https://www.florencemiddleton.com/photoessays daily 1.0 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505108816707-D8MR10OFBA2TU6ZVB5QL/Optimized-Maru-1.jpg Projects - Part Two: Rebellion Maru García; Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110244502-EPB6Q1T7APNOJTJ64PQ0/Optimized-Dalia-15.jpg Projects - Part Three: Courage Dalia Martínez Vilchis; Temoaya, Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505108754423-Q44LA5W3ZIVK71NJELOF/Optimized-Aline-2.jpg Projects - Part One: Passion Aline Montiel Fernández; Mexico City, Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1580786441080-HFZOJXDNFJ44V3W9BR17/Middleton-3.jpg Projects Since this chant is known for its strength, she says it is traditionally sung exclusively by men. 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Swati owns four retail bra shops in Kolkata and multiple, small production factories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477133918-1LZISEKOXR41T63Q488Q/Middleton-13.jpg Projects One of the Necessity stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581476297019-8P3FYBDV8FBFNHLB2G89/Middleton-7.jpg Projects The Pakhi Violet bra awaits a customer fitting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477032235-DV87ORTBDE4OHS0JK6CB/Middleton-10.jpg Projects Customers pay for their bras while others wait for their bra fitting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1609346973779-ZYZD8QI3EQ02QZEPH015/Middleton-14.jpg Projects Swati https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477069174-M209JAE8SDV1ZKY0DT1Z/Middleton-11.jpg Projects A variety of Necessity bras. When Swati was first establishing her business, she remembers going to the market to buy materials to make her bras, but vendors would not sell to her because she was a woman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1609346763624-ER3RMX5BXGWLRIAP5LPE/untitled-84.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581481387267-VZSIHC09SZVPXGM5SNBR/Middleton-6.jpg Projects Bras are organized in bins sorted by bra type and size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1609346862273-A20W5THNJ8HSYL66RK18/untitled-43.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1580786207391-AP6VBRDTCZ7R9MBTW2C8/Middleton-2.jpg Projects Every morning, Swati begins her day with chanting and breathing exercises. On Mondays, she sings an ancient Sanskrit chant for Lord Shiva called Shiv Taandav Stotram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1580786203984-5SOL8B8HLHLWQJ4B4DKR/Middleton-1.jpg Projects Swati Gautam, the owner of NecessitySwatiGautam, talks on the phone early one morning in her home. When Swati first launched her business, she converted her home into her first bra factory until she secured enough capital to move it elsewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581476194914-GTKIBEH6YN49IWBCK7UT/Middleton-5.jpg Projects Swati writes a receipt for a customer as a new employee observes. Swati spends most of her time overseeing general operations and only stops into the retail shops to train new employees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477718155-PRPXGDBPKJOY356CHNWS/Middleton-15.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477722019-F2J65CO42MLFZWEH779X/Middleton-18.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477718710-H4E0UMNMGQBOYUV9RIMF/Middleton-16.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477725505-5FO3PHLZUVD5WQQVPGMQ/Middleton-19.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477721773-KAV1K83C7MAQB6MPIQ6T/Middleton-17.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477725755-E4JYV0ZB6X0D6US1BUAP/Middleton-20.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1581477099013-Q7DZ4O6O5B6GUDHICG2W/Middleton-12.jpg Projects A store manager closes down the shop at the end of the workday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/4b7a581f-0339-449f-853b-25991466fda0/14_SurvivingParadise_FM_72.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Paradise is seen in February 2024, more than five years after the Camp Fire devastated the town. While many lots remain vacant, some neighborhoods are filling with newly constructed houses and mobile homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/71ccc43f-6705-420c-8c9c-04d6fce728c2/20_SurvivingParadise_FM_61.jpg Projects - Make it stand out An old photo of Gloria and Mike Sikut. The Sikuts, who met in high school in the Bay Area, have lived in their Paradise home for close to 20 years. Shortly before the 2018 fire, they were preparing to sell the house and leave Paradise. After the fire, they had no choice but to move back, as their home was no longer marketable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/0717e28f-e5c8-48a1-a6a7-ea5a114e2024/05_SurvivingParadise_FM_21.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Mike Sikut, left, and his wife Gloria shop at Home Depot in Chico on Feb. 3, 2019. Although their home in Paradise survived the Camp Fire, nearly their entire neighborhood burned down, and their house was damaged by smoke. During months of being displaced, they spent time processing insurance claims and browsing Home Depot to replace their damaged appliances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/098c53af-b852-466e-b2f4-47d88ad799e9/16_SurvivingParadise_FM_82.jpg Projects - Make it stand out The Sikuts try the fried fish at the Paradise Blue Lagoon Chowder House on Feb. 19, 2024, a few weeks after the restaurant’s grand reopening. With just a handful of local restaurants open more than five years after the fire, the Sikuts were thrilled to have a seafood restaurant again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/70e810d0-08f5-4063-957b-a2feff82d8e8/21_SurvivingParadise_FM_59.