they burned women
who knew which herbs
could end a pregnancy,
ease a fever,
numb a toothache.
they called it witchcraft.
it was healthcare.
and some of us
are still being punished
for knowing our own bodies
better than the men
who write the laws
about them.
the ghetto tarot: um projeto em colaboração da fotógrafa alice smeets com os artistas haitianos do grupo atis rezistans.
os haitianos reivindicaram a palavra “gueto”, desassociando o significado de pobreza, exclusão e racismo. para eles, gueto significa comunidade, família, solidariedade, força e riqueza criativa.
“I've seen women insist on cleaning everything in the house before they could sit down to write... and you know it's a funny thing about housecleaning... it never comes to an end. Perfect way to stop a woman. A woman must be careful to not allow over-responsibility (or over-respectabilty) to steal her necessary creative rests, riffs, and raptures. She simply must put her foot down and say no to half of what she believes she "should" be doing. Art is not meant to be created in stolen moments only.” - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés