
Hilos de cambio (Threads of Change)
Duolingo Spanish Podcast
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The First Paso, Cenos Ala, Liberta
Jane made sure that women who worked in the textile shop got paid. She and her team converted an old house into a workshop and borrowed a sewing machine. Soon they were teaching a group of ten women from difficult situations how to make clothes. Jane didn't want to follow what the macila doras did. She wanted their garments, or brendas, to be handcrafted,. sustainable and rooted in ancient traditions. The whole process could take up to 60 hours. But the women were excited to learn the craft and picked it up quickly. Then in march of 20 20, their mission against violence became even more personal. One of their members, anai, showed up at the workshop one
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