Feminists in Mexico and the US have been demanding for decades that the government take sexual harassment seriously. What will it require for women to simply walk to the store or ride a bus to work without the fear that their bodily autonomy will be breached at any moment?
In today’s issue, we post an updated version of a previous interview with filmmaker Anne Lewis about her film on the historic Texas pecan strike and its leader Emma Tenayuca.
Father Solalinde is well known in Mexico and internationally for giving away all his worldly goods and living in the shelter he built for migrants passing through Oaxaca on their dangerous journey north. Helping migrants threatens the existing social order, which includes the drug cartels operating in collusion with local authorities. But attempts on his life have not deterred him.
María Romero was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable contributor to the conference. You’ll enjoy her personal takeaways from an incredible week in Mexico!
... women have resisted and insisted that no matter the gender differences, we are all equal. On International Women’s Day, we’ll once again take to the streets and celebrate what we’ve won — and demand what we still don’t have: recognition of our full humanity.
In Mexico, Verónica Cruz founded Las Libres and led the way in winning Mexico’s Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion in 2021 and to mandate abortion on request at all federal health institutions.
Mexican educator and feminist Nancy Ortiz tells us that children must be factored into new development plans. She emphasizes the importance of universal, free, accessible preschool, and it’s not just to allow women to work without the cost or headache of finding daycare. Preschool is more than babysitting; professional teachers help our little ones build the social, physical and mental skills they will require as they grow up.
