The Teapot Collective

Read more to learn about our intersectional approach

At the Teapot, we recognise people hold multiple intersecting identities that impact the way they experience the world. For example, a woman may also be disabled, she may also be queer, or Trans, or practice religion. 

Intersectionality is an approach used to understand the unique experiences of people who are faced with oppression and/or where they hold power in society (Crenshaw 1989, Paulson, 2016). 

At Teapot we embody the fact that it is not possible to separate out a person’s multiple social identities, it is the unique combination of them that leads to how a person experiences day to day life, how they are treated in society and by institutions (Yuval-Davis, 2016). In order to think intersectionally, we must understand that the unique entanglement of people’s identities wherever possible should not be untangled upon embarking on complex systems change work.

It is important to use an intersectional approach for this work because it ensures that Teapot does not use a blanket approach or a cookie cutter approach for all organisations, communities and individuals that we work with. People and communities are complex and cannot be defined simply, therefore our issues require complex solutions. Intersectionality helps us navigate this complexity.

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