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into our own hands as individuals and close-knit
communities?” Beyond the direct theme of
waste-management, Silvon adds that he has
been thinking of “intersectionality,” as “a
concept that really grounds what we are doing
here … with getting various disciplines and
communities and individuals involved to
consider social problems that affect everyone in
the larger sphere. At this point we see only a
few individuals or groups (such as the Zwartkops
Conservancy or the protestors, or others) that
are aware of these problems and are willing to
take action. So I think we just need to grow
those kinds of sentiments on a larger basis.” He
adds that, especially thinking in terms of
“intersectionality,” it becomes important to
consider how to address problems by bringing
diverse people together, “because I think that’s
really what needs to come first.”
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