Courage is The Change celebrates Audre Lorde Day as an inspiration to embrace interconnectedness, encouraging solidarity across identities and empowering collective action for meaningful change.
Audre Lorde was a poet, essayist, and activist whose work continues to inspire movements for social justice and equality.
Identifying as a “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Lorde used her voice to confront issues of racism, sexism, homophobia, and classism, emphasizing the interconnectedness of these struggles.
Through groundbreaking works like The Cancer Journals and Sister Outsider, she challenged societal norms and advocated for self-expression, intersectionality, and the power of difference.
Lorde believed in using poetry as a tool for resistance and transformation, urging marginalized communities to embrace their voices as sources of power. Her legacy is a testament to the enduring strength of speaking truth to power and building bridges across identities to foster collective liberation.
