Brainstorm #4 - Carter Rowell

In her article, Sandoval discusses "dissident globalization" as a method of uniting people all across the world through thought and principle. Neoliberalist policies reduce the protection of minorities by allowing economies to operate completely freely and without restrictions. These lack of restrictions can often lead to injustices, which require a united people to fight back against. Sandoval's dissident globalization provides a means to fight back against such injustice by forming a "coalition of resistance that would cross national as well as racial and cultural borders—a dissident, internationalist citizenry" (Sandoval 22). In a sense, this coalition mirrors worker-rights unions in the way that they unite people across large distances in order to group together and carry more weight and influence. It is a powerful way to fight back against injustice policies on a worldwide scale.

This idea of community building and a coming together is completely embodied in the Womxn Who Rock organization as well, which brings "together scholars, archivists, musicians, media-makers, performers, artists, and activists to explore the role of women and popular music...in the Americas and beyond" (Habell-Pallán 1). This group focuses on bringing people together so that they can leave larger influences on the world with their ideas. Both groups also have a focus on history and remembering those who came before, and I find this idea very inspiring. It's very important to me to make sure that those that have passed away are remembered are not forgotten, and it seems as though this idea is also embodied in Sandoval's writings and the Womxn Who Rock.