Meet The Ex-Mormons, Sunstone 2015.
On August 1st, 2015 Kate Kelly spoke on a panel at the Sunstone conference in Salt Lake City titled “Meet the Ex-Mormons.” Several attendees have reported that during this panel she asked “all female-identified persons in the room” to stand (explanation for why that is a problematic term) and repeat after her. Allegedly the phrases she chose to have the attendees repeat (it’s noteworthy that the majority of attendees at this event were white) included “We must love each-other and support each-other; we have nothing to lose but our chains” The allegation here is that KK appropriated these words from another movement that is not hers. This chant originates from Assata Shakur and can be seen here. As a white woman leading other white women, this chant had absolutely no place being repeated at Sunstone. The original chant has been used frequently in regards to police violence, especially Ferguson and Baltimore.