Experiences

Environmental justice

Philippines: Resisting Climate Change, Building Alternatives

22/05/2023

The experiences and proposals of feminist and community struggles in face of climate change

Movement

Memory and Mística, Vital Words to Build Feminist Futures

18/05/2023

An article on the importance of feminist memory and mística, which retrieve a past of struggles and point to a present of possibilities of change

Feminist economy

Euskal Herria: Revolutionize Care to Change Everything

12/05/2023

Women from the Basque Country are in permanent campaign for feminist care policies

Movement

Internationalist Feminism: Women’s Many Struggles Around the World

11/05/2023

WMW militants in Africa and Asia reflect on the construction of feminism in their countries

Movement

The Stuggles For Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women In United States

05/05/2023

May 5th is action day to end violence against Indigenous women in the United States

Movement

May Fourth Movement and Women’s Emancipation in China

04/05/2023

Movement against imperialism and feudalism is regarded as a new awakening for the Chinese people

Movement

Josie Mpama: Resistance to Apartheid in South Africa

12/04/2023

A leader in the resistance to colonial oppression and the apartheid system, Josie was a key figure in women’s organizing in South Africa

Movement

Vilma Espín: A Revolution Inside the Revolution

07/04/2023

To celebrate the birth of Cuban revolutionist Vilma Espín, we published two of her speeches about women’s struggles on the island

Movement

Ahlam Belhaj, Your Heart Beats Within Us, Because You Carried the Meaning of Life

06/04/2023

A moving tribute to Ahlam Belhaj, who dedicated her life to Tunisian women’s struggle and to revolution

Demilitarization

Three Months of Resistance in Peru: “In Our Country, They Are Killing With Bullets”

15/03/2023

Peruvian militants denounce repression against demonstrations for democracy in Peru and address their current strategies of struggle

Movement

Feminist Pedagogy in Practice: Discover the guidebook “Decolonial Feminist Popular Education”

10/03/2023

Gina Alfonso talks about the role of pedagogical mediation in the book with the accumulations and methodologies of the Facilitator’s School

Movement

March 8, 2000, a Day To Remember

08/03/2023

Looking back on the launch of the World March of Women and its internationalist feminist agenda

Environmental justice

Bertita Zúniga: “Berta Cáceres Argued That the Struggle Is a Permanent Struggle”

02/03/2023

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

Feminist economy

Andaiye: The Point Is To Change the World

23/02/2023

The thought and political practice of a radical fighter from Guyana

Movement

Grassroots Feminist Journalism: The Experience of the Marcha Portal

07/02/2023

Camila Parodi shares the story of the Argentinian portal Marcha and the experience of feminist journalism from social movements

Food sovereignty

The Historical Role of the Women of La Via Campesina in the Current Crisis

19/01/2023

Read Geum-Soon Yoon’s speech on women’s strength to boost systemic changes

Movement

2022: Women From Around the World Marched for Peace, Democracy, and Sovereignty

22/12/2022

An overview on the content published by Capire in 2022

Food sovereignty

Declaration of Peasant Rights: An Instrument in the Struggle for Land

20/12/2022

Now that the Declaration completes 4 years, read about some achievements and challenges of the peasant movement to implement it #LVC30Years #PeasantRightsNow

Demilitarization

“You’re Under Arrest”: Rosa Parks’ Disobedience Against Racism

01/12/2022

Read Rosa Parks’ account about her act of disobedience against segregation on buses in Montgomery, United States, in 1955
Movement

Hebe de Bonafini: Lessons on Rebelliousness

24/11/2022

Hebe de Bonafini, co-founder and president of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Association, passed away on November 21st, 2022

Movement

The Vital Force of the Women of La Via Campesina

22/11/2022

Women’s organizing experience in the first years of building La Via Campesina #LVC30Years

Movement

Xica Manicongo: Transness Takes the Floor

20/11/2022

The story of the first travesti targeted by the Inquisition in Brazil

Movement

The Experience of a Virtual Feminist School in the Americas

19/11/2022

Watch the video about the Berta Cáceres Feminist School of the World March of Women Americas

Movement

Lumina Sophie and the Uprising of 1870: Women’s Resistance in Martinique

05/11/2022

The story of Lumina Sophie and women’s participation in the Southern Insurrection

Autonomy

Iranian Women: In the Streets, in Society, in Life

24/10/2022

The feminist uprising in Iran, from challenging compulsory hijab to changing the entire system

Movement

Haiti: Rebirth?

