OFF the Back main goal is to defend rights for those who cannot speak up for themselves and defend own rights, and hence, suffer injustice.
Let´s practice Yoga and Barathanatyam for better future! Off the Back -Yoga For Justice was born inspired by the initiative Yogis for Women Rights from Vienna led by Theresa Gigov. Me, Anna Punda Parvati and Luana M. Bellisari joined the initiative with our own project supporting the APDHA NGO and their campaign "Women goods carries. Heavy burden of injustice". With Yoga and Barathanatyam Fundamen
18/09/2019
We need to take back the our project Anna Punda Parvati !
Murió Fatima, 48 años, porteadora marroquí en la frontera con Ceuta. Maldita pobreza, malditas fronteras¡. Rabia y dolor inmensas. Que su muerte no sea en vano. Redoblemos la denuncia, redoblemos la protesta. Y todo el cariño y solidaridad con todas esas mujeres y sus familias. Murió una de las nuestras.
Off the back is the Yoga Charity of the YALP Community. Our project of the Womens of Morocco together with Apdha Sevilla is still in work in progress. In collaboration with Yogis for Women´s Rights - Weekly
18/05/2017
Mujeres porteadoras: La injusticia a la espalda - Portal Web Asociación Pro-Derechos Humanos de Andalucía APDHA inicia la campaña ‘Porteadoras: La Injusticia a la Espalda’ para reclamar el fin del trato degradante que reciben las mujeres marroquíes que portan mercancías en las fronteras de Ceuta y Melilla.
We are very grateful to have met Theresa Gigov and to be part of her beautiful Initiative "Yogis for Women´s rights"
http://www.yogisforwomensrights.org/the-idea.html
"On the one hand I want to give my yoga classes a special purpose and on the other hand I want to raise awareness to the cruelties and disadvantages women are still facing around the world (...)".
The Idea Yogis for Women´s Rights
18/04/2017
We want to contribute to the better work conditions of these women ("Women GoodCarries- the heavy burden of injustice") that will put en end to this exploitation. We want to raise awareness for women´s rights and better future.
Everyone who wants to contribute to this cause are warmly invited to the 3rd edition of YOGA4JUSTICE class.
Please, share and help us make a difference!
Saturday, 22nd of April, 17:00 YALP Yoga Studio Yalp -Yoga and Ayurveda- Berlin Home Studio
26/03/2017
Vol2. Yoga4Justice and women´s rights.
Even though we had only one participant in the second workshop, the energy was high! Every single support counts.
Here some insightful pictures done by Barbara Reuss and Insight Photo
In rural areas, near the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Mellila, women are shamefully exploited, jointly by both Morocco and Spain, as means of transportation of contraband goods, and are referred to as mule women. This misnomer is doubly insulting because it considers women as stupid animals, good only for transportation, and, also, as second class citizens devoid of any human feelings. Sadly, this inhuman treatment of Moroccan women is the direct responsibility of Morocco, Spain and, also, indirectly, the EU.
With Off the back, Yoga4Justice and women´s right we support the Apdha Organization whose major objective is to regulate condition of these women. Last Saturday 25th of March we hosted at YALP Yoga Studio second workshop o the donation basis to support the cause.