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Two rings sit on Mike Sikut’s desk in Paradise, as seen in February 2024. After the fire, Mike Sikut found the rings among the ashes of his neighbors' home. The Sikuts said that they tried to contact the neighbors - who moved away - but they never heard back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1616139238864-RX7P1OT6W2SCF7BGHSLG/ParadiseFire-15.jpg Projects Post-fire disaster workers test for toxicity levels in Paradise on Feb. 2, 2019, three months after the Camp Fire destroyed most of the town. After detecting elevated levels of cancer-causing benzene in the water, officials advised residents to avoid using the water for drinking, cooking, bathing or brushing teeth. “It was difficult living without water,” Gloria said. “I mean, to live like that for months, 24/7.” Mike said: “It was poison.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1616139354996-CU4YXFB81TD0Z3YZ0ZUD/ParadiseFire-17.jpg Projects The remains of a house and burnt trees emerge from the fog in Paradise, Calf., in Feb. 2019, after the Camp Fire ravaged the town leaving it mostly deserted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/fe652961-019c-4197-bb73-fe80bc741be4/15_SurvivingParadise_FM_73.jpg Projects - Make it stand out A sign outside of Paradise's veterans hall promotes a square dancing class, as seen in February 2024. Many of the people moving to Paradise since the fire are new, Gloria and Mike Sikut said, but they have not felt up to meeting people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/31a4bb6c-70ca-434c-86ac-63bc0ab76bf9/18_SurvivingParadise_FM_53.jpg Projects - Make it stand out One of Gloria and Mike Sikut’s cars in Paradise was recently crushed in their front yard by a tree that died during the Camp Fire but fell much later. This photo is from February 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/9afc65f3-4c2b-4c70-81aa-b21ad34fd03b/03_SurvivingParadise_FM_05.jpg Projects - Make it stand out A memorial of crosses outside Paradise is seen on Feb. 2, 2019, commemorating those who lost their lives during the Camp Fire three months earlier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/e801d5e9-ff7f-46b8-89c5-a1e0c2faddc7/07_SurvivingParadise_FM_23.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Gloria Sikut, and her husband, Mike Sikut, relax in their motel room in Chico on Feb. 3, 2019. The Sikuts fled Paradise on Nov. 8, 2018, as the Camp Fire roared through. While their home survived, it was damaged by smoke, and the Sikuts had to wait for the smoke to clear and the house to be professionally cleaned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/2d7f00c4-d8b6-4c00-a1b1-ccaff494c0db/01_SurvivingParadise_FM_32.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Gloria and Mike Sikut’s home in Paradise (Butte County), seen here on Feb. 10, 2019, stands next to the ashes of a house that burned down in the November 2018 Camp Fire. The day of the fire, after the Sikuts fled to an evacuation point, Mike snuck back to get Gloria’s CPAP machine and their homeowners insurance information. Gloria cried when he left. Police found Mike outside with a hose, spraying down the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/da89896e-81e0-43c1-bd19-9118314bcb8a/11_SurvivingParadise_FM_45.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Mike and Gloria Sikut eat breakfast in their home on Feb. 10, 2019, shortly after returning to Paradise. For six months, the Sikuts had to drive about 20 minutes away to Chico to get groceries. “Everyone was so sad when Safeway burned down,” Gloria said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/914fb2ef-cc7f-4de1-ba10-b96acb4f8ce3/06_SurvivingParadise_FM_13.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Quality Inn front desk receptionist Ariel Burkholder sits in the motel lobby in Chico on Feb. 2, 2019. According to Burkholder, three months after the Camp Fire hit the town of Paradise, the Quality Inn and other motels in the area were nearly full with displaced residents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/041181f8-f3e8-40c1-b184-9b261c721f4f/08_SurvivingParadise_FM_27.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Three months after the Camp Fire, flowers bloom next to burned-down homes, as seen on Feb. 9, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/0c2661e0-e4d5-48ff-b253-06b4b6795acf/23_SurvivingParadise_FM_87.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Paradise in February 2024. Six years after the Camp Fire, Mike Sikut maintains his yard regularly to make sure there is no built-up debris that can catch fire. His advice to others returning home after a fire: “They have to get their lots cleaned up. That’s the first thing,” he said. “Get that stuff out of your mind. Get it out of there.” For Gloria, seeing fires on the television strikes a chord. “I was even crying watching the news of the people in Hawaii,” she said, referring to the 2023 Lahaina fire. “We know how you feel.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/a5bd1aaa-835c-4fda-92b0-57cfdc84de36/12_SurvivingParadise_FM_40.