la calle es de tod@s/plaza de los prostituyentes

yesterday walking through plaza once (or la "Plaza de los Prostituyentes")i came upon a feria organized by folks from La Vaca, the Asamblea Popular de San Telmo, Las Locas ("espacio creativo para mujeres desobedientes"/a creative space for disobedient women), and Unión 16 de julio (cooperativa de trabajadores de la Vía Pública). the theme of the fair was "la calle es de tod@s" (the street belongs to everyone) and was a space for organizations that use the street as a means of communication or subsistence. there were a variety of groups their (less than maybe would have otherwise participated because of the continuing shitty weather) -- probably most interesting was the group of women who work as prostitutes (plaza once being known for prostitution) part of the project "Ninguna mujer nace para puta" (no woman is born to be a prostitute). they have links with similar projects in bolivia (i.e. mujeres creando) and have done really important work in talking about sex work and the larger social context and consequences, especially with really creative public actions. when i was here last year i saw an exhibit they put on in the cultural center borges with mujeres creando which was just spectacular so it's cool to see that they are still going and have come out with a book.

announcement of the event

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more about the original exhibit