Stickers, soap and legal help: the rise of Mexico City’s ‘feminist markets’
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In a country beset by sky-high rates of femicide, a mutual support movement has helped women seize back public spaces – and make a livingPhotographs by Mahe ElipeAs the sun rises in Mexico City, Marchigua sets off on her 45-minute cycle ride from the fringes of the city to Alameda Central park. There, the 37-year-old campaigner joins a lively group arranging blankets on the pavement and putting up banners, all bearing messages in support of women’s rights.Women wear scarves in green and purple –...

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