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Three days after returning home to Paradise, Mike Sikut surveys the integrity of the redwood trees surrounding their house, many of which are charred. The Sikuts lost approximately 25 trees on their property to the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/7214d606-5614-4f6a-83c1-cf327b4a4992/13_SurvivingParadise_FM_44.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Two days after returning home, Gloria and Mike Sikut found hardened streams of melted metal on their property, as seen on Feb. 9, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/da206678-b6c5-439b-b855-88be5c1dfa57/09_SurvivingParadise_FM_34.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Gloria and Mike Sikut hang a frame in their bedroom as they settle back into their home in Paradise on Feb. 10, 2019. When they first moved back to Paradise, they did not see many people for the first few years, until the lots were fully cleared around 2022, they estimated. But they were still grateful. “I think about people that lost everything,” said Gloria. “So your coffee table burnt down? You can buy another one. But pictures and stuff like that? Those can’t be replaced, you know?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/6a26ba9b-2ea5-4885-aa6b-58e9a5b17ba5/17_SurvivingParadise_FM_67.jpg Projects - Make it stand out The remains of a gas station lost to the Camp Fire sit across the street from a new modular home development in Paradise, as seen in February 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/2d9b2786-7896-4c6b-bd5e-ba35074e8769/22_SurvivingParadise_FM_64.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Gloria Sikut, left, and her husband Mike settle into bed in Paradise on Feb. 19, 2024, five years after they returned to their home after the devastating Camp Fire. “We were just happy that the house made it. Really happy,” Gloria said. “I just can’t imagine all these people that literally have to start all over again. I mean, where do you start? It’s gut wrenching.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/a6fe5a0f-e89a-4819-9e43-781d93c5f642/04_SurvivingParadise_FM_09.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Posters with information on more than 200 animals found after the fire hang on a school wall in Paradise, as seen on Feb. 2, 2019. Gloria and Mike Sikut were able to evacuate with their cat, Heidi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/3e6a503c-553e-417f-8f61-5d72729b79fd/10_SurvivingParadise_FM_37.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Gloria Sikut vacuums her living room as she and her husband settle back into their home on Feb. 10, 2019. Before the fire, the Sikuts had a community of friends they would see regularly — their next-door neighbors, Mike’s motorcycle buddy, and the neighborhood kids who would always say hello. When they got back, “Everyone was gone,” Gloria said. “We just kind of did our own thing.” Early on, Gloria and Mike passed the time working on their house and rebuilding their deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/078c4715-b6df-4440-8cf2-978b17c227fd/19_SurvivingParadise_FM_57.jpg Projects - Make it stand out A long fence outside the Sikuts’ home blocks the view from their kitchen window in Paradise, as seen in February 2024. The Sikuts returned to their home three months after the 2018 Camp Fire when much of the town was riddled with devastation. “Every time I looked out there, I see nothing but disaster. Oh, god. I got depressed,” Mike said. 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/0440eb2c-1199-45d5-ad3f-b0a1b9050d91/DSC04059.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1637540200926-EG4SALZNLBOYLKH3XTQ8/DSC05961.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/80e02264-d2c5-4b38-85bb-2ea9b4b1c69d/DSC06299.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/ce278263-28a4-4e3b-9d92-78110adf134d/DSC01366.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/59a4ab56-a3e3-4590-9d00-3ea3b2b5fb1c/DSC05301.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/efbc9f5a-d969-4336-b685-e8ccd9928253/DSC04139.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/4b78512c-e95c-4f6e-8c65-4a25f8b0013a/DSC06145.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/f0d0c26d-c5dc-41d1-9b47-d89535fdbd3b/DSC07777.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1d47ef1e-3d5c-4faa-bd5b-b23dc9ef779f/DSC05464.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/4ee9d79f-a3f5-48c7-9660-62f2dbc47336/DSC05710.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/0a7ee463-e51d-47ac-a5a0-fdbdb5761344/DSC04162.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/71162192-4055-4727-b2dd-2ae8691d6c7f/017_DVP_230714_531_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Oakland police surround the 1800 block of 11th Avenue in Oakland where a man was shot in his parked car on July 14, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/000c31c7-a6ab-4dca-a36d-e046a4618b4b/037_DVP_230726_176_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out The Buckets Not Bullets basketball camp was launched in 2017 by Truehill with the goal of “pushing positivity through the realization that no life is perfect but yours is worth appreciating,” according to their website. It organizes events like peace walks in Oakland and the Buckets Not Bullets summer camp for Oakland youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/3e489540-7f44-4391-8714-edd563d1548c/TrybeCrew_Pentaptych.