Colouring Resistance: A Reflection on Art and Activism (Summer 2017)

In "Colouring Resistance," Binish Ahmed poetically explores the intersection of race and resistance. Ahmed uses the language of "colours" as a politically symbolic reference to diverse identities. Her work engages with Indigeneity within a global context, with place-specific implications. Ahmed calls for an intersectional approach to activism that takes the complexities and nuances she highlights into account, such as place-based responsibilities to land. Drawing on critical race, Indigenous feminism, and anti-colonial theory, in this work she examines the politics of visibility, invisibility, and the complexities of solidarity among racialized and marginalized communities.