María Galindo
María Galindo (born 1964) is a Bolivian anarcha-feminist, lesbian activist, and psychologist. She has worked as a radio presenter and television host. She has written three books and is also a screenwriter. Although not well-known outside her country, Galindo is a controversial person in Bolivia.
Born in Cochabamba[1] (another source says La Paz) to an upper-middle-class family,[2] she left Bolivia with a visa as a nun to study at a Vatican university.[1] She returned in 1992, and on March 8, she co-founded Mujeres Creando ("Women Creating"), a Bolivian collective and social movement which confront sexism and homophobia. She broadcasts a regular radio program from Mujeres Creando.[3] For her controversial actions (often labeled as performance art or street theater), she was arrested and assaulted several times by Bolivian police even though her older brother, José Antonio Galindo Neder, was a minister under former president Carlos Mesa. She also champions the rights of women who are victims of abuse and sexual harassment caused by machismo. Gallindo, a psychologist, teaches sociology at Higher University of San Andrés.[2] She states, "The street is the most important political setting... So we took the street and made the graffiti that we continue to make in four cities in the country. With graffiti we try to mix different topics simultaneously."[4] Galindo is an atheist.[2]
Selected works
- 2013, No se puede Descolonizar sin Despatriarcalizar, ISBN 97899954-2-622-4
- 2007, Ninguna mujer nace para puta (with Sonia Sánchez), ISBN 987-21900-3-81
- 2004, Archivo Cordero 1900 - 1961
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santoro, Sonia (9 December 2010). "MARIA GALINDO: EL CUERPO EN LA CALLE" (in Spanish). Sonia Santoro. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "María Galindo: Mujer es igual a rebeldía" (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Green, Sharyl; Lackowski, Peter (2 April 2012). "Bolivian Radical Feminist Maria Galindo on Evo Morales, Sex-Ed, and Rebellion in the Universe of Women". Upside Down World. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Dangl, Benjamin (2007). The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia. AK Press. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-1-904859-33-8.
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