'Sisterhood Of Resistance' honors the Native American, Latinx and African Diaspora women ancestors that have been the key leaders in the struggle to end oppression ~Courageous women like Amy Ashwood Garvey, Angela Jiménez and Beatrice Medicine of Wakpala. It is a celebration and acknowledgement of all the work, progress and advancement that came before us. Marginalized Women leaders occupy a central role in movements against oppression and have been for centuries. Today solidarity is taking place across the country to dismantle the highly organized structural system of group privilege based on skin color that operates at every level of contemporary society (Racism). We also remember all the women and girls of color who have been murdered in every state, like Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillen. We remember that in 2016, of the over 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous women who were reported as such, only 114 were recorded into DOJ data due to misogyny and racism (WOC are still the targets of harrowing violence and terror). This work is also in memory of Indigenous women and girls who disappeared at the hands of Christopher Columbus (first recorded Sex Trafficker in the Americas). Red symbolizes all their pain and suffering. The hand means we will NO longer remain silent. This piece is an intent of ceremony to show solidarity and sisterhood among those who want to dismantle settler colonialism and systems of oppression (racism, misogyny, classism) in order to usher in a radical shift towards a sustainable future for everyone. #MMIW #VALW #SayHerName

This piece is a part of the permanent collection held by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.