Conditions

This page documents some of the work that editors did to compile the special issue of Sinister Wisdom that pays tribute to Conditions magazine.

Julie R. Enszer and Shromona Mandel interviewed Irena Klepfisz in May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is the full recorded video of the interview as well as a transcript. An edited version of the interview is included in the tribute issue.

Here is the full, unedited transcript.

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File Irena Klepfisz Interview Transcript Full .docx

"Empowerment comes from ideas."

Gloria Anzaldúa

“And the metaphorical lenses we choose are crucial, having the power to magnify, create better focus, and correct our vision.”
― Charlene Carruthers

"Your silence will not protect you."

Audre Lorde

“It’s revolutionary to connect with love”
— Tourmaline

"Gender is the poetry each of us makes out of the language we are taught."

― Leslie Feinberg

“The problem with the use of language of Revolution without praxis is that it promises to change everything while keeping everything the same. “
— Leila Raven