Hundreds of women march together into Plaza de la Dignidad. Women have a lead role in the protests, including the Red Masks in Resistance movement, and created an anthem for women’s rights that has gone viral: El Violador en Tu Camino [The Rapist in Your Path].
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!El Violador en Tu Camino! (The Rapist in Your Path) January Photo of the Month
Chile is coming to Buffalo with a performance of !El Violador en Tu Camino! (The Rapist in Your Path) at the Western NY Women’s March on 19 January 2020. The anti-rapist anthem and dance was created by a women’s collective in Chile in response to the widespread abuses against women protesters by the police and other authorities. It has taken on a life of its own and is performed all over the world. Also this April, there will be an exhibit that was photographed and videoed on the front lines of the Chilean People’s Uprising. Information on both events below. Chile photo below by Orin Langelle/GJEP (2019)
And the April exhibit at the ¡Buen Vivir! Gallery for Contemporary Art in Allentown, Buffalo:
Chile: Peoples’ Uprising
An Exhibit of Images from the Front Lines by Orin Langelle and Anne Petermann
A massive popular uprising in Chile began on 18 October 2019. Millions are demanding a new economic and political system in Chile and a new constitution. Chile’s existing Constitution was written during the Pinochet Dictatorship installed by the U.S. in 1973.
Women have a lead role in the protests, including the Red Masks in Resistance movement (photo above), and created an anthem for women’s rights that has gone viral: El Violador en Tu Camino also called ¡El Violador es Tu! [The Rapist is You!]. It is performed by women all over the world.
Where: ¡Buen Vivir! Gallery for Contemporary Art, 148 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Opening Reception: Friday, 3 April, 6 – 9 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres & refreshments served
Lyrics – Organized by a Chilean feminist collective, LASTESIS, the performance was titled !Un violador en tu camino! (A rapist in your way). The song and accompanying dance takes on the patriarchy as the cause both of violence against women and the victim shaming that often comes after. Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía, they sang (and the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed). Please watch LASTESIS video below the English translation.
Un violador en tu camino
A massive popular uprising in Chile began on 18 October 2019. Millions are demanding a new economic and political system in Chile and a new constitution. Chile’s existing Constitution was written during the Pinochet Dictatorship installed by the U.S. in 1973.
Women have a lead role in the protests, including the Red Masks in Resistance movement (photo above), and created an anthem for women’s rights that has gone viral: El Violador en Tu Camino also called ¡El Violador es Tu! [The Rapist is You!]. It is performed by women all over the world.
Where: ¡Buen Vivir! Gallery for Contemporary Art, 148 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Opening Reception: Friday, 3 April, 6 – 9 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres & refreshments served
Lyrics – Organized by a Chilean feminist collective, LASTESIS, the performance was titled !Un violador en tu camino! (A rapist in your way). The song and accompanying dance takes on the patriarchy as the cause both of violence against women and the victim shaming that often comes after. Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía, they sang (and the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed). Please watch LASTESIS video below the English translation.
Un violador en tu camino
[Keep arms loose at your side, march in place to the beat for the first eight verses] El patriarcado es un juez
Que nos juzga por nacer
Y nuestro castigo
Es la violencia que no ves.
Y nuestro castigo
Es la violencia que no ves.
El patriarcado es un juez,
Que nos juzga por nacer
Y nuestro castigo
Es la violencia que ya ves.
Que nos juzga por nacer
Y nuestro castigo
Es la violencia que ya ves.
Es feminicidio
[Place hands behind the head, squat up and down]
Impunidad para el asesino
[Repeat movement above]
Es la desaparición
[Repeat movement above]
Es la violación
[Repeat movement above]
[Run in place, but without lifting feet from the ground; move forearms up and down in sync with the feet]
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba , ni cómo vestía
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba, ni cómo vestía
Y la culpa no era mía, ni dónde estaba , ni cómo vestía
El violador eras tú
[Extend right arm straight out in front of you, pointing]
El violador eres tú
[Extend right arm straight out in front of you, pointing]
El violador eres tú
[Repeat movement above]
Son los pacos
[Point left]
Los jueces
[Point right]
El estado
[Raise arms, pointing in circle around the head]
El presidente
[Point left]
Los jueces
[Point right]
El estado
[Raise arms, pointing in circle around the head]
El presidente
[Cross forearms above the head]
[Move forearms up and down rhythmically, fist closed]
El estado opresor es un macho violador
El estado opresor es un macho violador
El estado opresor es un macho violador
El estado opresor es un macho violador
El violador eras tú
[Extend left arm straight out in front of you, pointing]
El violador eres tú
[Repeat movement above]
[Cup hands around mouth to amplify shouting]
Duerme tranquila niña inocente,
sin preocuparte del bandolero,
que por tus sueños dulce
y sonriente vela tu amante carabinero.
sin preocuparte del bandolero,
que por tus sueños dulce
y sonriente vela tu amante carabinero.
El violador eres tú
[Extend right arm straight our in front of you, pointing]
El violador eres tú
[repeat movement above]
El violador eres tú
[repeat movement above]
El violador eres tú
[repeat movement above]
El violador eres tú
[repeat movement above]
El violador eres tú
[repeat movement above]
A rapist in your way (English translation)
The patriarchy is a judge
that judges us for being born
and our punishment
is the violence you don’t see.
that judges us for being born
and our punishment
is the violence you don’t see.
The patriarchy is a judge
that judges us for being born
and our punishment
is the violence that have seen.
that judges us for being born
and our punishment
is the violence that have seen.
It’s femicide.
Impunity for the killer.
It’s disappearance.
It’s rape.
Impunity for the killer.
It’s disappearance.
It’s rape.
And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed
And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed
And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed
And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed
And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed
And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed
And the fault wasn’t mine, not where I was, not how I dressed
The rapist is you.
The rapist is you.
The rapist is you.
It’s the cops,
The judges,
The state,
The president.
The judges,
The state,
The president.
The oppressive state is a rapist.
The oppressive state is a rapist.
The oppressive state is a rapist.
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
“Sleep calmly, innocent girl
Without worrying about the bandit,
Over your dreams smiling and sweet,
watches your loving cop.”
Without worrying about the bandit,
Over your dreams smiling and sweet,
watches your loving cop.”
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
The rapist is you
Video Note: The women wearing blindfolds relates to the fact that over 350 people have suffered by being intentionally shot in the head with rubber coated pellets by the Carabineros de Chile (Chilean National Police – the same but derogatory street word is Pacos).
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