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Team members of Trybe, Inc.—an Oakland community-based organization that partners with the Department of Violence Prevention—who work towards violence intervention and prevention through a variety of roles, from left to right: Hector Cruz, lead ambassador and operations manager; Elias Cruz, violence interrupter; Victor Jacobs, food distribution manager; Lavell Jackson, violence interrupter; Wilson Nguyen, ambassador. The violence interrupters respond to shootings and homicides and support community events, the ambassadors ensure the San Antonio Park area is safe and support community members with needs like housing, and the food distribution manager helps ensure people in need have access to food through meal drop-offs and food drives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/c3ff8338-58e1-4826-8711-f22f28554057/048_DVP_230727_109_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out A memorial on July 27, 2023, in front of the home where Shamara Young lived in Oakland, Calif. Young, 15, was shot and killed in 2021 when she was the passenger of a vehicle involved in a road rage incident. Young’s stepfather made the wooden sign with her name and the neighbors maintain the flowers even two years after her death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/a45b457d-d4df-4788-b333-d4d3be903921/012_DVP_230714_461_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Joseph “Church” Truehill heads to the scene of a shooting in Oakland’s San Antonio neighborhood on July 14, 2023 to provide support as a violence interrupter. Truehill grew up in San Antonio and is intimately familiar with the neighborhood and its community. Credit: Florence Middleton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/985d15cc-5640-429f-b6d3-883efa91ee8d/002_DVP_230714_090_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Truehill greets a community member at Town Nights in San Antonio Park in Oakland, Calif., on July 14, 2023 as the event’s MC introduces the next performance. The event hosted local rappers, poets, dancers, a bounce house, crafts for kids, bingo for adults, and more. Violence interrupters respond to shootings and victims and family members after violent incidences occur, and they also organize community events in areas hit the hardest by violence to prevent crime before it happens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/75d89887-83f6-4df0-b4f9-16d74f52c17c/024_DVP_230720_001_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out The Trybe, Inc. office located at the top of San Antonio Park in Oakland, Calif., on July 20, 2023, serves as the headquarters for the organization’s violence prevention and intervention work. Trybe, Inc., where Joseph “Church” Truehill works, and other community-based organizations in Oakland, brace themselves for potentially significant budget cuts and fear their programs and employees may be impacted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/ee4716b9-82fc-41ae-a21f-316ddf178d26/033_DVP_230725_007_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out A candlelight vigil on July 25, 2023, in front of the home where a man and woman were found shot to death on 89th Avenue in East Oakland. The two deaths were part of a particularly tragic day when Oakland suffered four homicides in 10 hours on July 19. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/54369df9-ed4c-4968-a437-1775b14ff4ba/046_DVP_230727_048_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Chalina Hatcher has received ongoing support from the DVP network since her daughter’s death nearly two years ago. Her daughter’s memorial also continues to live on outside her home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/00a0871c-5a80-40ec-9442-1f3bdfad146d/047_DVP_230727_076_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Shamara Young’s ashes rest in a purple urn on July 27, 2023, on a mantel in the home where she lived. On top of the urn is a tiara she planned to wear for her sweet 16 but instead wore during her funeral. Families like Young’s, who have been impacted by violence, face receiving less support after the City of Oakland’s budget cuts are finalized. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/a2a4f317-e599-49f8-873d-14f2afc31a03/053_DVP_230714_506_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out “It’s not just my job,” Joseph “Church” Truehill said, thinking of the budget cuts. “But it’s going to stop a lot of people from being able to get the help that they need.” According to Truehill, Trybe was able to divert a homeless encampment in the Garfield Park area by helping community members find housing with DVP funding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/24a1c532-8ea3-4baa-9d68-caec8501ed64/044_DVP_230727_018_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Chalina Hatcher at her Oakland home on July 27, two years after her daughter was killed. “It’s support from a city you feel that have totally let you down,” Hatcher said, referring to the DVP services she received after her daughter died. “I do think Oakland has the people down, way down.