Haleema – Another world is possible
Preferred Name
Haleema
Legal Name
Haleema bharoocha
Contact Email
haleemabharoocha@gmail.com
Age
23
Gender Expression
Female
Which student are you?
College Student (The World)
Name of School
Uc Berkeley
Grade / Year in School
Entering into first year this fall 2022 for graduate school. Pleas disregard my application if I don’t qualify under the university category.
Location (City, State/Province, Country)
Union city, CA
If you identify with an ethnicity or culture(s), which one or ones do you identify with?
South Asian
What is the name of your legal guardian/parent (if under 18)?
Please provide contact information for your legal guardian/parent (if under 18)
What are your social media accounts (TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook)?
Generartiveshop -IG
Haleemabharoocha - IG
HaleemaTheB - Twitter
Please select type of project you are entering
Visual Art
What is the title of your project?
Another world is possible
Please tell us about your submission (maximum 600 words)
Inspired by feminist Arundhati Roy’s words of wisdom “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
This piece offers us hope of the world we are dreaming into reality and building towards. As a feminist and advocate for gender equity, the burnout and heavy emotions felt in doing this work is real and often depleting.
This piece is a reminder, a beacon of hope urging us to forge forward for justice.
While the path to dismantle the patriarchy isn’t always clear, we know we will find a way just like our maternal ancestors did before us.
What is something you learned about patriarchy and what is something you would like to change about what you learned?
I learned that the Patriarchy shows up in cultural norms. We are socialized to adhere to the gender binary and traditional gender norms that place caregiving on women. When we step out of these norms we are shamed and punished.
One thing I want to change is this culture of patriarchial violence. We do this through including art, storytelling, cultural strategy, and narrative change as a part of our work. We must challenge these cultures of violence and create new ones that center care and self determination.
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