Women and indigenous peoples are traditionally considered highly vulnerable and at risk in the face of the potential scenario of proposed mega-mining operations in Ecuador. The following are some of the expected consequences for these two groups in the areas affected by the activity […]
Category Archives: mujeres
What is a woman's mission? – To teach men to love. When they learn, they will have a different way of behaving with women and with Mother Nature. We must see our bodies as sacred and know that sex is a sacred act; that's the way for it to be sweet and fill us with […]
What is a forest? This answer may vary depending on the person answering: − For the forestry industry, it's timber − For climate change negotiations, it's tons of stored carbon − For nature merchants, it's the place where air, water, biodiversity, and ancestral knowledge are produced […]
Neither firearms, nor killer dogs, nor electrified fences, nor corrupt authorities will stop the strength of the women who harvest and fish in the mangrove estuaries. "We were born here, our grandmothers, our mothers, our daughters, our granddaughters were born here. We work here, we sing and play here. We fall in love here, we find food here. This land […]
Dear friends: Today we will address a delicate topic worthy of urgent discussion: The magnificence of love for our land, where our being lives and dwells. We hope to touch the hearts of women who are experiencing physical and mental health challenges due to the enormous pollution that is already affecting us.
Someone told me it's no coincidence... that we've always chosen them. That we find them along the path of life, we recognize each other, and we know that somewhere in the history of the worlds we were part of the same clan. Decades pass, and as I retrace those riverbeds, I'm very aware of the qualities […]
Today marks the world premiere of the Ecuadorian-filmed miniseries "NORTHERN BORDER." It is the result of a nine-month investigation conducted on Ecuador's northern border (with Colombia) in 2011. It focuses on the issue of human trafficking.