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/a2bb439c-3c63-4a2a-bae3-4e4ff8bc5bd6/045_DVP_230714_186_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out A young community member gets her face painted at a Town Nights event on July 14, 2023, at San Antonio Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/47aa28e5-5c0e-4fa4-95d1-70c757de01b6/009_DVP_230714_321_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Truehill chats with other attendees at the Department of Violence Prevention’s Town Nights in San Antonio Park on July 14, 2023. Truehill has known many of the staff members, volunteers, and attendees at the event for much of his life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/411e6701-0e44-454a-b233-67cbbb6bc1e8/%C2%A9Florence+Middleton001.JPG Projects - Make it stand out Truehill wears a necklace to remember the rap group, Yellow Bus Gang, he and his younger brother, Lil Mike, were in before Lil Mike was killed in 2006. “Every time somebody would see us, it would be like the negative effect of what gangs do,” Truehill said. “So what [Lil Mike] tried to do is change the narrative of the way people looked at us.” They repurposed the word “gang” to be an acronym for “Gifted Amazing Neverending Greatness.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/5f94f4b3-3884-410d-9114-6cbdf3811306/019_DVP_230714_543_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Truehill speaks with a community member who found the man who was shot, center, and the victim’s brother, right, after they arrived at the scene looking for more information on July 14, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/ee256af9-8c88-475f-9b74-47e555041ee3/007_DVP_230714_280_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out A resident poses for a photo on July 14, 2023, at the Fawohodze Inc. booth at Town Nights in San Antonio Park in Oakland, Calif., after learning how to carry his baby in the Ghanaian baby-wearing style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/c7a5a0d2-f50c-45cf-94e8-f977bc4a74a9/035_DVP_230726_075_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out At the Buckets Not Bullets camp on July 26, 2023, Coach Joshua Hatcher encourages campers to enjoy the offerings at a snack table at the gym entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/4b45d225-c825-4ddc-95c9-9bb23b4ecb73/008_DVP_230714_290_Middleton.jpg Projects - Make it stand out An estimated 1,000 community members attended the Town Nights event on July 14, 2023, at San Antonio Park in Oakland, Calif. Town Nights are held during times when violent crime in Oakland is most frequent—summer nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/81ccdb7a-7466-47ae-8671-0b0754d4d0c1/%C2%A9Florence+Middleton002.JPG Projects - Make it stand out A mural on Foothill Boulevard in Oakland, Calif., honors the many Oakland community members lost to violence on July 21, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1c628fa8-cb4a-4985-a658-84f7e9ed2c6e/06_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00009.jpg Projects - Make it stand out From left, Tammie Cannon and her granddaughters, Aubri Driskill and Avery Smith, get ready for the Delta Fair Parade at Cannon’s home in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 24, 2024. This year, Aubri and Avery will ride the float for the Delta Fair Pageant winners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/ede57153-46d0-4474-8e5f-87f735125e61/03_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00147.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith works as a dance instructor and waits for her students to arrive at Tabatha’s Dance Company in Paragould, Ark., on Sept. 25, 2024. Smith began taking classes and training for pageants at Tabatha’s when she was in second grade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/5edba46b-69c7-4e1e-9c6e-6172622abcd6/07_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00041.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith looks in the mirror at her grandmother’s home as she puts on her crown while wearing her winning competition dress ahead of the Delta Fair Parade in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 24, 2024. After competing in the Delta Fair Pageant seven times and receiving runner-up twice, Smith finally won the highest and most coveted title of “Miss Delta Fair” in 2024. “White’s my lucky color,” Smith said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/632b6e63-0ca8-4756-a8d6-0ae9a9ea05d0/04_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00209.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith practices a dance routine on at Tabatha’s Dance Company in Paragould, Ark., on Sept. 25, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/35cdb360-9533-4645-a1a6-056624c906d1/11_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00300.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith stands on a platform overlooking the demolition derby arena and waves at the Delta Fair in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 26, 2024. In addition to riding in the Delta Fair Parade, Smith’s royal duties include participating in the derby’s opening ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/a66185e0-2b98-44e2-9ed2-40291337f952/13_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00325.jpg Projects - Make it stand out As the sun sets, Avery Smith walks away from the demolition derby arena at the Delta Fair in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 26, 2024. “I was excited,” Smith said, thinking back to the moment she was crowned “Miss Delta Fair.” “I was shocked, to be honest. It could have been anyone. I feel really proud of myself.