Consciousness Raising Theater from Mexico

“La Casa Rosa” tells the story of the necessity and difficulty of finding a way forward for every community impacted by free trade and migration. Drawing inspiration from the real lives and experiences of a group of women from the town of Tetlanohcan, Mexico, the play is the tale of two sisters struggling for control of their ancestral land and for the realization of their very distinct definitions of development and visions for the future of their world. How do we protect what matters? How do we address a system that seems intent on limiting our options? How do we find common ground and a better quality of life?

About Families Without Borders






The Families Without Borders Program was founded in 2007 by the Migrant Family Support Center, a local division of the Institute for Social and cultural Practice and Research, Inc (IIPSOCULTA), serving the San Francisco Tetlanohcan community of Tlaxcala, Mexico.  




Mission
To work to address the causes of unfair and unjust migration by promoting art, culture, ecology, and the preservation of the traditions of the central valley of Mexico.


Organizers
CAFAMI(Mexico): Manuela Cuapio, Berenice Cuatianquz, Monica Lima, Gustavo Rogerio, Itzel Polo, Antonia Zamora y Alejandra Moreno. 


IIPSOCULTA (U.S.): Marco Castillo, Stephanie Bifolco.
Activities
  1. Medicinal Herb Garden and Ecology Project - promoting the traditional healing knowledge of San Francisco Tetlanohcan and the preservation of the natural land that surrounds the volcano La Malinche.
  2. Fair-Trade - Artisans working to develop fair alternatives to NAFTA in Mexico and the United States.
  3. Soame Matlalcueyetl (Women of the Malinche) - A group of 9 adult women from San Francisco Tetlanohcan who have organized a Carnival Dance Group. This remarkable group is exceptional because generally women stop dancing Carnival when they are 25. In addition, this all female dance group perform both the male and female parts.  To view Soame Matlalcueyetl’s 2008 Tour in the United States, please visit.   www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywheZFDUdwA
  4. Soame Citlalime - A group of 27 women who are participating in a Community Theater Program at CAFAMI since 2008. This group of women work to use theater to bring awareness to the stories of families and communities affected by globalization in order to empower the people and help them understand the opportunities that exist in their country for development.
  5. Immigrant Organizing Committee - Over the past three years, members of villages where there are many migrants are forming Immigrant Organizing Committees under the banner of Families Without Borders and in coordination of IIPSOCULTA. The purpose is to create social and economic beneļ¬ts for all members of migrant families.


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