Introduction Puʻu are raised grounds where the seeds of our survival are planted; honua is the unflinching earth beneath us, the enduring Papahānaumoku who outlasts all upheaval. Puʻuhonua are sanctuaries grown in sheltered enclaves – hills, cliffs, shorelines – ritually consecrated to protect those within from peril. In the distant past, Kanaka Maoli fleeing the violence of war or escaping chiefly punishment could retreat to these places of refuge where they would be safe from execution. A traditional sanctum of care and security grown by our ancestors
This ground-breaking collection interrogates protest camps as sites of gendered politics and feminist activism.
Drawing on case studies that range from Cold War women-only peace camps to more recent mixed-gender examples from around the world, diverse contributors reflect on the recurrence of gendered, racialised and heteronormative structures in protest camps, and their potency and politics as feminist spaces.
While developing an intersectional analysis of the possibilities and limitations of protest camps, this book also tells new and inspiring stories of feminist organising and agency. It will appeal to feminist theorists and activists, as well as to social movement scholars.
