Feminist Economy, Berta Cáceres, and March 8 | Issue #7

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This week on Capire | Feminist Economy, Berta Cáceres, and March 8

Hello, sisters of the world!

A feminist economy is a response to the current economic, environmental, and social crisis. It is a political strategy to transform society and the relationship between people, and people and nature. To support the conversations around the topic, the World March of Women (WMW) and Friends of the Earth International launched two animated videos that creatively and imaginatively explain what feminist economy is. The videos are available on Capire’s YouTube channel and social media channels with Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French subtitles. 

This week we also reported on the seven-year mark since the political assassination of the Honduran leader Berta Cáceres. As a tribute to her, we published a message by Bertha Zúniga Cáceres about her legacy. Bertita recalls Berta’s struggle and thoughts, demonstrating her strength and resistance: “She fought and believed in the wisdom of peoples. She believed that, as peoples, we also have our own mechanisms for building justice, defending our territories, and continuing the resistance that has been going on for more than 500 years.” Berta lives!

And in the upcoming week, women from around the world will take to the streets on March 8, International Day of Women’s Struggles. Nalu Faria, of the World March of Women Brazil, argues that these mobilizations “express the strength and power of feminism and are a striking mark of its reach as an emancipatory project.” In her article, Nalu addresses the challenges facing the feminist movement in the struggle for democracy and equality, against poverty and the control over women’s bodies.

For this and more content on the internationalist feminist movement, go to capiremov.org! 

::: What is a Feminist Economy? Watch the Animated Videos
Two new videos expose principles to build feminist economy into the social movements agenda | Multimedia

::: Bertita Zúniga: “Berta Cáceres Argued That the Struggle Is a Permanent Struggle”
Seven years after the political assassination of the Honduran leader Berta Cáceres, we publish a message by her daughter Bertita Zúniga Cáceres about her legacy | Experiences

::: March 8, a Day to Radicalize Hope in Brazil
Read the article by Nalu Faria on the challenges facing the feminist movement as it tackles poverty and the patriarchal control over women’s bodies and lives | Analisys

...And if you haven't seen it yet, check out our content from previous weeks:

::: Andaiye: The Point Is To Change the World
The thought and political practice of a radical fighter from Guyana | Experiences

::: A Flag in the Sand: Sahrawi Women Building Sovereignty
Video depicts the everyday lives and stories of women who live in Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria | Video

::: On Systemic Masculinity: Personal Status Laws in Iraq
The Iraqi personal status laws and their effects on women’s lives | Analysis

::: Grassroots Feminist Journalism: The Experience of the Marcha Portal
Camila Parodi shares the story of the Argentinian portal Marcha and the experience of feminist journalism from social movements | Experiences

::: Oil Palm Plantations in Chiapas: Women Fight Against Territorial Control and Violence
The World Rainforest Movement exposes the Mexican context of feminist resistance against oil palm plantations | Interview

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