Songwriting with a gender perspective workshops

In May, Protected content returned to Zacatecas to produce our songwriting workshops with a gender perspective.

The goal is to raise awareness and prevent violence against women. We were invited by SEMUJER Zacatecas, the State office for Women’s Affairs.

One of the workshops was conducted with the musicians and singers from the ensemble Rondalla Con Aroma de Mujer from the state capital.

A common form of violence against women that was discussed was sexual harassment in the streets. This topic sparked debate and soon it turned into one of the songs that were composed by the participants.

Violence against women in public spaces is an everyday situation. It goes from lascivious looks to groping women and girls without consent. The impact and consequences of sexual harassment have been kept invisible, especially when it happens in the streets, public transportation and public spaces, etc.

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Our team on the field:
Martha Lopez Ramos, Gender perspective
Gilles Aniorte Tomassian, Production

The participants:
laura lucia escareño torres, maria magdalena escareño juarez, ana rosa lopez martinez, esperanza edith urista esparza, maria goretti garcia zalazar, norma yadira cristerna, blanca cecilia esparza ramirez, luz maria carrillo esparza, maria guadalupe hernandez, claudia isbeth guerrero alvarez, laura garcia ortiz, mauricio de jesus rivas, claudia garcia jaramillo, daniela de la cruz, josefina santana ruiz, joel delgado garcia, raquel lopez villarreal, yolanda gonzalez, mario “ronco” lopez garcia.
francisco javier delgado, arreglos y direccion musical

Sponsored by
SEMUJER Zacatecas,
Community Arts Exchange NFP Chicago.