Towards a romani and feminist perspective of the museum.
As a result of the collaboration between the Asociación de Mujeres Romi de València and the IVAM, this symposium proposes a space for reflection on the role of roma women in culture and, consequently, in the museum and in art. A day dedicated to listening and learning from the lived experiences and activist trajectories of roma women who, through their professional practice and their cultural advocacy, challenge the status quo of the society around us and articulate their struggle for equality.
Silvia Agüero (Madrid, 1985) is a mixed-heritage roma woman, feminist, breastfeeding activist, communicator and actress. She is president of the association Pretendemos Gitanizar el Mundo. She collaborates with Píkara Magazine, Arainfo, eldiario.es, La Marea and other media outlets. She is the author of Mi feminismo es gitano (2020) and has contributed to collective volumes such as Disidencia en el cuerpo: perspectivas feministas, Feminismos: miradas desde la diversidad and Mirades a la violència obstètrica. She is co-author of Resistencias gitanas and editor-in-chief of Pretendemos Gitanizar el Mundo magazine. She currently stars in the theatrical monologue No soy tu gitana at Teatro del Barrio (Madrid).
Séfora Vargas Martín is an activist, lawyer (specialised in criminal and administrative law), writer and president of APROIDEG (Association for the Promotion and Integral Development of the Roma Community) since 2012. She was a founding member of AMURADI, the first association of university-educated roma women in Europe, and of FAKALI, the first federation of roma associations in Spain. She has carried out extensive work defending the rights of workers in street vending, representing two major legal cases in the cities of Seville and Huelva. She also played a key role during the COVID-19 state of emergency, contributing to the recognition of street vending as an essential activity by the Andalusian regional government. She is the author of El precio de la libertad, the first book written by a roma woman addressing gender-based violence, sexual abuse, religious radicalism, abortion and related issues.
