Join us for a screening of Here We Are (Aqui Estamos) by Minervas Films, followed by an engaging conversation about the film’s powerful themes of Latino identity, community, and political influence.
This documentary explores the last two decades of Dominican social movements, as well as the difficulty of transferring their demands to political agendas. The story is told through the trajectory of four female activists who decide to pursue political aspirations, vying for council after being inspired by the Good Politics campaign which led José Horacio Rodríguez to the Dominican Congress. This was an alternative campaign that defied traditional models, without using large sums of money, but instead using a lot of creativity.
The film analyzes the reality of political campaigns in the Dominican Republic through the challenges faced by the protagonists. They combat the limitations of modern electoral systems in order to guarantee representation and equal conditions to run a campaign. This is a story that invites us to rethink the way in which electoral processes are held, while it reflects on the importance of actively participating in these spaces and decision-making processes.
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