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In November 2019, Colectiva Las Niñas de Guatemala was invited by Mujeres Transformando El Mundo (MTM) to El Estor, Izabal, to meet and document the women recipients of the project “Day of Expression and Movement”
Women’s bodies in this country have become wounded territories marred by violence. Everyday life and its social dynamics have reached irrational levels of incoherence. Sexual violence against girls, adolescents, young women, and adult women has become a systemic reality that is normalized and perpetuated.
For this project, we developed a methodological proposal for exploration and collective artistic creation. Through this approach, participants are supported in discovering and connecting with their bodies, emotions, thoughts, and creativity.
The exhibition held at the Plaza de las Niñas (Girls’ Square) on November 25 had a profound impact on the organizations that convened to mobilize and witness the performance. It marked the beginning of the activities planned for the day for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, November 25th.
Destilando Morado y Verde is an artistic and political performance that stands against the 59-40 initiative, which supposedly protects children and adolescents against gender identity disorders, and the 9-2022 law, which declared Guatemala the pro-life capital of Latin America.
Colectiva Las Niñas de Guatemala visibilizes the contributions of artists to society. With their different artistic branches and methodological proposals, they make it possible to collectively create healing processes, learning and tools for preventing gender violence.
Las Niñas de Guatemala is a project that offers expression and movement workshops for girls, adolescents, and women, with the intention of providing tools for empowerment, healing, and strengthening the connection to their bodies and to themselves.
The 2025 rap and movement workshops were designed for young female artists from Patojismo, Colectivo Bat’z, and Peronia Adolescente. These workshops are based on a methodology where rhythm and movement are key tools for creating in community.
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