20/10/2022

Sabine Manigat explains the big mobilizations recently happening in Haiti demanding profound system change

Movement

“We refuse, we unite, we move”: LGBT+ struggles in Lebanon

19/10/2022

Learn about the carefully constructed LGBT+, feminist and anti-neoliberal mobilization that took the streets of Beirut in July 2022

Food sovereignty

Grassroots Agroecology Education: Change in Practice

14/10/2022

On International Day of Action for Food Sovereignty, we talk about grassroots education and feminism

Environmental justice

Women Discuss Forms of Resistance and Alternatives to Corporate Power in Latin America

15/09/2022

Bertha Zúñiga, Leticia Paranhos, Miriam Miranda, and Soniamara Maranho on how to confront transnational corporations in their territories and the region

Food sovereignty

For a Popular Peasant Feminism: The Journey of CLOC-La Via Campesina

02/09/2022

Militants explain the perspective of popular peasant feminism and how it has been built within La Via Campesina’s organizing processes

Autonomy

Cycling 1000 km Against Femicide

29/08/2022

This text reports on the ultracycling experience of Marielle Bouchard, including statements by her and by people who she met along the way

Demilitarization

Free Teesta Setalvad, Free Militant Journalism

22/08/2022

In solidarity with the campaign to free Teesta Setalvad, we share an excerpt from her memoirs in which she writes about journalism committed to human rights

Movement

Together We Build: Balkan Feminist Organizing School

19/08/2022

Women from the Balkans shared their experiences during two-day feminist school
Food sovereignty

Margarida Maria Alves: A Peasant Who Did Not Run Away From the Struggle

13/08/2022

Looking back on the life and struggle of Margarida Maria Alves, a Brazilian peasant union leader who was killed on August 12th, 1983

Movement

Maria Adosinda: A Life Dedicated to Feminist Struggles in Africa

31/07/2022

Read the story of Maria Adosinda, a Mozambican feminist militant who was dedicated to fighting violence and exploitation
Movement

Community radio: a tool for feminism in Sri Lanka’s rural areas

28/07/2022

Anuka de Silva shared her experiences on popular communications during Capire’s feminism and communications webinar

Movement

When a Quilombola Woman Falls, the Quilombo Rises With Her

25/07/2022

Quilombola women share their organizing experiences and their priorities in the struggle in Brazil

Movement

Community-based Communications in Cuba: Experiences of Liberation

21/07/2022

Read the contribution of Marilys Zayas to the discussion on grassroots feminist communication strategies
Movement

Lorraine Guay, Our Sister in Struggle

08/07/2022

"Not alone, never alone, always together": activists pay tribute to one of the founders of the World March of Women

Movement

Honduras: Feminist Caravan Occupies Garifuna Territory with Art and Memory

04/07/2022

Caravan held activities in defense of land and the memory of the forcibly disappeared
Food sovereignty

End Hunger, End the WTO: The Peasant Caravan to Geneva Against Free Trade

21/06/2022

What is at stake for global free trade according to La Via Campesina leaders

Movement

Feminist Schools: Grassroots Education for Organizing

14/06/2022

The developments of the Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organizing School in the Balkans, the Americas, and facilitator training

Movement

In the Americas, the Summit Is of the Peoples, Not Imperialism

10/06/2022

Grassroots movements met in the US against the Summit of the Americas and stood up for sovereignty and people power

Movement

Argentina: Women in Movement Sustain Life in Rural and Urban Areas

18/05/2022

Meet the experiences of women who organize care and solidarity in their territories

Food sovereignty

Agroforestry, Feminism, Agroecology: Interweaving Women’s Knowledge and Practices

16/05/2022

Women in agroecology and agroforestry in Brazil sow diversity and collective organizing

Movement

Grassroots Communicators In Action: Experiences of Convergence

06/05/2022

Women who took part in the 3th Continental Assembly of ALBA share reflections and stories about grassroots communications

Food sovereignty

Dismantling Patriarchy While (Also) Building Food Sovereignty

04/05/2022

Read Friends of the Earth International’s paper on the links between feminism, agroecology, and food sovereignty

Movement

ALBA Movements: Peoples of Nuestra América Building Regional Integration

30/04/2022

The principles and practices of grassroots feminist integration driven by ALBA Movements

Demilitarization

April 24: Feminist Solidarity Against War and the Power of Transnational Corporations

24/04/2022

Check out 38 pieces published by Capire about the experiences of struggle for peace and demilitarization

Food sovereignty

Paraguay: Prolonged Struggles Against Eviction and Imprisonment of Indigenous and Peasant Peoples

11/04/2022

Conamuri militants denounce the criminalization of those who struggle for land rights in Paraguay and report on resistance experiences

Movement

A Feminist Campaign for Asylum for Women and LGBTQIA+ Migrants in Europe

05/04/2022

Feminist organizations come together in alliance to draft an European petition to guarantee the rights of women and LGBTQIA+ immigrants

Demilitarization

“Weapons are not tools for peace”: feminists against wars and NATO

04/04/2022

On the way to the Peace Summit against NATO, women build a feminist agenda to end the war and towards peace

