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Movements & Moments
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Often forgotten and seldom written into official record, protest movements and campaigns by indigenous women across the world are a vital part of our history, and our heritage. Before an understanding of environmental damage and climate change was even articulated in international forums by powerful political leaders, indigenous women knew well the importance of preserving and respecting traditional knowledge and building lives in harmony with the environment. Before the impacts of large-scale industrialization and the thoughtless exploitation of our resources became evident, it was indigenous women in small and large communities who fought to protect rivers and mountains, who created trade unions focusing on what was defined as ‘domestic’ or ‘care’ work, who argued that no matter how small, every actor in the world deserves to be valued and respected. They did not always win, and often movements faced setbacks and sabotage, but with each step they learnt how to do better the next time.
This book documents a small part of these multifaceted struggles. Sourced through an open call, the stories here span centuries and locations: they come from Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, India, Nepal, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador. They document individual and collective histories, reflect on the complicated and often contradictory lessons political protest has to offer, and look at moments of joy, of loss and of learning. Together, they alert us to the as yet untapped wealth of knowledge that lies in the unheard stories of indigenous women across the world.
Often forgotten and seldom written into official record, protest movements and campaigns by indigenous women across the world are a vital part of our history, and our heritage. Before an understanding of environmental damage and climate change was even articulated in international forums by powerful political leaders, indigenous women knew well the importance of preserving and respecting traditional knowledge and building lives in harmony with the environment. Before the impacts of large-scale industrialization and the thoughtless exploitation of our resources became evident, it was indigenous women in small and large communities who fought to protect rivers and mountains, who created trade unions focusing on what was defined as ‘domestic’ or ‘care’ work, who argued that no matter how small, every actor in the world deserves to be valued and respected. They did not always win, and often movements faced setbacks and sabotage, but with each step they learnt how to do better the next time.
This book documents a small part of these multifaceted struggles. Sourced through an open call, the stories here span centuries and locations: they come from Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, India, Nepal, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador. They document individual and collective histories, reflect on the complicated and often contradictory lessons political protest has to offer, and look at moments of joy, of loss and of learning. Together, they alert us to the as yet untapped wealth of knowledge that lies in the unheard stories of indigenous women across the world.
259 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 15, 2022
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Sonja Eismann
17 books3 followersSonja Eismann a German journalist and cultural scientist . She is co-founder and co-editor of Missy Magazine and lives in Berlin and Vienna.
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January 2, 2023
This is such a beautiful and comprehensive resource. I have been an organizer in the transnational, women of color movement for over 20 years and we used to find and photocopy articles from women’s struggles around the globe to study. Now this book does what I only wished I had access to decades ago — it compiles women’s movements from the global south, makes them easy and captivating to study and learn about, and then makes them even more accessible through a beautiful graphic novel format. What a great book to have for training new organizers and for refreshing and rejuvenating feminists who are already on the ground. The book itself is also a testament to the power of women working across borders; the authors and illustrators have clearly spent so much time, labor, and love putting this together internationally. Great book to read yourself and/or gift to others.
June 30, 2023
This book ❤️🔥
I absolutely loved reading it.
The graphics. The stories.
Learning about indigenous communities around the world.
Learning about movements their rebellion.
Always find so much strength and hope in reading about feminists past and present 🧡
The editors apparently got hundreds of story submissions which they narrowed down to 10 and *need to read* every single one of them 😭
There should be a million volumes of this.
I absolutely loved reading it.
The graphics. The stories.
Learning about indigenous communities around the world.
Learning about movements their rebellion.
Always find so much strength and hope in reading about feminists past and present 🧡
The editors apparently got hundreds of story submissions which they narrowed down to 10 and *need to read* every single one of them 😭
There should be a million volumes of this.
