Closer to Liberation
Pin[a/x]y Activism in Theory and Practice
Co-edited with DJ Kuttin Kandi and Jen Soriano
This is our Pin[a/x]yist manifesto, our response to all that would consume us, and it is addressed to you, beloved brown girl and beloved brown kasama.
It is written for you. Because we see you, we know you, we hear you, we feel you.
It's been almost 20 years since Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales first coined the term “Pinayism,'' and 15 years since the publication of Dr. Melinda de Jesus's edited volume Pinay Power.
We're excited to continue this critical legacy and bring you a brand new anthology that explores Pin[a/x]yist theory and activism as a framework for transformative practices that can help us achieve collective liberation.
While this anthology is not a complete representation of Pin[a/x]yist activism and theory, it attempts to push conversations further and offers revolutionary love and critical hope for those seeking a way to walk these paths towards collective liberation.
Who is this for?
This anthology is for young Pin[a/x]ys whose political consciousness is emerging and provides a space to imagine and engage with transformative Pin[a/x]yist practices, making connections across differences.
What’s inside
Closer to Liberation revisits and investigates Pin[a/x]yist theory and activism, particularly as it is shaped by activist practices to transform material conditions.
We offer over forty essays and reflections organized into four pathways of Pin[a/x]y activism so that you, beloved brown girl, beloved brown kasama, can find your way closer to our collective liberation:
Creating Home
Decolonization
Intersectional Rigor
Deep Transformative Movements
"We encourage you to teach this book in the college classroom and to share the lessons and stories with your families and in your communities. Each piece within this text is an offering that allows us an opportunity to pause, to respond rather than react, to question, and to think before we act."
Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales and Jocyl Sacramento
“It is a testament to our Pinay tenacity and ingenuity but mostly our love for one another across generations, nations, languages, sexualities, identities. It marks how far we’ve come and points to where we must place our efforts to create a more equitable, sustainable, joyous, and pin[a/x]yist/peminist future everywhere.”
Melinda L. De Jesus
