Well I’ll Go To The Foot Of My Stairs…

…and first, some good news, for women and girls in the UK at least. Exactly the opposite for women and girls in Nicaragua.

And then there’s this from bfp at Women of Color. It concerns the brutal repression and oppression of indigenous people in Oaxaca, Mexico and the use of sexual violence against women protestors by government forces. I read the post and watched the videos late yesterday evening. I slept badly and it’s been on my mind all day.

bfp says:

Clearly, at this point, many feminists haven’t even recognized that there is a conflict occuring to begin with.

And she’s right. I certainly hadn’t. But I am going to add my voice to the growing global condemnation of the Mexican Government’s action in Oaxaca. bfp again:

All feminists MUST pay attention to what is happening in Oaxaca. Indigenous women are leading the way to female liberation–which means that just as their demands for access to birth control carry the same weight in their actions that their demands for access to community radio do, they are also taking the brunt of the violence liberation often brings. But thier entire community recognizes that they will never have liberation (aka community health, freedom from poverty, clean air to breath, workers rights, sexual freedom, control of the land etc) as long as the nation/state has ultimate control over what happens to their bodies and souls–or as long as violence against women is acceptable in any form.

We are ALL accomplices if we do nothing. For God’s sake, DO SOMETHING.

Please make sure you have time enough to take in bfp’s words and watch the videos and then scroll down for a comprehensive list of addresses and a link to a template letter. Sending a letter is the easy part in all this.