What's new this week: "Feminism is powerful because it is not an event that is just emerging now"
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Capire is a media tool to echo the voices of women in movement, to publicize the struggles from different territories, and to strengthen local and international references of anti-capitalist, anti-racist, grassroots feminism. To learn more, watch this video or read our presentation.
::: Patricia McFadden: “Through 500 years of colonialism, African women have fought for freedom”
Read and listen to this interview with the feminist activist and researcher Patricia McFadden on gendered nationalism and the power of feminism for women’s liberation | Interview
::: Just Energy Transition Is A Feminist Agenda
The feminist struggle for a different organization of work and for a harmonious relationship with nature also requires a just transition in the energy model | Analysis
...And while you are here, check out our content from previous weeks:
::: Africa’s Women’s Day: “We Need To Unite Our Voices To Fight Against New Forms of Colonialism”
Today, July 31st, Africa’s Women’s Day, we listen to a chant and a message by Graça Samo, of the International Secretariat of the World March of Women | Multimedia
::: Argelia Laya: A Black Communist Woman Against the Tide
Learn more about the life and struggles of Argelia Laya, a Venezuelan militant and teacher, with quotes from interviews and from her autobiographical book. By Alejandra Laprea | Experience
::: Black Women in the Americas Resisting To Live, Marching To Transform
The words of Black women from four countries across the Americas show paths toward feminist and anti-racist struggles in different territories | Experiences
::: Marie Koré: Marching for Freedom and Independence in Ivory Coast
The anti-colonial leader Marie Koré brought women together in struggle to demand freedom for political prisoners in the 1940s | Experiences
::: The Struggles for Seed Sovereignty and Women’s Autonomy in Kenya
In Kenya, women are fighting for food sovereignty and climate justice by taking care and highlighting the importance of indigenous seeds | Analysis
::: Mekatilili wa Menza: Anti-Colonial Struggle in Kenya
Mekatilili led a rebellion against colonialist violence during the British occupation of her country | Experiences
::: The UN and Green Capitalism Attack Food Sovereignty
Learn about women’s criticism of the Food Systems Summit and the offensive of corporate power against food and nature | Analysis
::: Black Women Harvesting Agroecology and Autonomy in the Caribbean
On this day, July 25th, we listen to three Black women of the CONAMUCA who struggle for food sovereignty, the right to abortion, and anti-racism in the Dominican Republic | Interview
::: Carlota: Liberation Struggle Against Slavery
This is a story of amassing power and courage, as part of the Cuban heritage of rebelliousness against oppression | Analysis
::: Women struggle for land rights and equal inheritance in Tunisia
Halima Jouini analyzes women’s position in the Tunisian economy and presents proposals based on the women’s movement | Analysis
::: #FeministSchool: Political Education in Movement To Change the World
Building diverse political actors and internationalist alliances epitomizes the political action of grassroots feminism | Experiences
::: Black transfeminism, an anticolonial and anticapitalist struggle
Read and hear M. Adams’ article about the about Black transfeminisms confrontating the colonialist system of opressions | Analysis
::: Tereza de Benguela: Hail to Black women’s struggle and resistance
Learn about the story and strength of a quilombola who is a reference for the Black women movement in Brazil | Analysis
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