Geographies of Difference: Transborder Organizing and Indigenous Women's Activism

The article discusses the struggle of women activists in Oaxaca, Mexico and California, who share transborder goals, in navigating local realities while participating in cross-border campaigns. Topics discussed include gender discrimination faced by indigenous Mexican women organizers, transnational...

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Autor principal: Blackwell, Maylei (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En: Social justice
Año: 2015, Volumen: 42, Número: 3/4, Páginas: 137-154
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:
Activists
Mexican indigenous women
Sex discrimination against women
Social Movements
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Sumario:The article discusses the struggle of women activists in Oaxaca, Mexico and California, who share transborder goals, in navigating local realities while participating in cross-border campaigns. Topics discussed include gender discrimination faced by indigenous Mexican women organizers, transnational organizing in the Mexican and American society, and the experiences of activists with the indigenous social movement Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB).