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Today, we’re thinking about the ways in which colonisation dehumanises both coloniser and the colonised by way of this quote 👇🏾 from Aimé Césaire’s 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮.
“Colonization, I repeat, dehumanizes even the most civilized man; that colonial activity, colonial enterprise, colonial conquest, which is based on contempt for the native and justified by that contempt, inevitably tends to change him who undertakes it; that the colonizer, who in order to ease his conscience gets into the habit of seeing the other man as an animal, accustoms himself to treating him like an animal, and tends objectively to transform himself into an animal. It is this result, this boomerang effect of colonization that I wanted to point out.” from “Discourse on Colonialism” by Aimé Césaire Visual Description: Image of old, white, Dutch colonial style building surrounded by vibrant, towering trees. The sky above is blue and cloudless, while the grass surrounding the building is short and bright green — illuminated by the sun overhead. The accompanying quote by Aimé Césaire takes the form of black text encased within white boxes that are overlayed atop the scenery. The Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles — sits in the bottom lefthand corner of this image.
July 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Today, we’re sharing a quote from Jamaica Kincaid for #ReadCaribbean month 👇🏾🇦🇬
A copy of Jamaica Kincaid’s “Annie John” braces against a log on the beach. In the foreground are tufts of dried twigs and white sand, while the sea —vibrant and blue — rolls in the background.
June 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Intersect Antigua-Barbuda calls on the Caribbean to act in solidarity with Palestine as we urge for action and accountability to be taken regarding the vessel bearing Antigua and Barbuda’s flag. 🇦🇬🧵
Text: WE CALL ON THE CARIBBEAN TO SUPPORT PALESTINE By urging for accountability and action concerning the vessel bearing Antigua & Barbuda's flag INTERSECT ANTIGUA-BARBUDA Visual description: The background of this slide is an image of the Palestinian flag flying in the air, in front of a vibrant blue sky. The text for this slide is white and bolded, in all caps. To the right of the text is the Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles.
June 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Today, we’re sharing Dr. Jacinth Browne-Howard’s (IG: thelightinthecracks) final and potent piece as our Artist-in-Residence, “𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.”

🌿 Read it here: bit.ly/44YWGNW
Photo of Dr. Jacinth Browne-Howard sitting cross-legged on the beach, her head thrown back in laughter. Two hardcover books rest in her lap. She is wearing a vibrant, floral crop top with a long, white skirt.
May 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Today, sharing we’re sharing a quote on the practice of obeah from Dr. Natasha Lightfoot’s book, “Troubling Freedom” 🧵🌿
Text: Obeah flourished in black communities throughout the British West Indian colonies, in spite of the fact that it was illegal and was often decried as witchcraft. The persistence of obeah today in the English-speaking Caribbean illuminates the multilayered power relations underlying the last five centuries of the region’s history. Obeah informed criminalization and punishment, cultural production and representation, and community formation and stratification. Visual description: Image of waves meeting the shore of a beach, on which there are rocks covered in seaweed. The water and sky are both blue, and the scene is framed by an overhanging, vibrant green tree in the foreground.
May 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Thanks to everyone who joined our teach-in on #intersectionality and the #Grenadarevolution with Amílcar Sanatan! This was a beautiful co-creation of Caribbean feminist political knowledge. Please share your feedback with us: forms.gle/SsFPWdXGSSgU...

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A photo of Amílcar Sanatan (top left), Sarah-Anne Gresham (top right), and Lucia Murray aka LEM (bottom center), smiling at the camera in a Zoom room. There is a bookshelf behind Amílcar and another to the right of Sarah.
May 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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I’ve just finished hosting this incredible teach-in, facilitated by the inimitable Amílcar Sanatan, about denaturalizing the masculinism of revolutions. We discussed women & revolutions with attention to Grenada! So many brilliant insights were shared. Grateful 🙏🏽
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We’re pleased to continue our Teach-in series with its fifth instalment, “The Concept of Intersectionality, Combatting Multiple Systems of Oppression in Caribbean Movements and the Grenada Revolution” with Amílcar Sanatan!! 🤩🇹🇹