Demilitarization

Palestinian Land Day: These Lands Belong to The Women

30/03/2022

The documents published by the memory institution Khazaaen attest women's lands titles in Palestine

Autonomy

Amel Zanoune Zouani lives: letter denounces fundamentalist violence in Argelia

22/03/2022

In a touching letter, the mother of Amel, a young woman murdered for resisting the rules imposed by Islamic sectors, denounces the terrorism experienced by Algerian women

Movement

In search of lost memory: the origins of International Women’s Day

08/03/2022

Memory, international mobilization and revolution: discover the history of March 8, an international day of struggle proposed by socialist women

Demilitarization

Rosa Luxemburg: a tireless struggle against wars and capital

05/03/2022

Read an excerpt from the letter written by Rosa Luxemburg during her arrest

Feminist economy

A year of the Feminist School: e-book brings together theoretical and methodological backups

04/03/2022

Read an excerpt from “Systems of oppression on women’s lives”, part of Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organizing School's curriculum.

Movement

Sowing Berta Cáceres, her resistance and revolution

02/03/2022

“We are demanding a feminism that really dismantles all forms of domination,” said Berta Cáceres.

Movement

Ana Betancourt: the story of an irreverent Cuban

24/02/2022

Read the story of Ana Betancourt in the struggle for the independence of Cuba

Movement

#RedBooksDay | Flora Tristán: writing to emancipate the women and peoples of the world

21/02/2022

Read an excerpt from the book “The Workers’ Union,” published in 1843, four years before the Communist Manifesto.

Movement

Honduras: people’s feminist mobilization to change a bashed and indebted country

15/02/2022

The election of Xiomara Castro brings with it the need for structural changes in Honduran politics

Environmental justice

Strike Against the AntaKori Mining Project: Peruvian Women and Communities Resist

02/02/2022

The pathways of resistance in a strike called by peasant and Indigenous organizations from northern Peru
Movement

One Year Echoing Feminist Voices To Change the World

06/01/2022

Capire is turning one; check out what we have shared about and learned from international feminist resistance

Movement

To Expand the Conversation on Grassroots Communications

20/12/2021

It takes multiple voices to make grassroots communications happen. An e-book provides experiences of women from seven countries in the Americas.

Demilitarization

Sudanese Coup: Women Struggle for Freedom, Peace, and Justice

16/12/2021

Understand the violent military regime that took over power in Sudan and the struggles against it

Demilitarization

Fighting for Free Palestine Cannot Be a Crime: Grassroots Movements Around the World Organize Solidarity

24/11/2021

Read an excerpt from the declaration against the classification of Palestinian civil society organizations as “terrorists”

Movement

Lessons From the Struggle Against the FTAA: Continental Unity To Fight Free Trade

19/11/2021

Grassroots movements from the Americas have accumulated experiences and a history of struggles for sovereignty and integration.

Food sovereignty

Food sovereignty: the trajectory of the World March of Women

15/10/2021

Over these 25 years of the principle of food sovereignty, women have contributed to biodiversity and reorganization of labor.
Movement

History and Analysis of the Feminist Movement in Morocco

07/10/2021

Read an excerpt from the article “Feminist Movement in Morocco,” by Khadija Ryadi

Autonomy

Feminism in Galicia: Fighting Against the Patriarchal Justice System in the Periphery of the Center of Capitalism

24/09/2021

Putting the confrontation with sexist and judicial violence on the feminist agenda is key to get some laws off the paper.
Movement

Bartolina Sisa: An Aymara Fighter Against the Spanish Empire

03/09/2021

On International Indigenous Women’s Day, meet the story of Bartolina Sisa, an Indigenous Bolivian fighter from the 18th century.
Autonomy

Feminism Facing Witch Hunting, Land Grabbing, and Patriarchal Control In India

12/08/2021

We remember the words and struggles of the activist Shashi Sail about her experience fighting for women’s autonomy.

Movement

Argelia Laya: A Black Communist Woman Against the Tide

30/07/2021

Learn more about the life and struggles of Argelia Laya, a Venezuelan militant and teacher, with quotes from interviews and from her autobiographical book.
Movement

Black Women in the Americas Resisting To Live, Marching To Transform

28/07/2021

The words of Black women from four countries across the Americas show paths toward feminist and anti-racist struggles in different territories.

Movement

Marie Koré: Marching for Freedom and Independence in Ivory Coast

27/07/2021

The anti-colonial leader Marie Koré brought women together in struggle to demand freedom for political prisoners in the 1940s.

Movement

Mekatilili wa Menza: Anti-Colonial Struggle in Kenya

22/07/2021

Mekatilili led a rebellion against colonialist violence during the British occupation of her country

Movement

#FeministSchool: Political Education in Movement To Change the World

16/07/2021

Building diverse political actors and internationalist alliances epitomizes the political action of grassroots feminism

Movement

Carlota: Liberation Struggle Against Slavery

15/07/2021

This is a story of amassing power and courage, as part of the Cuban heritage of rebelliousness against oppression

Movement

Tereza de Benguela: Hail to Black women’s struggle and resistance

09/07/2021

Learn about the story and strength of a quilombola who is a reference for the Black women movement in Brazil.

