Public Story
Sembrando luchas
Summary
In Mexico, she is the symbol of social struggle, she survives in a country that has taught her to live and survive in resilience. She can be found in the streets, singing feminist hymns, breathing in tear gas, wearing the cross of the feminicides on her shoulder or wearing the portrait of those who are still being searched for, with their hands in the ground cultivating the future or searching for a loved one. There are many of them and they are all united by the same cause, that of fighting for their rights, for a dignified life free of violence.
It is easy to notice the numbness that invades our minds in front of figures too dizzying to be assimilated: 11 feminicides per day, 100 thousand missing persons of which 847 are women simply in 2022, or an impunity of 94.8% of investigations in matters of violence... Embodying these societal phenomena through the history of Mexican women becomes a struggle in its own right.
This photographic project started in 2018, is the convergence of the lives of women of all ages, whose profiles intersect and complement each other. The common denominator that unites them is the conversion from victim to true advocate. Whether they are survivors of feminicide, leaders of search groups for missing persons, abortion escorts, defenders of political prisoners or environmental fighters against industrial mega-projects... whether they are feminists, activists or artists, individually or collectively, they organize themselves with courage, will and determination, generating a social impact and becoming a source of inspiration for all the others.
The strength that Mexican women embody is undeniable. To understand it, we need only look at its essence, which is fueled by love, empathy and the desire for justice.
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