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Friday, March 7, 2008 12:00 AM

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Forget the push for a group hug, feminist election tensions are good news.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Friday, March 7, 2008 02:43 PM

    heh

    "Instead of the group hug approach, let's focus on tangible goals: fostering youth leadership, working from the margins in and using intersectionality as our lens -- instead of just a talking point."

    Don't forget the ameliorative effect of an approach that utilizes disparate intergenerational currents, within a cross-cultural dynamic, in order to precipitate a palliative precursor to true social change among our key demographics.

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