Arussi Unda

Arussi Unda is a radical feminist advocate and spokesperson for Las Brujas del Mar from Veracruz, Mexico.[1][2] She was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2020 by Time magazine.[3][4]

History

Las Brujas del Mar (Witches of the Sea) began with a private group on Facebook. Discussing feminist topics, violence often came up, and women were asking for help. After the first time they helped remove a woman from a violent home, the organization began to take shape.[5]

Arussi Unda helped organize the National Women's Strike on March 9, 2020, in Mexico, to protest and raise awareness of the increasing violence faced by women across the country.[6][7][8] This occurred the day after International Women's Day.[9]

Unda was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.[10]

References
  1. Villegas, Paulina; Semple, Kirk (2020-02-26). "Women in Mexico Are Urged to Disappear for a Day in Protest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. "Feminicidios en México. En septiembre, hubo siete casos en una semana". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. "Arussi Unda: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. "Mexicanas que forman parte de las personas más influyentes de 2020". Business Insider (in Spanish). 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  5. "Inspiring Women". Kai Medina. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. Martinez, Ana Isabel (2020-03-03). "Planned mass women's strike in Mexico like 'Cinderella' dream come true, organizer says" (in Spanish). Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  7. "What would a world without women look like? On March 9, Mexico may find out". Los Angeles Times. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  8. "For Mexico, a day without women". The Washington Post.
  9. "Mexican Women Mobilize for National 24-Hour Strike: Un Día Sin Nosotras". Nonprofit Quarterly. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  10. "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
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