Turning the Things That Divide Us into Strengths That Unite Us

Abstract

This paper focuses on the interaction of my anti-racist work with my presonal experience of sexism, ageism, and anti-Semitism, and how it informs and is informed by the theory and practice of feminist therapy. Using myself as an example, I draw attention to some aspects of the process of building bridges across the chasms that divide us, looking at the internal and external forces that would keep us divided and at the goals that motivate us toward mutual and collective empowerment.