May 11, 2023
mooi! boeiend! inspirerend!
als iemand deze van mij wil lenen 😁
shoutout naar de MAN die mij dit boek cadeau deed
als iemand deze van mij wil lenen 😁
shoutout naar de MAN die mij dit boek cadeau deed
March 26, 2025
Manchmal fügt sich alles genau richtig: Zum ersten Mal entdeckte ich dieses Buch bei Dussmann in Berlin, zögerte jedoch, es zu kaufen. Umso grösser war meine Freude, als ich es kürzlich gebraucht in einer Brocki fand. Ein wahrer Glücksgriff! Denn dieses Werk ist nicht nur eine Sammlung visuell beeindruckender Graphic Novels, sondern auch eine dringend notwendige Plattform für marginalisierte Stimmen, die oft überhört werden.
Das Buch präsentiert zehn unterschiedliche Comics, die sich mit feministischen Bewegungen indigener Aktivist*innen aus verschiedenen Regionen des Globalen Südens auseinandersetzen. Die Auswahl, getroffen durch das Goethe-Institut Indonesien, stellt beispielhaft dar, wie vielschichtig und divers feministische Kämpfe weltweit sind. Ob es um anarchistische Chola-Gewerkschafterinnen im Peru der 1920er-Jahre, den Einsatz für indigene LGBTQIA+-Rechte in Brasilien oder den Erhalt bedrohter musikalischer Traditionen in Vietnam geht – die Vielfalt der erzählerischen Perspektiven beeindruckt ebenso wie die unterschiedlichen künstlerischen Stile.
Besonders gelungen ist die Verbindung zwischen den individuellen Geschichten und global relevanten Themen wie Umweltzerstörung, Bildungsungleichheit und intersektionalem Aktivismus. Die Comics veranschaulichen nicht nur die Dringlichkeit dieser Anliegen, sondern auch die Widerstandskraft und Kreativität der porträtierten Personen. Die Illustrationen und Erzählweisen variieren stark, was das Leseerlebnis besonders bereichert und die Diversität der künstlerischen Handschriften widerspiegelt.
Es ist erfreulich, dass dieses Buch indigene Stimmen in den Mittelpunkt rückt, da sie leider auch in feministischen Diskursen oft marginalisiert werden. Das Projekt ist nicht nur eine Bereicherung für die Comic-Kunst, sondern auch für den intersektionalen Feminismus insgesamt. Umso grösser ist meine Hoffnung, dass dies der Auftakt zu einer ganzen Reihe ist, in der noch viele weiter indigene Perspektiven Gehör finden.
Dieses Buch ist ein Wissensspeicher für alle, die sich für Feminismus, Indigenität, Umweltaktivismus und visuelle Erzählkunst interessieren. Ein beeindruckendes, bereicherndes Werk, das hoffentlich noch viele Fortsetzungen findet!
Das Buch präsentiert zehn unterschiedliche Comics, die sich mit feministischen Bewegungen indigener Aktivist*innen aus verschiedenen Regionen des Globalen Südens auseinandersetzen. Die Auswahl, getroffen durch das Goethe-Institut Indonesien, stellt beispielhaft dar, wie vielschichtig und divers feministische Kämpfe weltweit sind. Ob es um anarchistische Chola-Gewerkschafterinnen im Peru der 1920er-Jahre, den Einsatz für indigene LGBTQIA+-Rechte in Brasilien oder den Erhalt bedrohter musikalischer Traditionen in Vietnam geht – die Vielfalt der erzählerischen Perspektiven beeindruckt ebenso wie die unterschiedlichen künstlerischen Stile.
Besonders gelungen ist die Verbindung zwischen den individuellen Geschichten und global relevanten Themen wie Umweltzerstörung, Bildungsungleichheit und intersektionalem Aktivismus. Die Comics veranschaulichen nicht nur die Dringlichkeit dieser Anliegen, sondern auch die Widerstandskraft und Kreativität der porträtierten Personen. Die Illustrationen und Erzählweisen variieren stark, was das Leseerlebnis besonders bereichert und die Diversität der künstlerischen Handschriften widerspiegelt.
