Iris M. Crawford

San Francisco

Social Justice

Activist
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Advocate
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Community Organizer
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Journalist
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Podcaster

Focus

Civic Engagement, Policy Advocacy, Socialy Engaged Art

Topics

Economic Justice & Equality, Environmental Justice, Gender & Sexuality, Healthcare Reform, Intersectionality, Political & Electoral Reform, Racial Justice

Projects

Linkages Across the Sea Level Rise Continuum

Overarching goal: Inspire, uplift and build the capacity of youth leadership in coastal states in the United States to address the impacts of sea level rise by storytelling, awareness rising and educating decision makers through experiencing Iceland.

IMC
Iris M. Crawford

To Pimp A Butterfly (A culturally relevant pedagogy)

This lesson plan uses Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album "To Pimp A Butterfly" to explore ethnic notions, perceptions of Black women, and Black history through a culturally relevant pedagogy. Originally developed and presented at the University of Mississippi.

IMC
Iris M. Crawford

Trauma, Tresses, & Truth: Untangling Our Hair Through Personal Narrative

TT&T is an anthology of African American & Afro Latina authors relating their true, often shocking encounters while wearing natural hair (Chicago Review Press 2022). The related 2023 conference is Aug. 9-11! Visit the 2024 conference project for more information.

LW
Lyzette Wanzer
Editor

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