Struggles for Another Chile, Another Wallmapu
The mass protests in Chile have made clear that the crisis is a crisis of the neoliberal economy.
Articles by Pilar Villanueva
Why Decolonial Feminism: New Possibilities from Abya Yala*
It may seem to some that decolonial feminism is just an academic buzzword, but the word itself captures the practice of political projects taking place in the global south. Different feminist organizations, collectives, and people in Latin America are now engaging with this political project, practice and thought.
From Rojava to the Mapuche Struggle: The Kurdish Revolutionary Seed Spreads in Latin America
For several years, the Kurds have been at the forefront of a revolution in Western Kurdistan (Rojava). Their alternative system to capitalism has resonated all over the globe. In Latin America, one of the places where Rojava thought has taken root is in the ancestral territory of the Mapuche people in Chile and Argentina.
The Riots of Chile’s New Generations: From the Struggle for Free Education to the Feminist Student Movement
Women from Chile are occupying education institutions in Chile and they won’t be going anywhere soon. They are demanding an end to paid education, sexual harassment, patriarchal practices, and the influence of capitalism in their universities.