🌿 Register here: forms.gle/NhTeh8L1n8Jn...
Text: INTERSECT ANTIGUA-BARBUDA PRESENTS “THE CONCEPT OF INTERSECTIONALITY COMBATTING MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION IN CARIBBEAN MOVEMENTS AND THE GRENADA REVOLUTION” with AMÍLCAR SANATAN via ZOOM on MAY 5TH at 6:30 PM ET REGISTER VIA THE QR code in this image or the link in our bio Visual description: Headshot of Amílcar Sanatan, a black man, in the lower lefthand side of this flyer. He is wearing a suit and a neutral expression on his face as long locs cascade past and behind his shoulders. Surrounding him are pink and white flowers, as well as vibrant green leaves. The text in this image is dark green, matching the leaves, and everything rests against a soft orange-yellow gradient background. The Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles — also sits in the righthand corner of this image.
May 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Today, we’re sharing this resonant poem by Helena Joseph, as well as an excerpt from “Women in the Grenada Revolution, 1979-1983” by Nicole Phillip-Dowe 👇🏾📖🧵
Text: I Militia I conscious militia You Mr. Exploiter.... You spread propaganda About Grenada Through the media I Militia say I conscious Militia say You can’t leave us to suffer Is the heavy roller for you Mr. Exploiter Ah pick up me AK oppressor To fight you counter To free the worker To build Grenada I Militia will never surrender —Helena Joseph, 1983 Visual description: The text in this image is white and rests against a vertical gradient background of red, orange, and green. Surrounding the text are deep green leaves, as well as yellow sunflowers and white flowers. The Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles — sits in the bottom righthand corner of this image.
May 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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As we gear up for our fifth teach-in, “The Concept of Intersectionality, Combatting Multiple Systems of Oppression in Caribbean Movements and the Grenada Revolution,” we’re sharing a quote from one of the readings by our facilitator, Amílcar Sanatan!! 👇🏾🌱🧵
Headshot of Amílcar Sanatan, a black man, with long locs that cascade past and behind his shoulders. He is wearing a dark blue-black suit jacket with a crisp, white shirt. His facial expression is relaxed and neutral, matching the neutral tone of the backdrop — a solid grey.
May 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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We’re pleased to continue our Teach-in series with its fifth instalment, “The Concept of Intersectionality, Combatting Multiple Systems of Oppression in Caribbean Movements and the Grenada Revolution” with Amílcar Sanatan!! 🤩🇹🇹

🌿 Register here: forms.gle/NhTeh8L1n8Jn...
Text: INTERSECT ANTIGUA-BARBUDA PRESENTS “THE CONCEPT OF INTERSECTIONALITY COMBATTING MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION IN CARIBBEAN MOVEMENTS AND THE GRENADA REVOLUTION” with AMÍLCAR SANATAN via ZOOM on MAY 5TH at 6:30 PM ET REGISTER VIA THE QR code in this image or the link in our bio Visual description: Headshot of Amílcar Sanatan, a black man, in the lower lefthand side of this flyer. He is wearing a suit and a neutral expression on his face as long locs cascade past and behind his shoulders. Surrounding him are pink and white flowers, as well as vibrant green leaves. The text in this image is dark green, matching the leaves, and everything rests against a soft orange-yellow gradient background. The Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles — also sits in the righthand corner of this image.
April 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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We’d like to take a moment to congratulate our first Artist-in-Residence, Joanne C. Hillhouse (@jhohadli.bsky.social), for making the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist with her piece, “Jumbie Pond”!! 🤩🇦🇬🎊❤️

(📸 by Annetta Jackson)
Photo of Antiguan author, Joanne C. Hillhouse, sitting in a grassy field and surrounded by some of her books. She is wearing an orange dress that compliments her deep brown skin, and she is holding an open journal in her hands. As she contemplates its contents with her head slightly bent, orange and blue earrings — large and ornate — dangle at the sides of her face.
April 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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We’re ending this week with another excerpt from Aimé Césaire’s 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 👇🏾
Text: “What am I driving at? At this idea: that no one colonizes innocently, that no one colonizes with impunity either; that a nation which colonizes, that a civilization which justifies colonization—and therefore force—is already a sick civilization, a civilization which is morally diseased,” —Aimé Césaire from “Discourse on Colonialism” Visual description: The text in this image is white and rests against a vertical gradient background of red, orange, and green. Surrounding the text are deep green leaves, as well as yellow sunflowers and white flowers. The Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles — sits in the bottom righthand corner of this image.
April 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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What does the future of feminist funding for the Caribbean region look like? What does it mean to take an anti-colonial, anti-imperialist approach to funding our movements? 🧵
An assortment of memorabilia from the WVL End-of-Project Convening spread out on a brown, wooden table. There is a canvas bag, an agenda, a notebook, a card for the wellness and healing space, a Canada pin, and a name tag for Lucia Murray / LEM of Intersect Antigua-Barbuda.
April 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Today, we’re sharing a word on colonisation and the psyche of the coloniser from Aimé Césaire’s 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 👇🏾
Text: “First we must study how colonization works to decivilize the colonizer, to brutalize him in the true sense of the word, to degrade him, to awaken him to buried instincts, to covetousness, violence, race hatred, and moral relativism” —Aimé Césaire from “Discourse on Colonialism” Visual description: The text in this image is white and rests against a vertical gradient background of red, orange, and green. Surrounding the text are deep green leaves, as well as yellow sunflowers and white flowers. The Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles — sits in the bottom righthand corner of this image.
March 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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In October of last year, Intersect had the honour of being presented on at the 42nd Conference on West Indian Literature by Linzey Corridon (@westofwestindian) — Vincy Queeribbean scholar, literary critic, and author of the poetry collection, “West of West Indian” 🤩📚❤️
Image of Linzey Corridon giving his presentation as the title is projected on a screen overhead. The screen reads: “Intersect Antigua and Barbuda: Writing Sexually Fluid Caribbean Identities Online” by Linzey S. Corridon
March 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Happy #InternationalWomen’sDay from the Intersect Antigua-Barbuda team! 🇦🇬✨
Digital art piece of 4 Queeribbean people enjoying Carnival. Descriptions of people from left to right. Non-binary, transmasc, Indigenous person smiling and putting a peace sign up in the air. They are wearing an orange crop top, with a black binder peaking out from underneath, and red shorts. Orange gems and glitter surround their eyes, and their hair is wavy — flowing down to their shoulders. Next to them is an older black woman with her grey hair pulled into a large puff atop her head. Her smile is as radiant as the red gems and glitter surrounding her eyes. She is wearing an orange, one-piece bodysuit with sheer black tights. Next to this woman is a young queer man with wavy brown hair and a silver prosthetic arm. He is smiling widely while waving his arm into the air. He is wearing orange shorts, with orange glitter and gems around his eyes. To the right and infront of him is a black woman, smiling brightly and winking at the viewer. Her hair is blue, and one arm is outstretched infront of her friends. Red glitter and gems adorn her eyes, and she is wearing an orange bralette with red shorts. All four people are on the road — surrounded by large, towering trees.
March 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Can poems build a revolution? Today, we’re sharing a clip from our teach-in with Breya Johnson (IG: blackreadingtoheal) titled, “The Transnational Politics of June Jordan” 🖤✨✊🏾

