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the same bridge, above and below

o mesmo viaduto, acima e abaixo

heavy armed security and street mathematrixx

segurança armada pesada e matemática na rua

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No último domingo aconteceu A vida é um moinho, um evento de solidariedade com @s morador@s da comunidade do Moinho, no meio do centro de São Paulo, em Bom Retiro entre as estacões de trem em Luz e Barra Funda.

linhas de trem limitam a favela em dois lados

Vários grupos do movimento hip hop e grafiteir@s organizavam o dia junto com a comunidade do Moinho para juntar comida e roupas para @s morador@s e para crescer o conhecimento sobre os problemas a comunidade enfrente. Mas além disso, o dia serviu também para mostrar os lados bons do lugar. O palco escolhido era impressionante, em cima da fábrica velha e abandonada (mas agora ocupada por morado@s), no meio do Moinho. Antigamente as casas e o terreno onde a favela do Moinho reside atualmente, eram parte da Fábrica Moinho Matarazzo. Tem mais informações sobre a história da família Matarazzo e o complexo industrial deles no dossiê O Grupo Matarazzo nas terras do município (Raízes, 2002) [pdf].

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A vida é um moinho took place yesterday in solidarity with the inhabitants of Favela do Moinho, right in the center of São Paulo, in Bom Retiro between the stations Barra Funda and Luz.

trains rails are what deliminates the favela on two sides

The day was organized by various hip hop and graffiti krews together with the Moinho community in order to collect food and clothes for the inhabitants and to raise awareness about the very serious issues Moinho has to face, but also to show the beautiful sides of the place. The chosen scenario was impressing, on the roof of the old (and now squated) industrial building, right in the middle of the favela , which was part of the previously existing Fábrica Moinho Matarazzo. More information about the history of the Matarazzo family and its industrial complex in Brazil can be found in the dossier O Grupo Matarazzo nas terras do município (Raízes, 2002) [pdf].

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some weeks already passed by since the massive ladyfest brasil took place in são paulo. anyway, its worth to share some pix and impressions. for those who don’t know the ladyfest, take a look at its history and find more information in this interview from amsterdam.

the ladyfest was realized in various parts of the city, mainly at cultural spaces and institutions like the livraria cultural, ay carmela!, centro cultural da juventude, martilha cultural and skateparks.

a public discussion at livraria cultural offered a broad overview about the womens struggle and fight in brazil. a massive example of organization, solidarity and powa mentioned during the discussion was the womens march from campinas to são paulo which took place from 08.03 to 18.03.2010. during that march, about 3000 women from all over brazil gathered and left their traces in the many cities the march stopped in. in every city workshops have been held and discussions took place, thematically ranging from domestic work, anti sexist and anti-racist education, agrarian  reform and womens work, biodiversity,  policies against domestic and sexual violence, abortion rights and women trafficking. more infos in the journal da marcha [pdf].

more workshops and meetings took place like bike repair offered by the pedalina collective (which organize their own critical mass every first saturday of the month, starting at 15h at  praça do ciclista/avenida Paulista) and self defense from wendo collective (which also exist in cologne).

 cachoeira – zona norte – são paulo

the final party gathered 5 riot grrrl bands from brazil/usa. among them hardcore from joão pessoa (noskill), political riot from são paulo (dominatrix) and special guests from portland (team dresch). check them out! the concert took place at the centro cultural de juventude close to the bus terminal cachoeira in zona norte (the same region is almost not mapped in openstreetmap.org).

  dominatrix – são paulo

 team dresch – portland