What a Disability Justice Practitioner Learned about Organizing from an Orphan Black Rewatch

The following 4 Orphan Black characters are seen holding hands against a cloudy background: Helena , Sarah Manning, Alison Hendrix, & Cosima Niehaus.

If you have not yet watched Orphan Black, you may benefit from reading this post after doing so, but if you are okay with spoilers, like my scaredy cat ass, you are welcome to read my insights before feasting on this epic series!🫂

As you can see from that Season 1 trailer, it is a show about clones, and it begins as the main character, Sarah Manning happens upon the suicide of another character who shares her face, which leads to some revelations! 👀

"Some groups have learned to navigate difference and animus out of necessity. Incarcerated people organizing within prisons, for example, often learn to put feuds, rivalries, and personal differences aside because they recognize the necessity of building with who is there."

- Mariame Kaba & Kelly Hayes Let This Radicalize You: Organizing & the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

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What a Disability Justice Practitioner Learned about Organizing from an Orphan Black Rewatch

"Some groups have learned to navigate difference and animus out of necessity. Incarcerated people organizing within prisons, for example, often learn to put feuds, rivalries, and personal differences aside because they recognize the necessity of building with who is there."

Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW @ Intersectional Equity Insights

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What a Disability Justice Practitioner Learned about Organizing from an Orphan Black Rewatch

"Some groups have learned to navigate difference and animus out of necessity. Incarcerated people organizing within prisons, for example, often learn to put feuds, rivalries, and personal differences aside because they recognize the necessity of building with who is there."

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW @ Intersectional Equity Insights