Public Project
AcompañantAs
Summary
In Latin America, a handful of young women are building a network of support and follow-up during all stages of the abortion process. They are called "Acompañantas". Through the glow of these feelings of love and compassion, the tenderness of a hand stretched out to support the women among themselves shines through.
Thus, behind their lively and sparkling aspects, the strength of the claim that the "Marea Verde" has allowed Latin America to reflect on what the right to decide implies in terms of health and care. And by the glow of these feelings of love and compassion, they provide a safe space, legal advice, emotional support, but more than ever remind all girls that they are not alone. Today, the Companions is attempting to expand transnationally, especially after the overturning of the abortion ruling in the United States.
By tracing the journey of several Acompañantas in different Latin American countries, we understand the contextual differences that each one has to face. From this comes the spark of the pro-abortion struggle that these women try to bring to light every day in the public square. The militant interventions that we find in the street, has therefore inspired the plastic intervention of the images, coming here to irradiate their actions, as a way to pay tribute to them. Here glitters the green and shines the color of hope, that of a flourishing struggle, where everyone reaches out to each other.
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