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Equality would mean giving both women the same tools and resources as men. But for people who face intersectional oppression, equality alone isn’t enough. It doesn’t account for the unique, historical barriers that people of color (POCs) have faced, barriers that have limited their access to the same social, economic, and political opportunities.

It’s a familiar scene in fundraising ads: a white-led organization asking for donations, or a white influencer posing with children in a global south country, highlighting their “charity” work. What we’re seeing is the instrumentalization of children of color to evoke sympathy, often under the guise of “helping.” But this kind of exploitation is incredibly harmful to both the children

Although France is no longer a colonial power in the traditional sense, it still has territories overseas, like Martinique and French Polynesia. Revisiting these histories through films, especially fictionalized retellings, allows us to gain empathy for people who lived through these times.

If you’ve ever questioned whether real justice can be achieved through existing institutions, there’s a movie that tackles these exact questions in a unique way: Bamako (2006), directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. Bamako is set in the capital of Mali and features a fictional trial, set up in a backyard, where ordinary citizens and lawyers bring international financial giants like the