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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Women Resisting Violence CollectivePublisher: Practical Action Publishing Imprint: Practical Action Publishing Weight: 0.336kg ISBN: 9781909014916ISBN 10: 1909014915 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 15 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Resisting intersectional violence against women in cities 2. Domestic workers 3. Abortion as a battleground - body politics 4. Land grabbing 5. Latin American migrant women 6. Commemoration, violence, and the arts Conclusions PodcastReviews'This highly accessible book is concerned with one of the most important issues in Latin America today and in the future - violence against women. Its uniqueness relates to its focus on women's resistance to violence, rather than women as victims of violence. In a context where diversity is key, it emphasises the intersectional dimensions of women's experiences. The text is accompanied by useful boxes, figures and podcast links. Women Resisting Violence will be core reading for policy-makers, researchers and students alike.' Caroline Moser, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester; Honorary Professor, UCL 'Women Resisting Violence is a unique exploration of the different ways that women are resisting gendered violence. The book uses a powerful combination of different resistance strategies across a range of contexts - [it] provides an excellent insight into gender and intersectionality including an analysis of the impact of VAWG on women in all their diversity. [Including] fascinating examples of the different ways in which VAWG has disproportionate impacts on Indigenous women, Black women, women from urban and rural locations, migrants, and persons from LGBTQ+ groups.' Dr Erika McAslan Fraser, Ending Violence against Women and Children Helpdesk 'Latin America is the continent with the highest VAWG rates but, at the same time, with a tremendous power of multiple resistances. This book demonstrates, once again, the significance of the bonds of sisterhood between academic feminists and indigenous feminists proposing creative forms of resistance and theorizing from the South. As the song says: ""they sowed fear in us, we grew wings...' Rocío Silva Santisteban, Peruvian poet, feminist activist, scholar, and former member of Congress 'The struggle of Latin American organizations to combat gender-based violence is a heroic story. This book is a superb summary of grassroots efforts and is key to understanding how to take the ideals of equality and convert them into policy and action. An excellent read that allows you to learn about the difficulties, passion and experiences of thousands of activists in Latin America. Wherever you might live, study or practice, many of these challenges will also resonate with your own.' Pamela Zaballa, CEO at NO MORE 'The state doesn't protect me, my friends do.' This book shows very comprehensively how this slogan chanted by Latin American women in protests across the continent is put into practice. From cities, to rural areas, in homes, intimate spaces and even through their own bodies, we see how women who are neglected by the state get together to protect each other from different types of intersectional gendered violence. Their actions include mass pro-choice and anti-femicide mobilizations, protecting indigenous lands and nature, using art to fight for social change, creating women's houses and apps to make cities safer, and campaigning for migrants and domestic workers. These are acts of resistance with which women confront systemic violence and create a better and safer world for us all - something that's especially important due to the increased inequalities caused by COVID-19. We should all read this book to remember how strong the enemy is and to join the fight from our own position and possibilities (wherever we may be and to the best of our abilities). As we read here, everything counts, even waiting to receive a message when your friend gets home.' Catalina May, Las Raras podcast "'This highly accessible book is concerned with one of the most important issues in Latin America today and in the future - violence against women. Its uniqueness relates to its focus on women's resistance to violence, rather than women as victims of violence. In a context where diversity is key, it emphasises the intersectional dimensions of women's experiences. The text is accompanied by useful boxes, figures and podcast links. Women Resisting Violence will be core reading for policy-makers, researchers and students alike.' Caroline Moser, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester; Honorary Professor, UCL 'Women Resisting Violence is a unique exploration of the different ways that women are resisting gendered violence. The book uses a powerful combination of different resistance strategies across a range of contexts - [it] provides an excellent insight into gender and intersectionality including an analysis of the impact of VAWG on women in all their diversity. [Including] fascinating examples of the different ways in which VAWG has disproportionate impacts on Indigenous women, Black women, women from urban and rural locations, migrants, and persons from LGBTQ+ groups.' Dr Erika McAslan Fraser, Ending Violence against Women and Children Helpdesk 'Latin America is the continent with the highest VAWG rates but, at the same time, with a tremendous power of multiple resistances. This book demonstrates, once again, the significance of the bonds of sisterhood between academic feminists and indigenous feminists proposing creative forms of resistance and theorizing from the South. As the song says: ""they sowed fear in us, we grew wings...' Rocío Silva Santisteban, Peruvian poet, feminist activist, scholar, and former member of Congress 'The struggle of Latin American organizations to combat gender-based violence is a heroic story. This book is a superb summary of grassroots efforts and is key to understanding how to take the ideals of equality and convert them into policy and action. An excellent read that allows you to learn about the difficulties, passion and experiences of thousands of activists in Latin America. Wherever you might live, study or practice, many of these challenges will also resonate with your own.' Pamela Zaballa, CEO at NO MORE 'The state doesn't protect me, my friends do.' This book shows very comprehensively how this slogan chanted by Latin American women in protests across the continent is put into practice. From cities, to rural areas, in homes, intimate spaces and even through their own bodies, we see how women who are neglected by the state get together to protect each other from different types of intersectional gendered violence. Their actions include mass pro-choice and anti-femicide mobilizations, protecting indigenous lands and nature, using art to fight for social change, creating women's houses and apps to make cities safer, and campaigning for migrants and domestic workers. These are acts of resistance with which women confront systemic violence and create a better and safer world for us all - something that's especially important due to the increased inequalities caused by COVID-19. We should all read this book to remember how strong the enemy is and to join the fight from our own position and possibilities (wherever we may be and to the best of our abilities). As we read here, everything counts, even waiting to receive a message when your friend gets home.' Catalina May, Las Raras podcast" Author InformationThe WRV Collective reflects the feminist and collaborative decision-making processes underpinning the project and the writing of this book. 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