Allison and Kelly studied far from Melo, Cerro Largo, where they were born. A few years ago upon graduating they returned to work there and they reconnected with their city in a new way: they wanted to create networks with others to build a community free from...
Eradication of Violences and Discriminations
A story of transformation
San Gregorio de Polanco is a small city, located in the north of Uruguay, in the department of Tacuarembó. Lorena has always lived there, with her sons and daughters. Three years ago she joined a group of women and she never imagined how that network would transform...
Make a difference
Nicolle’s grandmother taught her an important lesson at a very young age: “You can be whatever you want to be, the only thing I ask of you, is that you make a difference.” That push led her to study, to not be intimidated, to meet other activists, and to become a...
“The reproduction of life is also the grounds for the construction of affectivity”
Silvia Federici is a sociologist and philosopher, teacher and feminist activist. Fondo de Mujeres del Sur invited her to talk about the importance of popular feminisms and the power of the collective as a practice and political perspective. We were left with a...
The AMI Organisation Transforms a Brothel into a Cultural Centre/School Focused on Gender and Diversity
“Transforming a Site of Sexual Exploitation to One Where People’s Rights Are Respected.” That is how the founders of Asociación Mundo Igualitario (Equal World Association, or AMI), an organisation in the city of Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)...
Casa Comunidad, a feminist and grassroot strategy for a more liveable world
“For us, the popular[1] is just as important as the feminist”. The phrase summarises in a few words several hours of conversation with four women who are part of Casa Comunidad [2] (CC). We invite you to read about this powerful feminist...