Food sovereignty

LGBTQIA+ Peasants in Struggle: Free Our Land, Free Our Bodies

28/06/2021

Building practices for liberation and tackling LGBTQIA-phobia in rural areas are ongoing processes in La Via Campesina.

Movement

#FeministSchool: Feminist Economy Is a Proposal and Strategy for Movement Building

25/06/2021

Feminist economy and movement building were the focus of the Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organizing School on June 21st and 22nd.

Feminist economy

#FeministSchool: The Critiques and Proposals of Feminist Economy

17/06/2021

Feminist economy on the agenda to promote political education and strategy for change.

Demilitarization

Solidarity To Build A Free Palestine

07/06/2021

Internationalist solidarity is grassroots strategy to end Israeli occupation

Demilitarization

#FeministSchool: State and Democracy Are Battlegrounds of Feminist Struggle

02/06/2021

Read about the session on state and democracy, with experiences shared by women from different parts of the world, such as Kenya, Venezuela, Kurdistan, and Bolivia.

Movement

Louise Michel and the Women of the Paris Commune

29/05/2021

On May 29th, we celebrate Louise Michel’s 191st birthday.
Movement

Chile: Feminist, Rebellious, Constituent Territory

26/05/2021

What is happening in Chile after the victory of the left and social movements in the Constitutional Convention election
Autonomy

#FeministSchool: Women and Gender-Nonconforming Bodies in Resistance

21/05/2021

Feminist education is marked by critique of the heterosexual norm and the commodification of the body

Food sovereignty

Grassroots, Immigrant, Farmworker Organizing in the United States

17/05/2021

Read and listen to Kathia Ramirez on the work of the Farmworkers’ Support Committee (CATA), in her participation in the “Migration and Refuge on the Feminist Agenda” Webinar.

Environmental justice

#FeministSchool: In Defense of Mother Earth

06/05/2021

Experiences of Indigenous, Black, and peasant organizing and resistance are the basis of feminist political education

Movement

Feminist Infographics Against Racism and Colonialism

22/04/2021

Check out the materials produced in the Basque Country for the 5th International Action of the World March of Women.
Movement

#FeministSchool: To Understand and Tackle Systems of Oppression

21/04/2021

Colonialist, heteropatriarchal, and racist capitalism: overlaps that exploit and subjugate the peoples

Movement

2021: Feminist Resistance and Solidarity Around the World

20/04/2021

Across all continents, women are organized and struggling to sustain life.

Environmental justice

Agroecology as Resistance: Indigenous Women Defending Their Territory and Traditional Practices In Malaysia

12/04/2021

Read about the agroecological experiences and struggles of the women of the Sungai Buri community as they affirm their sovereignty and reclaim their rights to their land

Movement

#FeministSchool: Sharing Technologies, Knowledge, and Struggles

09/04/2021

Here’s how the welcoming session and technical training workshop went down at the International Feminist Organizing School

Movement

Alexandra Kollontai: The Years of Revolution

31/03/2021

On March 31st, 2021, we celebrate the 149th birthday of Alexandra Kollontai.

Food sovereignty

Women Resist Land Grabbing and Free Zone in Haiti

26/03/2021

Feminist farm school faces threat from Coca-Cola monoculture.

Movement

#FeministSchool: Launch Celebrates the Legacy of Berta Cáceres

18/03/2021

Online event paid tribute to women’s struggles in their territories and illustrated the importance of education for grassroots feminist international organizing.

Autonomy

The Life and Struggles of Victim-Survivors of Prostitution in the Philippines

26/02/2021

Capire spoke with Myles Sanchez and Jean Enriquez of CATW-AP about sexual violence, war on drugs, and other struggles faced by philippines
Food sovereignty

Peasant Women Nurturing Feminism and Agroecology

25/02/2021

Video by La Via Campesina shows experiences of grassroots feminism and agroecology promoted by women from different parts of the world
Environmental justice

Women Water Defenders in the Mountains of Argentina

03/02/2021

In Argentinian frontline communities, women are saying, “How could we not fight? Do we dry with the land?”

Movement

Solidarity, an Internationalist Practice

02/02/2021

The solidarity experience of grassroots movements to fight violence and authoritarianism around the world.
Food sovereignty

Women Building Food Sovereignty in Africa

05/01/2021

Sefu Sanni from the World March of Women Kenya talks about what it takes for African countries to achieve food sovereignty
Movement

An International Feminist School Under Construction

05/01/2021

The International School is a tool that contributes to the alliance between the movements and to the construction of transformative syntheses between women