No Borders, No Walls: Feminists for Abolition

The resources shared below are based on a virtual conversation convened by AWID titled No Borders, No Walls: Feminists for Abolition on  27 January. This was a small gathering bringing together speakers from prison abolition, Indigenous, harm reduction and broader feminist movements to build connections across movements and to discuss the cross-regional and cultural implications of these concepts. 

No Borders, No Walls: Feminists for Abolition

The resources shared below are based on a virtual conversation convened by AWID titled No Borders, No Walls: Feminists for Abolition on  27 January. This was a small gathering bringing together speakers from prison abolition, Indigenous, harm reduction and broader feminist movements to build connections across movements and to discuss the cross-regional and cultural implications of these concepts. 

Honduras: Young Feminist in Resistance Speaks Out

JASS and allies conducted a local and virtual Observatorio (Feminist Transformation Watch) to shed light on women's rights violations occurring under the de facto regime that overthrew the democratically elected president in a coup d'etat on June 28th. 

Where is the Money for Indigenous Women's Rights Organizing?

The following presentation was given at the Resource Mobilization Hub For Indigenous Women’s Rights, during IFIP’s World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy on Friday September 26, 2014.

A Call to Action: Insights into the Status of Funding for Indigenous Women’s Groups

It is our hope that this report will open a dialogue and space for further unpacking of the provided data and results and will provide actionable guidance in how funding trends and donor recommendations can support Indigenous Women’s Organizations in a meaningful and effective way, ensuring a sustainable planet for our future generations.

Feminist Perspectives Towards Transforming Economic Power: Buen Vivir

This article introduces Buen Vivir both as a gender neutral concept and examines its implementation in public policies in Bolivia.

Reclaiming Indigenous land, bodies and joy

From self-governance to soccer tournaments, Zapatista women show how another world is possible at the first international gathering of women in struggle.

Accountability is needed for violations against indigenous women defenders

Feminists support the Special Rapporteur's call for justice on the attacks on and criminalization of indigenous peoples defending their rights.

In rural Paraguay, women are on the frontlines of a ‘race against time’ to save native seeds

Amid the spread of industrial farming, transgenic crops and seed patents, rural women are conserving native varieties and teaching others about agro-ecology.

How Mayan women in Guatemala are fighting to protect their designs – and their identity

Mayan weavers are organising to defend their art, pushing for new legislation to recognise and protect their ‘collective intellectual property’