👉🏾 View the full teach-in here: youtu.be/Tgz6oAgqPM0
March 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Today, we’d like to share a few key takeaways from our post-session handout of our third teach-in, “The Transnational Politics of June Jordan” with Breya Johnson (IG: blackreadingtoheal)

🖤 Read the full handout here: bit.ly/4kdx2db
Text: Intersect Antigua-Barbuda’s Teach-in Series THE TRANSNATIONAL POLITICS OF JUNE JORDAN: BRINGING BACK ANTI-IMPERIALIST BLACK FEMINISMS with BREYA JOHNSON A POST-SESSION HANDOUT Visual description: Photo of Breya Johnson, a black woman, smiling with her head resting in one of her palms. Surrounding her are pink and white flowers, as well as vibrant green leaves. The text in this image is dark green, matching the leaves, and everything rests against a soft orange-yellow gradient background. The Intersect logo — an “i” consisting of blue, pink, and white circles — also sits in the righthand corner of this image.
March 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Today, we’re sharing the following quote, by Andaiye, from 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 👇🏾📖🧵
Book“The Point Is to Change the World: Selected Writings of Andaiye” resting on sand
February 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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This week, we’re revisiting Dr. Jacinth Browne-Howard’s (IG: thelightinthecracks) third piece as our Artist-in-Residence, “Visions of Kalinago and Garufuna in Peggy Carr’s Shape of a Warrior: A Review” 📚✨🧵

🌱 Read it here: bit.ly/4hKn1Cn
Visions of Kalinago and Garifuna in Peggy Carr's “Shape of a Warrior”: A Review by JACINTH BROWNE-HOWARD
February 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Hey everyone!! Today, we’d like to share Dr. Jacinth Browne-Howard’s (IG: thelightinthecracks) newest piece as our Artist-in-Residence, “Visions of Kalinago and Garifuna in Peggy Carr’s ‘Shape of a Warrior’: A Review” 📚🔍🧵

✨Read it here: bit.ly/4hKn1Cn
Photo of Jacinth Browne-Howard holding a stack of books as the sea rolls in behind her. Photo taken by Jannah Browne.
February 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Our current Artist-In-Residence is Vincentian writer, Dr. Jacinth Browne-Howard. Catch up on her submissions, including “Salt.” Her pieces explore Afro-Indigeneity, #Caribbeanfeminisms, & ecologies.

We’ll be sharing her newest submission later today! www.intersectantigua.com/blog/salt
Salt — Intersect Antigua
She rose, a surging shadow, glowering. The rust-coloured tinge unfurling across the horizon signalled the disappearing sun. Damian didn’t know what shocked him more, the inordinate eclipse of her pres...
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February 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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For our first post, we’d like to share one of our favourite pieces, “𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐨?” by Joanne C. Hillhouse, @jhohadli.bsky.social

“Does story matter? Why do we tell ourselves stories? What does story do?” www.intersectantigua.com/blog/what-ca...

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"What can story do?" by Joanne C. Hillhouse — Intersect Antigua
I’m not a scientist nor a politician, but, climate change is real and writing is how I process life. The creative process compels me to grapple with whatever anxiety, and frankly fear, I may be feelin...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM