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  1.   farahjoon:thepeoplesrecord: Red shoes display protests violence against women in MexicoJuly 27, 2012 Mexican visual artist Elina Chauvet placed red shoes in front of the Mexican consulate today in El Paso as an artistic protest against violence against women in Juárez. More than 200 shoes - from toddler boots to high heels - covered the sidewalk on the west end of the building, where people had lined up to conduct transactions at the consulate. The ‘Zapatos Rojos’ (Red Shoes) art collective is a call to stand in solidarity with the escalating violence against women in Juárez,” said Chauvet, as she continued to place shoes on the ground. “This display is intended to give visibility to an issue that is no longer receiving the attention it merits. It’s also a way for anyone in the public to participate.” Mexican officials said about 700 girls and women have been murdered in Juárez since 1993, with the numbers increasing since the drug cartel wars intensified four years ago. An uncertain number are missing. Source FOR THE RECORD, it’s called FEMINICIDE FEMINICIDE has taken place on the border (i.e., El Paso and Ciudad Juárez) since 1992 NEVER BELIEVE THE DATES AND NUMBERS THEY GIVE YOU EVERYONE IS IMPLICATED IN THIS THOUSANDS OF WORKING-CLASS WOMEN OF COLOR HAVE DISAPPEARED BUT NOBODY FUCKING CARES BECAUSE #NAFTA #ICE #GLOBALIZATION #SNUFF #MAINSTREAM MASS MEDIA #THE POLICE #THE STATE LEARN MORE NOW THIS IS SO FUCKING IMPORTANT, PLEASE TAKE A SECOND TO READ ABOUT THIS

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    Red shoes display protests violence against women in Mexico
    July 27, 2012

    Mexican visual artist Elina Chauvet placed red shoes in front of the Mexican consulate today in El Paso as an artistic protest against violence against women in Juárez.

    More than 200 shoes - from toddler boots to high heels - covered the sidewalk on the west end of the building, where people had lined up to conduct transactions at the consulate.

    The ‘Zapatos Rojos’ (Red Shoes) art collective is a call to stand in solidarity with the escalating violence against women in Juárez,” said Chauvet, as she continued to place shoes on the ground. “This display is intended to give visibility to an issue that is no longer receiving the attention it merits. It’s also a way for anyone in the public to participate.”

    Mexican officials said about 700 girls and women have been murdered in Juárez since 1993, with the numbers increasing since the drug cartel wars intensified four years ago. An uncertain number are missing.

    Source

    FOR THE RECORD, it’s called FEMINICIDE

    FEMINICIDE has taken place on the border (i.e., El Paso and Ciudad Juárez) since 1992

    NEVER BELIEVE THE DATES AND NUMBERS THEY GIVE YOU

    EVERYONE IS IMPLICATED IN THIS

    THOUSANDS OF WORKING-CLASS WOMEN OF COLOR HAVE DISAPPEARED

    BUT NOBODY FUCKING CARES BECAUSE #NAFTA #ICE #GLOBALIZATION #SNUFF #MAINSTREAM MASS MEDIA #THE POLICE #THE STATE

    LEARN MORE NOW

    THIS IS SO FUCKING IMPORTANT, PLEASE TAKE A SECOND TO READ ABOUT THIS

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    Source: thepeoplesrecord

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