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Women aren’t free just because they are surviving, or even economically comfortable. They are free only when they have power over their own lives. Women, even more than most men, have very little power over their own lives. Gaining such autonomy, and insisting that everyone have it, is a major goal. This is dangerous work, for it challenges everything in the mainstream. It calls for an alternative way of being in the world. And it entails reaching out to ordinary women across the continent who may not know feminism by its name or theories, but who live with and feel the injustices everyday I call myself a feminist because I strive to: … build autonomy The process of ever growing synthesis For every living creature. I destroy patriarchy and all overarching systems of oppression I spread Spontaneity, creativity and laughter I learn the joys of equality Of relationships Without dominance I destroy domination In all its forms.
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