Anti-Systemic Feminism in Brazil, India, and the World | Issue #39
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Anti-Systemic Feminism in Brazil, India, and the World | Issue #39
Hello, sisters of the world!
This week we published three pieces at Capire sharing experiences and reflections about building feminism around the world and the anti-patriarchal struggle women wage for autonomy and self-determination.
The socialist and internationalist struggle is built by many hands and can only advance if women are present and active. In order to articulate this struggle as a central and transversal axis in building the society we want, the seminar “Feminisms and the struggle against patriarchy” took place during the international conference Dilemmas of Humanity. The discussions were reported in this article and on a video featuring women from different parts of the world talking about what is needed to build a feminist socialism. You can access other pieces of Capire’s coverage of the Dilemmas of Humanity Conference here.
We also published an interview with Rejane Medeiros, a World March of Women militant from Brazil. Rejane addressed the struggle against transnational companies in the territories and shared experiences of self-organization and of building popular feminism on the streets, networks and farmlands of Rio Grande do Norte. Rejane argues that “Self-organization is central to women’s struggle. From the experiences that women develop, they also realize that it is possible for them to do whatever they want”.
The 13th International Meeting of the World March of Women, held in Ankara, Turkey, in October this year, had a significant turnout of women from Asian delegations, demonstrating the feminist organization and struggle in the region. During the meeting, we interviewed Sehjo Singh, of the Indian organization Alternatives Confluence. In the interview, available in writing and audio (English), Sehjo addresses the history of building feminism in India and the current forms of resistance and alternatives proposed by women in the region.
Check out this and more on the feminist movement here!
::: Dilemmas of Humanity: Advancing Towards Building a Feminist Socialism
Debates during the Dilemmas of Humanity Conference reflect upon feminism and the anti-patriarchal struggle to build socialism around the world | Experiences
::: Rejane Medeiros: “We don’t shape the revolution by ourselves”
Medeiros is a feminist activist from Northeastern Brazil. She talks about the fight for economic autonomy and advocates for territories | Interview
::: Sehjo Singh: “Caste system needs the patriarchy to remain strong”
In India, deforestation and patriarchy walk together, so feminism and ecology must be build together too | Interview
...And if you haven't seen it yet, check out our content from previous weeks:
::: Feminist Alternatives to the Dilemmas of Humanity: Challenging Capitalism in the Present
Read a speech delivered during the Dilemmas of Humanity Conference about the internationalist strategies for anti-capitalist organization | Analysis
::: A Digital Security Help Line by Feminists From Brazil
Feminist organization MariaLab offers emergency digital security services to women, LGBT+ people, and Latin American organizations | Experience
::: Phakamile Hlubi-Majola (South Africa): “Our Ideology as a Trade Union is Rooted in Socialism”
Read and listen to the interview with the member of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) | Interview
::: Nalu Faria: An Extraordinary Socialist Feminist
Beyond speeches and great narratives, Nalu liked to be there in actual strategic building processes, sitting in circles, building syntheses, consensus, organization, and struggle | Experience
::: The Feminist Strength of the 13th International Meeting of the WMW
Militants from all continents met to agree on the political actions and agenda of the World March of Women | Experience
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