Unveiling the Resilience: Bolivian Women in Historical Conflict

📝 In the colonial era, the Spanish exploited Bolivia's wealth, leaving the country with social injustice and poverty.

✊ The workers and wives of miners formed the Committee of Housewives of the 20th Century to fight for their rights.

🙌 The Committee went on a hunger strike to support the labor movement and successfully secured the release of imprisoned union leaders.

📺 The documentary explores the struggle and sacrifices of the women of the Amas de Casa Siglo XX committee.

🌍 They protest and fight for their rights in multiple languages, facing obstacles and imprisonment.

💪 Despite the challenges, these women remain resilient and dedicated to improving the conditions for the working class.

Soldiers were told that they would be allowed to rest at home after receiving a letter from someone named Don Federico Escobar. A meeting of workers was held the next day, but some did not show up, causing the meeting to be postponed.

The next morning, there was confusion and chaos as the sound of sirens and gunfire filled the air. Many people were injured or killed, and the narrator was concerned about the well-being of her friends and family.

The narrator and her companions tried to go to the hospital to find their loved ones, but they were stopped by gunfire. They eventually made it to the hospital and discovered that many people had been killed, including a dear colleague.

📅 The interviewee describes her efforts to secure the release of her husband during a political upheaval in Bolivia in 1977.

🍽️ She and her companions organized hunger strikes and pickets to demand the freedom and reinstatement of their spouses.

💪 They faced oppression from the police and had to endure hardships, but believed it was worth it for the freedom of their partners and workers' rights.

🌟 The video documents the experiences of the women of the Comité de Amas de Casa Siglo XX during a period of political unrest.

💪 The women faced a violent military threat and actively defended themselves by creating barricades and organizing resistance.

💥 The government implemented neoliberal policies that worsened the economic crisis and undermined the national popular project initiated in 1952.

⭐️ In response to a government decree, women organized and went on a hunger strike to fight for the repeal of a law that threatened their jobs.

🤝 The strike expanded to include other sectors and organizations, with even the leaders of the labor federation joining the hunger strike.

💪 The focus shifted from repealing the law to securing the freedom of the detained leaders, ultimately leading to the end of the hunger strike.

The video is about the struggles and resilience of the Comité de Amas de Casa Siglo XX.

The women face discrimination and threats from paramilitary forces, but they refuse to back down.

Despite facing adversity, the women continue their fight for the rights and livelihoods of the mineworkers.