latin america's radical feminism is spreading

They mean that violations against women are not isolated events, not merely connected to interpersonal relations, but rather, essentially political. Women in Chile, Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere know: Stopping violence against women starts with politics and power.SÃO PAULO, Brazil — During the jury selection process for Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial this month, dozens of women gathered outside a Manhattan courthouse to perform a version of the dance/chant known as “Un violador en tu camino,” or “A Rapist in Your Path.” First in Spanish, then in English, they sang: “Patriarchy is our judge that imprisons us at birth/And our punishment is the violence you don’t see.”This performance, which quickly went viral, was created last year by the feminist collective Lastesis in Valparaíso, Chile, and is based on the work of the Argentine-Brazilian anthropologist Rita Segato. Activists point a finger at institutions that facilitate gender-based violence by systematically dehumanizing women and promoting ideologies to keep them under control.For proof that this is really a global political issue, look to Turkey, where the police It should come as no surprise that female representatives make up only Here in Brazil, we face similarly depressing statistics. (The investigation is ongoing.) Women in Chile, Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere know: Stopping violence against women starts with politics and power. Latin America’s Radical Feminism Is Spreading Women in Chile, Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere know: Stopping violence against women starts with politics and power. Latin America’s Radical Women Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 is a significant exhibition in several ways, tackling the intertwined notions of being a woman, being Latin American and being radical, as presented through art and as it can currently be viewed in the US. Error en la comprobación del correo electrónico. “The rapist is you,” the women repeat here and everywhere, either pointing to a courthouse, to the police headquarters or to the presidential palace. (Since the beginning of the demonstrations, Chilean’s National Human Rights Institute has filed 1,080 lawsuits against the state, 770 for allegations of torture and inhumane treatment and 158 for sexual abuse, including In Latin American countries, women performing the song also wear pañuelos verdesBut “Un Violador en tu Camino” is way more than its Latin American specificities. This is why it has spread so far and so quickly. (The investigation is ongoing.) By Vanessa Barbara r/feminisms: A safe(r) space for respectful, cooperative feminism-minded discussion, including its intersections. Only 25 percent of the 35,127 global parliamentary seats are taken up by women, a figure that drops to only 21 percent at the ministerial level. La entrada no fue enviada. “The rapist is you,” the women repeat here and everywhere, either pointing to a courthouse, to the police headquarters or to the presidential palace. In early December, a group of thousands sang the anthem together outside From there, it has spread all over the world: London, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Tel Aviv, New Delhi, Tokyo, Beirut, Istanbul, Mexico City, Caracas, Lima, Buenos Aires, among other places. It’s not just that members of those institutions simply disregard the complaints — looking the other way, doubting the victims — but that they are often the perpetrators themselves.

The rapists will continue while most of us stand powerless outside courthouses, police stations and presidential palaces, furiously pointing at them, to no avail.

In Brazil, women occupy “It’s the cops. Most historical genealogies of Latin American feminism trace theirorigins to the social movements beginning in the 1960s and 1970scentered around women’s liberation. Part of the choreography includes squatting down, hands behind the head, The activists wear a black lace blindfold as a symbol of the often invisible ways that women are made vulnerable, but also as a nod to the hundreds of people who were partially blinded by Chilean police in the past three months, amid ongoing protests.