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The politics of engagement: Racialized women building alliances across differences in a women's centre.

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(Thesis) M.A.
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2006
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The following thesis explores relationships between racialized women in their efforts to rebuild an existing women’s centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. Eleven women, including myself, with differing histories and life experiences came together as a collective to create a women’s centre committed to working on issues of anti-racism. State policies and practices instrumental in shaping women’s lives and work sequentially affected group processes. Emergent themes indicate that racialized women’s efforts at group formation are influenced by socio-political constructions of ‘race’ and other markers of identity that are constituted through state policies and practices. Women’s efforts to bridge divides through the use of terms such as ‘marginalized women’ conceal inequities and shifting power dynamics within the group. Developing a women’s centre committed to ideals of anti-racism necessitates identifying commonalities and differences, negotiating inter-group relationships through ongoing dialogue, and pushing for state accountability and support.
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