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/6b65c9ec-2f91-4f97-b2fd-ecaceb0339f7/08_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00052.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith rides on the Delta Fair royalty float as it drives through the town in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 24, 2024. “There’s no better feeling than getting all dolled up and going out there,” Smith said. Just knowing people saw things in you and wanted that crown on your head. It’s a really good feeling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/f7d4fdb7-2f4a-4c9c-8eaa-601b6d388a73/01_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00294.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith, 18, “Miss Delta Fair” queen, rests in her grandmother’s car as they drive to the Delta Fair in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 26, 2024. Smith was born and raised in Kennett and has been competing in the region’s pageants nearly her entire life. The Miss Delta Fair pageant is the region’s competition for girls aged newborn to 21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/a0841625-de98-4813-a3aa-c2dfd932d89c/09_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00281.jpg Projects - Make it stand out The “Miss Delta Fair” crown at Avery Smith’s grandmother’s home in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 26, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/406dff5c-a627-488a-9c47-b0ea9a257be8/05_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00193.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith, left, teaches her cousin, Aubri Driskill, 9, a dance routine at Tabatha’s Dance Company in Paragould, Ark., on Sept. 25, 2024. Smith coached Driskill on pointing her toes, kicking high and dancing with expression. Following in Smith's footsteps, Driskill competed in the 2024 Delta Fair Pageant and won the title “Little Miss.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/7b36aa30-aff4-48b0-80b3-716cc70c81d1/12_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00305.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith, left, takes a selfie with her boyfriend of two years, Thomas Hays, 20, at the Delta Fair in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 26, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/9fecf2f3-4353-4ac0-984e-69d65652e48b/10_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00298.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Avery Smith wears white studded boots at the Delta Fair in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 26, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/f7e87cbe-e8ea-4f94-bf89-8dbeaecebf9a/02_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00014.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Tammie Cannon, Avery Smith’s grandmother, shows an image of Smith holding a pageant trophy in her early competition days in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 24, 2024. With the help of her mother, Smith began participating in the Delta Fair Pageant when she was one-year-old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1613536950614-FK1FE8DPZUHKT8N77MVC/Middleton-27.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1616139407100-RJ2MYYBJKZ8FQZBFI96O/ParadiseFire-17.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185746421-CWSDK04YE09N8GGVJ31B/Optimized-Maru-1.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/f7d4fdb7-2f4a-4c9c-8eaa-601b6d388a73/01_2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00294.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1745615718733-KK71V47NZLNF5HUI2K72/2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00110.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/4b45d225-c825-4ddc-95c9-9bb23b4ecb73/008_DVP_230714_290_Middleton.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1745615718733-KK71V47NZLNF5HUI2K72/2024.09.25_MPWAverySmith_00110.jpg Projects https://www.florencemiddleton.com/home daily 0.75 2017-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1489973541366-L423P8CJ7IMXQYI2N9O9/9.JPG Homepage https://www.florencemiddleton.com/mujeres-con-ganas-links daily 0.75 2021-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110072148-KOFX8POQM49LSX9D6I36/Optimized-Aline-5.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Aline’s horse, Icaro. During the day, Aline works as a speech therapist. Most of her escaramuza practices are at night. Leading up to competitions, she practices multiple times a week, oftentimes beginning at 11:00 p.m. Even when there are no upcoming competitions, she still goes to the ranch to ride. For her, riding is not just about competitions; it is also her passion and a way to destress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110092254-D8FCDLA3KO01A8IVUD8K/Optimized-Aline-6.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links While the women practice, the men – fathers, boyfriends, husbands, brothers – often lasso to pass the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110028959-LBPIQXRXDVMS8H0MDEMM/Optimized-Aline-4.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Aline’s team spends countless hours practicing their escaramuza routine. There is often a misconception that the women’s performance is just dancing with horses. Executing these routines requires significant strength and control. In one exercise, the women gallop towards each other at full speed from all directions. If all goes as intended, they will narrowly weave past each other and come through to the other side unscathed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505109934427-I8SLDYYEJAF9V8TBKKAJ/Optimized-Aline-3.