999 to 2001. She then received a Social Work Leader Award from 2000 to 2002 with the Soros Foundation: Project on Death in America. She was an Earl and Edna Stice Feminist Scholar of Social Justice at the University of Washington from 2004 to 2005. Okazawa-Rey then received two honors at the Claremont Colleges. First, the Mellon Foundation Feminist Activist Scholar in Residence at Scripps College in 2006 and then the Margo Okazawa-Rey Social Justice Fellowship was named in 2009. (JUST NEED TO LINK THIS)

MARGO IS AN Emerita

Biography Margo Okazawa-Rey was born in Japan in 1949 to an African-American father and a Japanese mother.

Early Life and Career (still needs more developing) Okazawa-Rey’s primary areas of interest and research are gender, militarism, and feminist activist research. Her work focuses specifically on armed conflict, and violence against women. In her research, she examines the connections between militarism, economic globalization, and impacts on local and migrant women in South Korea who live and work around US military bases. Most recently, she has been working in militarized and post-conflict areas of Sierra Leon, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, where they are exploring the role of feminist research in activism, policy change, and women’s empowerment. further add onto transnational feminism)

Margo Okazawa-Rey also worked for three years as the Feminist Research Consultant at the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling in Ramallah , Palestine, and sits on the international board of the NGO’s, PeaceWomen across the Globe, based in Bern Switzerland and Du Re Bang (My Sister’s Place) in Uijongbu, South Korea. She was a founding member of the Combahee River Collective, who articulated a theory of intersectionality in “A Black Feminist Statement” in the 1970’s.

Influences Okazawa-Rey's work on anti-militarism was influenced by her mixed-race heritage made possible by the American occupation of Japan.[10]

Books and Publications She is the author of numerous publications including,:

“Ameraisan Children of GI Town: A Legacy of US Militarism in South Korea,” in Asian Journal of Women Studies Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives (6th ed., 2013) (co-editor with Gwyn Kirk) “Militarism, Conflict and Women’s Activism in the Global Era: Challenges and Prospects for Women in Three West African Contexts,” published in the Feminist Review. (link books and publications) Criticism Awards and Nominations Throughout Okazawa-Rey’s career she has received several honors and awards. Starting in 1994, she was granted a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship followed by a Social Science Research Council Grant in 1996. At Hamilton College, she was a Jane Watson Irwin Distinguished Chair in Women’s Studies from 1999 to 2001. She then received a Social Work Leader Award from 2000 to 2002 with the Soros Foundation: Project on Death in America. She was an Earl and Edna Stice Feminist Scholar of Social Justice at the University of Washington from 2004 to 2005. Okazawa-Rey then received two honors at the Claremont Colleges. First, the Mellon Foundation Feminist Activist Scholar in Residence at Scripps College in 2006 and then the Margo Okazawa-Rey Social Justice Fellowship was named in 2009. (JUST NEED TO LINK THIS)

Reference Here are additional sources we are currently looking into:

work in transnational feminism[11][12][13] this is a link to her fellowship which has been named after her and is granted every summer to one or two students, it is designed to help students with projects regarding the conceptualization of social justice, multi-racial solidarity and feminism[14] another interview [15] sources that helped but we want to fine tune our search a bit more[16][17] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Margo_Okazawa-Rey (it helped us direct our search and we will use it but like not actually because it's a profile)

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Manditch-Prottas, Zachary (2019). "Meeting at the Watchtower: Eldridge Cleaver, James Baldwin's No Name in the Street, and Racializing Homophobic Vernacular". African American Review. 52 (2): 179–195. doi:10.1353/afa.2019.0027. ISSN 1945-6182.
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Franklin, V. P. Collier-Thomas, Bettye (2001). Sisters in the struggle : African American women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement. New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-1602-4. OCLC 869188901.
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Mama, Amina; Okazawa-Rey, Margo (2012). "militarism, conflict and women's activism in the global era: challenges and prospects for women in three West African contexts". Feminist Review (101): 97–123. ISSN 0141-7789.
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