“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 organisation which set foot in their territories. It challenges the geographical limits ofContinuar Leyendo Casa Comunidad, a feminist and grassroot strategy for a more liveable world
Gender violence is the result of a patriarchal society structure on the basis of deep and historical inequalities between genders. These inequalities, socially sustained and transmitted from generation to generation, constitute an instrumental violence, which enables and perpetuates domination over women’s bodies and dissident sexualities. Why should we put gender-based violence back at the centerContinuar Leyendo Isolated, not alone: Gender violence in times of quarantine
After three years of implementation of the Programme Strengthening the Women’s Defence of the Environment in the American Chaco (Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay); and in the current framework of the Global Alliance for Gender and Green Action (GAGGA), the groups of women environmental defenders play an essential role in the fight for environmental rights, andContinuar Leyendo We Continue Supporting the Struggle of the Environmental Defenders
This is an initiative of the Fondo de Mujeres del Sur, together with María Wonda Gallery. The exhibition “Miradas de mujeres” (Women’s Gazes) remained open to the public from 10 to 31 May at the Club House “Las Delicias”. Ten women photographers from different aesthetics participated. We are attending an extraordinary moment in the historyContinuar Leyendo Ten Women Photographers Gathered their Perspectives for Gender Equality
The Leading from the South (LFS) programme was born from the need to finance and support activism for women’s rights in the South Global for a period of four years (2017-2020). At the beginning of this journey we have never even imagined the enormous power that would be woven in this time. 34 organisations wereContinuar Leyendo We Lead, We Exchange: A Year of Meetings and Exchanges between the Leaders of Leading from the South
We began to move the agenda of events for our 10 years transforming realities. The FMS participated in a marathon for the International Women’s Day. We disseminated and made visible the cause of the women in the defence of water. On Sunday, March 18, the executive team of the Fondo de Mujeres del Sur participatedContinuar Leyendo We Ran with Dozens of Women in Support of Water Defenders
The Programme Building Networks and Alliances is the founding initiative of the FMS. In 2018 it celebrates its 10 years, and we celebrate by incorporating eight women’s organisations from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay: Women’s Association “Brazos Unidos”, Horqueta, Concepcion, Paraguay OPUMI Association (Organizadas por un mismo Ideal), Central Department, Paraguay Casa Comunidad -Espacio de Violencia-,Continuar Leyendo A Decade Building Networks and Alliances: We Start a New Stage of REDAL
To accompany the development of new projects, Roxana Turitich and Kelda Vera joined in our staff in Paraguay; and Gabriela Romanutti, in Uruguay. Rocío Alonso also joined as Local Resources Manager of the FMS. Roxana Turitich is an administrator and has more than 15 years of professional experience. Since January 2017, she has worked asContinuar Leyendo Our Staff Is Growing
What are fundamentalisms? What is the progress of religious fundamentalisms in the Southern Cone? Who are the actors that promote these discourses and how do they affect the achievement and advancement of LGBTI rights in this sub-region? These were some of the questions that LGBTI organisations from Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia worked on inContinuar Leyendo LGBTI Organisations Weave Alliances and Analyse Contexts against Fundamentalisms Argentina – Uruguay – Paraguay – Bolivia
On March 2 and 3 in the city of Salta, Argentina, we organised the workshop “Feminist Struggles and the LGBTI Movement” in the framework of the Diversity Programme, for organisations of Argentina. The goal was to address feminisms from the LGBTI demands, as well as the tensions and meeting points between both movements. The partnersContinuar Leyendo Feminism in the LGTBI agenda