Es ist erfreulich, dass dieses Buch indigene Stimmen in den Mittelpunkt rückt, da sie leider auch in feministischen Diskursen oft marginalisiert werden. Das Projekt ist nicht nur eine Bereicherung für die Comic-Kunst, sondern auch für den intersektionalen Feminismus insgesamt. Umso grösser ist meine Hoffnung, dass dies der Auftakt zu einer ganzen Reihe ist, in der noch viele weiter indigene Perspektiven Gehör finden.
Dieses Buch ist ein Wissensspeicher für alle, die sich für Feminismus, Indigenität, Umweltaktivismus und visuelle Erzählkunst interessieren. Ein beeindruckendes, bereicherndes Werk, das hoffentlich noch viele Fortsetzungen findet!
November 23, 2022
“Movements and Moments. Indigene Feminismen” is a phenomenal collection of ten short graphic novels by illustrators and activists, educators or social workers from Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, India and Nepal about various forms of feminist movements initiated and/or practiced by indigenous women in those countries. The book is a result of an initiative taken by the Goethe Institut in Indonesia, and the editors admit that they chose the final ten contributions out of mind-blowing 218 submitted works.
Kudos to all the authors selected and to the editors for the diversity of the stories, which often talk about queer and/or non-binary indigenous people, about discrimination and exclusion, and show how injustice and intolerance can be fought on an individual and collective level. In every story there is a lot about traditional beliefs and values, art and culture, and a lot of inspiration taken from knowing your own roots and the power of a community. I adored how different the art and styles of illustration as well as storytelling are and how effectively some images can convey messages of empowerment and resilience.
What is interesting and important when it comes to the books like this one is how much knowledge and wisdom can be shared in them and how much activists featured may realise that there are millions of women around the world struggling with the same issues, maybe solving them differently, maybe in a similar way. What I personally got from this book, mainly, is enormous appreciation for the wealth of indigenous people from Latin America and Asia but also, how much we can achieve if we act together, gather our forces and unite. For a person who usually prefers to act alone, independently, this means a lot.
Kudos to all the authors selected and to the editors for the diversity of the stories, which often talk about queer and/or non-binary indigenous people, about discrimination and exclusion, and show how injustice and intolerance can be fought on an individual and collective level. In every story there is a lot about traditional beliefs and values, art and culture, and a lot of inspiration taken from knowing your own roots and the power of a community. I adored how different the art and styles of illustration as well as storytelling are and how effectively some images can convey messages of empowerment and resilience.
What is interesting and important when it comes to the books like this one is how much knowledge and wisdom can be shared in them and how much activists featured may realise that there are millions of women around the world struggling with the same issues, maybe solving them differently, maybe in a similar way. What I personally got from this book, mainly, is enormous appreciation for the wealth of indigenous people from Latin America and Asia but also, how much we can achieve if we act together, gather our forces and unite. For a person who usually prefers to act alone, independently, this means a lot.
October 31, 2022
This collection got better with each story.
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May 1, 2023It's so hard to rate and review anthologies. I've given them all quick individual star ratings below but just know, I liked this collection, both individually as stories and histories, as well as the intention behind the collection as a whole.
