Latin America | Mexico | Activism

Leading Mexico City women draw up ‘manifesto’ to improve the city

Tackling gender-based violence and unsafe public spaces are the main priorities for women in Mexico City, according to a diverse group of distinguished women who were invited to take part in a special discussion by the Guardian. The group – which included actors, singers, political analysts, human rights activists, journalists and students who live and work in Mexico City – debated the biggest issues and challenges facing women in 2015. The event was held in the garden of Casa Azul where Kahlo, arguably one of the world’s most influential feminists and female artists, lived and create

Latin America | Mexico | Activism

Rapper’s lyrical fight for Mexican women’s rights

Source: Aljazeera

Rain spattered against the taxi's window during the uphill drive to the Colonia Jardín neighbourhood on the outskirts of Oaxaca City, the capital of one of the country's poorest states. "Storms turn the mud up here into chewing gum," Mare Advertencia Lirika, a local rapper, told Al Jazeera. Mare, 28, an indigenous Zapotec, has made a name for herself on the Latin American hip-hop scene. Her rap stands out in part because of her indigenous roots, the poverty she's endured, as well as her politicised upbringing. Most of the homes in the neighbourhood are single-storeyed and cobbled to

Latin America | Mexico | Activism

I Am Revenge: The Unheard Stories Of Female Vigilantes

Source: All That is Interesting

For the most part, the stories of women enacting punishment on others have been whispered—not adapted for the silver screen like their male counterparts. Below, we explore some of the women who, moral issues aside, have lived and breathed vigilantism: Since 2013, Mexico has seen an increase in grassroots movements led by women, sparked by a decades long battle with gruesome femicide, increased presence of drug cartels, and ineffective law enforcement. Many of these women-led vigilante gangs have been successful in removing leaders of drug cartels from their cities, and creating all-fe

Latin America | Mexico | Activism

Women in Mexico rally against rampant domestic violence

Source: Aljazeera

Dozens of women have demonstrated in front of Mexico's Interior Ministry in the capital to protest against domestic violence. Congresswomen and activists in Mexico City on Monday lay on the ground imitating a crime scene with chalk outlines around their bodies, while chanting "gender alert in the State of Mexico". The "gender alert" was created in the city of Ciudad Juarez after reports of widespread violence against women. The initiative entails new funds to strengthen protection and help for the victims. The protesers called for the setting up of the "gender alert" mechanism in a