Join us in ten minutes for this scintillating conversation between @Karnythia and Santilla Chingaipe revolving around Mikki's latest book Hood Feminism #mwfdigital https://twitter.com/MelbWritersFest/status/1294159073676427265

'Hood Feminism is what you do to take care of yourself and your neighbours when things are tough. I grew up adjacent to the projects, and went to a school 99% black, 99% low-income. We had to make sure each other made it through the month.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'Feminism isn't just saying the right words. It's what you do that matters.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'We're basically failing the children of the workers that we say are so essential so we can stay at home. Those workers and their children needed support before now, and they need more support now.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'The people who clean our streets and our home and who work in supermarkets and clean up our hospitals – we're saying they don't matter as much. Everyone's work is valuable. There's no such thing as unskilled labour.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'We're underpaying people. The answer is that for many people, they can't afford to stay home. Frontline workers all over the world are in desperate conditions where they can't even get enough rest.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'We call these people heroes. But they tend to die in obscurity and poverty. We love a hero when they're saving us.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'Sure, doing good deeds is a reward, but you know what else is a reward? Being able to go home where there's food and your children are safe and educated and cared for.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'The playing field is tilted and intersectionality recognises that. It's not your identity that's an obstacle, it's the obstructions created by other people in response to your identity that's the obstacle.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital

'People say their appreciate essential workers, but they appreciate the work they do, not the quality of their lives.' – @Karnythia #mwfdigital