Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society's definition of acceptable women; those of us who have been forged in the crucibles of difference - those of us who are poor, who are lesbians, who are black, who are older - know that survival is not an academic skill... For the master's tools will not dismantle the master's house. They will never allow us to bring about genuine change.Audre Lorde
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I believe that we who have been forged in the crucibles of difference - those of us who are poor, who are lesbians, who are black, who are older - know that survival is not an academic skill. Survival is a way of life. It is a commitment to standing up for the truth in the face of overwhelming opposition. Survival is about not being afraid to challenge authority.
Survival is knowing that our government and our media can lie to us in order to keep us from knowing the truth about what really goes on in this world. Survival is knowing that our human rights can be violated at any time and in any place. This knowledge empowers us to fight back and gives us the strength to endure when it gets difficult.
Survival is about knowing that we will never be free until all people everywhere are free."
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