Camonghne Felix on Abolition as a Sexual Violence Survivor
December 3, 2020
Please note that this episode contains conversation around sexual violence.
Calls to 鈥渄efund the police鈥� or even 鈥渁bolish the police鈥� are often met with the retort: 鈥淏ut what do we do about the rapists and the murderers?鈥� It鈥檚 a question that today鈥檚 guest, Camonghne Felix, addressed head-on with an article in New York Magazine鈥檚 The Cut titled 鈥淎ching for Abolition as a Survivor of Sexual Violence.鈥� She explains that as a sexual assault survivor, the incarceration of her attacker brought her no solace. She invites the reader to listen, to be led, and 鈥渢o invest in agency鈥� when thinking about accountability and healing.
Felix is both an award-winning poet and the Vice President of Strategic Communications for Blue State, a purpose-driven creative strategy agency. Before Blue State, she was the director of surrogates & strategic communications at Elizabeth Warren for President. She's also a prolific poet and was longlisted for the national book award in 2019.
