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Category: Maya Women’s Rights

MY MAYA EXHIBIT RECEPTION AT USC

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 adminHuman Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights / Uncategorized

I am happy to announce that the invitations for the reception of my Maya exhibit at the University of Southern California are out.  The exhibit features my photography taken of Maya women in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, and my collection of textiles from that region.  Most importantly, the exhibit features the interviews I made, …

EXHIBIT OF MY MAYA PHOTOGRAPHS & INTERVIEWS

September 4, 2018 adminHuman Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights / Uncategorized

The Maya exhibit of my photographs, interviews, and Maya textiles is now open.  The exhibit is at the University of Southern California, Doheny Library, for a period of 6 months.  If you are in the Southern California area come and visit this comprehensive display from my work in Chiapas, Mexico, over the past 6 years. …

FINISHING THE STORY OF MARIA

July 29, 2018 adminFOMMA / Human Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights1 Comment

In my last Blog I shared the beginning story of one of the women I had interviewed in Chiapas, Mexico.  Her name is Maria. Her life story left off at the point that she had returned to her village and was raped by a man who bought his way out of being arrested.  Her father was …

MY STORY OF MARIA

July 1, 2018 adminEarly marriages / Human Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights

In my last blog I promised that I would share a story about Maria and her life as a Maya women in Chiapas, Mexico. Her story is one that many women experience. Here is Part One of Maria’s story. My father was an important man in my village.  He worked for the politicians in the …

For Two Thousand Years

May 31, 2018June 21, 2018 adminart / Early marriages / Human Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights2 Comments

Did you know that Maya women have been weaving for over two thousand years?  Weaving was considered an art form among high ranking ancient Maya women. In the early 1500’s when Spanish conquistadores arrived, they encountered incredibly beautiful weavings.  There have been many changes in types of threads and designs over the centuries, but the …

Interview in Zinacantán, Mexico

July 19, 2016July 27, 2016 adminMaya Women's Rights

My name is Josefina and my daughters and I own a textile store in the Maya village of Zinacantán. Our family business had been flower growing, but now the textile business is our main source of income. Most of the textiles in the store are made by my daughters. They are weavers and have learned …

A Story of Strength

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 adminindigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights / San Cristobal de las Casas

I have some amazing stories from my interviews of Maya women in Chiapas, Mexico. They are stories of strength and determination to overcome obstacles in life. Here is one life story from Isabel. Visit my website and read more about the Maya women of Chiapas. http://oursisterskeep.wpengine.com/galleries/chiapas/ INTERVIEW, ISABEL San Cristobal, Mexico My name is Isabel. …

Maya Women Helping Maya Women (FOMMA)

March 27, 2016March 28, 2016 adminFOMMA / Human Rights / Maya Women's Rights / San Cristobal de las Casas

On my recent trip to San Cristobal de las Casas I was introduced to the staff at FOMMA, and interviewed them on the work they are doing for Maya women. FOMMA (Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya) is a collective of Mayan women who use theater as a tool for education and community building. They are …

Guatemala’s Civil War: Genocide Against the Maya People

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 adminGuatemala genocide / Human Rights / indigenous culture / Maya Women's Rights

During my trip to Chiapas, Mexico, I met with Flori, a Maya woman. She was born in Guatemala during the time of the civil war. She and her family fled from the slaughter that was happening in their country. Flori now is a teacher and spiritual leader in the Maya communities of Chiapas. She is …

Introduction to the Blog, Our Sister’s Keeper

March 23, 2016 adminHuman Rights / Maya Women's Rights / The Forum on Women

Thank you for signing up for Our Sister’s Keeper blog. Your interest in the human rights issues of women is important to me. If you have any information on related issues that you would like to share with me I would welcome your input. The website www.oursisterskeeper.org has images of women I have met around …

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