Sandoval proposes dissident globalization as a remedy against neoliberalism through the way she discusses the camaraderie expressed between the ones fighting for emancipations. Neoliberalism, as mentioned in week 1, is a concept where minoritized communities are often left behind economically. Neoliberalism impacted many communities and left them at a disadvantage. Using dissident globalization can be seen as using a remedy against this because an important factor of dissident globalization is the sense of community and working together: “Activists of color involved in the civil rights, antiwar, Black, Chicano, Asian, Native American, student, women’s, and gay liberation movements saw themselves as bonded, despite distinct and sometimes contrary aims and goals, in a coalitional form of “third world” consciousness opposed to dominating powers and oppressive racial and social hierarchies”(22). By banding together and identifying that we all share a common identity and face similar problems, that identification and cooperation can be seen as a remedy for the impacts of neoliberalism and neoliberalism itself. Using dissident globalization allows for these actions because different tactics can be employed with an overarching theme of working together and can fight against neoliberalism.
Processes of remembrance like the Womxn Who Rock Unconferences demonstrate resilience because it allows for differential consciousness to shine through. The conferences allow for older traditions to combine with newer ones while still sharing a common goal and a common theme of resilience through remembrance and activism. In Sandoval’s text, “this differential consciousness and social movement permit affinities inside difference to attract, combine, and relate new constituencies into transnational coalitions-of-resistance” (26) which embodies the purpose of the Womxn Who Rock events.
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