Women and the Land Territories of Struggle
Women and the Land Territories of Struggle
Thought Cycle
Winning project of the 2025 Palau Macaya Reflection Call
Cycle of artistic activities and participatory proposals connecting ecofeminism, migration, and performing arts. Includes lectures, workshops and colloquia to amplify the voices of migrant women and create a manifesto-discourse and a collective scenic piece with social impact.
Opening roundtable:
27 November 2025 at 18:00 at Palau Macaya
Ecofeminism in Action: Dialogues Between Art, Theory and Activism
Opening conference combining academic presentations, scenic fragments and activist testimonies. A space for reflection and debate on social inequalities, female migration and land exploitation, using participatory methodology to collectively build a manifesto-discourse.
Led by:
Eugenia Delgado Mata, Artistic Director of Plàudite Teatre
Carmen Gregorio Gil, anthropologist, Director of Grupo OTRAS, University of Granada
Yolanda Akpoli, activist and founder of Union Segones Oportunitats
Czarina Musni, lawyer and activist
María Nohemí González Martínez, researcher at Simón Bolívar University
Vanessa Marcos, expert in international cooperation
Moderated by:
Déguène Seck, lawyer and researcher, Head of Projects at Senexcel·lència
Free entry with prior reservation
Limited capacity
Punctuality requiredWith the support of the “La Caixa” Foundation Social Programme and Beca Barcelona
Ecofeminism: YAP – Youth Activism for Equality, Personal and Planetary Health
Youth Activism for Equality, Personal and Planetary Health. Ecofeminism: YAP
This project engages young people in the co-creation and exchange of knowledge and resources using the principles of ecofeminism for a more sustainable world, employing artistic methods and theater practices. It promotes a holistic approach to self-care, empowering participants to prioritize their health while fostering a strong sense of belonging and inspiring them to drive positive change within their communities and among their peers.
DURATION: 19 months from 01/12/2024 to 30/06/2026
MAIN OBJECTIVE: To support young people’s agency for a more sustainable world through eco-feminist principles.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
• To foster transnational peer learning and capacity building of partners and grassroots organisations on equality, care and environmental sustainability.
• To create and share knowledge and resources on eco-feminism, menstrual cycle awareness and well-being for young people.
• To support young people’s health and empowerment through arts, culture, and self-care practices.
• To activate collective awareness and civic engagement of youngsters to support the cyclical life of humans and nature.
TARGET GRUP:
Young people from high schools and teachers
ACTIVITIES:
1. Introductory webinar on Ecofeminism
2. Workshop for the staff of Plàudite and Pele: the meaning of living cyclically
Foto: MB Pozo Ruiz
3. Workshop on Creative Youth Activism
4. Theatrical games to foster critical thinking and activism of young people in high schools
Foto: MB Pozo Ruiz
5. Workshops with young people in high schools about sustainability, ecofeminism, care and cyclical life (Spain)
Foto: MB Pozo Ruiz
6. Workshops with young people in high schools about sustainability, ecofeminism, care and cyclical life (Portugal)
Foto: Pedro Figueiredo
7. Creation of communication materials (Fanzine)
Foto: Pedro Figueiredo
DOWNLOAD THE FANZINE:
- COM TENIR CURA D’UNA FLOR ENMIG D’UNA TEMPESTA? – CATALÀ
- ¿CÓMO CUIDAR UNA FLOR EN MEDIO DE UNA TORMENTA? – CASTELLANO
- HOW TO CARE FOR A FLOWER IN THE MIDST OF A STORM? – ENGLISH
- COM CUIDAR DUMA FLOR NO MEIO DUMA TEMPESTADE? – PORTUGUÊS
8. Youth Artistic Residency and Co-creation, and final performance
Fotos: Pedro Figueiredo
9. Radical Tenderness Occupation – Artistic Residency
Foto: Pedro Figueiredo
10. Final international event Porto maig 5-8, 2026
11. Toolkit for youth activism on gendered environmental sustainability
DOWNLOAD THE TOOLKIT:
– ENGLISH:
– CATALÀ:
– CASTELLANO:
– PORTUGUÊS
“Co-funded by the European Union” as an Erasmus+ project led by Plàudite Teatre and Pele (Portugal) as a partner. With the support of the City Council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.
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