HIEU 140 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Family Values, Third-Wave Feminism, Fundamentalism
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Hieu 140 article notes third wave feminism and black women"s activism in britain. Introduction: author: pregna patel, founder of first black women"s center in west london, founder of women against fundamentalism, activities of southall black sisters (sbs) and sister organization, brent asian women"s refuge. If immigrant women want to leave their husbands: they cannot. Since that would deny them benefits they would need to survive: and risk their deportation. Social services are supposed to keep families together: but police and immigration officers tear them apart, white women can leave marriages, but immigrant women don"t have this option. Multiculturalism and religious fundamentalism: multiculturalism has roots in british colonial practices in india, where government mediates between itself and minorities, using "community leaders" as middle-men. Leaders are male, conservative, have little interest in promoting social justice and equality. "in the name of tolerance of "cultural differences", the rights of women are dismissed, and many.
