This article explores the debates related to the decolonialization of Memory Studies, through the ethnographic window of a collaborative project between Las Rastreadores de El Fuerte, a collective of families of missing persons in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and the Collective Sisters in the Shadows, an editorial and feminist writing project formed by current and former inmates. Through the analysis of a process of Memory Workshops and a collective book published by both organizations, the article reflects on the counter-hegemonic use of memory and testimony to destabilizes the discourses of power in relation to the extreme violence and the current human rights crisis in Mexico.
Key words: Disappearance of persons, memory, decolonial feminisms, prison violence in México.
Combining ethnohistory with a political-anthropological perspective, this essay examines the meaning that the historical event known as Mexico’s independence had for indigenous peoples in the land.
The dossier presents the organizational experience of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women from Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, who have created community spaces to confront various forms of violence and develop alternative forms of justice based on their own knowledge and experiences. Through the testimonies and reflections of those who participate in these spaces, the video shows how gender-based violence, racism, and institutional exclusion permeate women’s daily lives, especially when they seek access to justice, education, healthcare, or decent working conditions.
