[news] State Violence Against Women in Mexico

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

"The women danced in pairs, clashing their machetes high above their heads in a slow, ritual dance reminiscent of religious dances in indigenous communities. These were strong, extroverted women who shouted out resistance slogans and wielded their machetes with the ease of those who use them in everyday tasks...I felt inundated by their political energy. I would never have guessed that a few weeks later I would see these same women beaten, bloodied, humiliated, silenced..."

URL: http://mostlywater.org/node/7230