In feminist and grassroots struggles, care work and the day-to-day sustenance of life have been at the forefront – not only as a means of survival in times of crisis, but also as a practice of connection and alliance, a source of resistance against extractivist dynamics, and as a logic that stands in opposition to that of the accumulation of profit. There comes a moment in which exploitation – and the struggle against it – is revealed not to be contained solely to the realm of waged labour but also, and above all, in social reproduction (society itself) as well as in natural and human ecosystems. In this moment of realisation, the scope of the struggle widens to encompass previously invisible spheres.
Fatima Ouassak on the power of mothers
La Laboratoria2025-07-13T16:55:59+02:00Fatima Ouassak, by Marie Rouge by Marta Malo and Verónica Gago. Translated by Anouk Devillé First published in Ojalá The family is a concept that the far right has attempted to monopolize, and the idea of the “mother” is a central part of that dispute. We’re witnessing a coordinated offensive against politicized, feminist, and anti-racist maternities with deep social roots, among which the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in [...]