"Let the River Flow Free: Women Defenders of the Cordillera" Philippines ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Mama Dulu" Ecuador ⭐⭐⭐
"Shanti: Beyond the Veil" Nepal⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Anarchist Cholas: a Short Story about a Bolivian Female Libertarian Trade Union" Bolivia ⭐⭐
"Tracing between Colors of the Highlands" Vietnam ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Military Huichalaf: The Protectress of the Sacred River" Chile ⭐⭐⭐
"Warmi Masiy: Andean Feminism Taking Shape in the Land of the Incas" Peru ⭐⭐⭐
"Times will Pass..." India ⭐⭐⭐
"Let the River Flow Free: Women Defenders of the Cordillera" Philippines ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Mama Dulu" Ecuador ⭐⭐⭐
"Shanti: Beyond the Veil" Nepal⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Anarchist Cholas: a Short Story about a Bolivian Female Libertarian Trade Union" Bolivia ⭐⭐
"Tracing between Colors of the Highlands" Vietnam ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Military Huichalaf: The Protectress of the Sacred River" Chile ⭐⭐⭐
"Warmi Masiy: Andean Feminism Taking Shape in the Land of the Incas" Peru ⭐⭐⭐
"Times will Pass..." India ⭐⭐⭐
December 30, 2022
Very important documentation, in accessible graphic style, of indigenous feminist movements organizing for gender and ecological justice around the world. A project of the Goethe Institute in Indonesia, the book tells 8 stories of women fighting for land rights, education, economic justice, freedom FROM marriage and against patriarchy and capitalism across Asia and Latin America. More of the stories are available at https://www.goethe.de/ins/id/en/kul/k...
January 24, 2023
An amazing collection of stories told by Indigenous people who have held the world together since the beginning of time, but whose stories we don't know. I liked that this book focused on women of South America and Asia, and I especially loved reading about the Kalinga people of Luzon, Philippines. I would love to see more collections like this, featuring more women. It was very inspiring to read about those who still fight for all of us.
December 28, 2025
10 histoires intéressantes sur des féminismes autochtones. 10 histoires dessinées et racontées, au sujet de femmes qui ont œuvré à leur échelle pour les femmes de leur entourage (et bien plus encore !).
⸱ Brésil 🇧🇷
⸱ Bolivie 🇧🇴
⸱ Chili 🇨🇱
⸱ Pérou 🇵🇪
⸱ Équateur 🇪🇨
⸱ Philippines 🇵🇭
⸱ Vietnam 🇻🇳
⸱ Thaïlande 🇹🇭
⸱ Inde 🇮🇳
⸱ Népal 🇳🇵
⸱ Brésil 🇧🇷
⸱ Bolivie 🇧🇴
⸱ Chili 🇨🇱
⸱ Pérou 🇵🇪
⸱ Équateur 🇪🇨
⸱ Philippines 🇵🇭
⸱ Vietnam 🇻🇳
⸱ Thaïlande 🇹🇭
⸱ Inde 🇮🇳
⸱ Népal 🇳🇵
January 14, 2023
As an introduction to some of the historical and current struggles in the Global South, this is a treasure that will encourage folks to learn more. As storytelling, most of them work but suffer from disjointed telling either because of editing for space or awkward segues.
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January 19, 2023এ বইয়ের গোড়ার কথাটাই হল, আন্দোলন, আইন পাশ— এগুলো কেন দরকার সেটা বোঝা এবং বোঝানোটা হল প্রাথমিক কর্তব্য। না হলে কোনও দিন আইন পাশ কিংবা সমাজ পরিবর্তনের জন্য অনেক মানুষ এক জায়গায় হতে পারে না, আর তা না হলে কাজগুলো হয়ও না।
June 9, 2023
omg this book just broke my heart💔
March 24, 2024
A brilliant collection of stories of activism from around the world. The illustrations are phenomenal and each style stands out so wonderfully. Deeply inspiring and rewarding to read.
January 30, 2023
Almost forgot to log that I'd finished this. Drawn and Quarterly release from late last year I hadn't read yet. A graphic novel that provides a deep dive around stories of feminist/indigenous rebellion and activism. Colorful and informative, would make a great textbook for a sociology course.
November 27, 2022
Zehn verschiedene Comics zum Thema Feminismus - je 5 aus Lateinamerika und Südostasien. Abseits vom verbundenen Element sind sie sehr unterschiedlich, sowohl was die Themen als auch die Gestaltung angeht. Gemeinsam ist ihnen aber, das sie alle gelesen werden sollten.
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