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Maria, Aline’s teammate, practices “la punta” also known as “sliding top” - a skill that requires the rider to abruptly stop the horse after high-speed galloping. The rider must have full control of the horse to prevent it from rearing up, throwing her off, and potentially falling on her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505109747421-FM4I8JMQ2VWZFUD7620L/Optimized-Aline-1.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Aline prepares to practice for an upcoming escaramuza competition. Each team is comprised of eight women. Every detail of their appearance must match – from their sombreros and dresses to their earrings. Even the accessories on their horses must match perfectly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505114777882-7PK19FD769XP436QKZOK/Optimized-Aline-7.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Practices can end as late as 1:30 a.m. Many women, including those on Aline’s team, are also full time mothers. They often leave their children at home to practice late hours after work, only to wake up early in the morning to prepare them for school. During competitions, women frequently carry their young children on their horses in the arena between events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505109868951-G1NSNODNSIQ9JGRXKZRB/Optimized-Aline-2.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Aline practices, competes, and keeps her horse at the ranch where some of the biggest charrería championships in Mexico City take place. She grew up spending much of her time with the members of her charrería association at this ranch, and to her, they are like extended family. Her father was the first charro in her family, but Aline was the first generation to fully pursue the sport. In 2016, Aline became the queen of her association taking on the female representative role, organizing events, and addressing needs in the association as issues arise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185929723-X5T11RSAUIC8KF006N65/Optimized-Maru-6.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Today, Maru owns three businesses. In one business, she trains women in the escaramuza. In another, she coaches escaramuza trainers. She and her husband also run a plumbing business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185851056-QTEM92LC0WP9LOE0G5LI/Optimized-Maru-4.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links “I think one creates opportunities. That’s how I was taught in my house.” In the 1950s, the escaramuza was introduced as a form of entertainment, but women were not allowed to actually compete until 1979. That year, the escaramuza was finally included as a competitive event in addition to the nine already-existing events for men. Maru became the first female national champion with her team that year. However, since she was also the first national coordinate of the escaramuza at the time, she did not formally accept the title. Maru continued on to win the national championship again in 1989 and 1992. Later, when she realized that the escaramuza was judged exclusively by men, she created the first panel of female judges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185894353-EIWEJAZRBLM87W41B6OT/Optimized-Maru-5.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Three young women train with Maru in Huixquilucan, Mexico. Maru is a strict trainer. She demands excellence from her students, and her high standards push them past their perceived limitations. The spirit she brings to these trainings reflects her devotion to ensuring that all women have a place in the sport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185966809-WGGM4JNRRUK6CRIGV09Z/Optimized-Maru-7.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Maru, a pioneer of the escaramuza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185786850-OW6XJ58U3LQ7TLIC6EC6/Optimized-Maru-2.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Maru’s family could not afford to buy her a horse, so their only option was to rent one. “It was a skinny, ugly horse that I would share with six or seven other people.” She would often wonder how many other girls wanted to ride but could not afford to. Today, Maru trains national champions in Mexico and the United States as well as young women who, like her, come from humble backgrounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185746421-CWSDK04YE09N8GGVJ31B/Optimized-Maru-1.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Maru was eight years old when she first encountered the charrería. Her parents were furious when they discovered that their young daughter had been sneaking off after swim practice to watch the charros (male riders) practice. She spent many evenings trying to find a charro that would let her ride his horse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185817729-3WH6XYWM2FY5U7W035KH/Optimized-Maru-3.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Escaramuza regulations demand that female competitors keep their hair long and natural. Maru’s hair is dyed blue. She still receives pressure to remove the dye from her hair so that she does not influence the women she trains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186319038-ZPZBLHSE1CQ6MENN7M23/Optimized-Dalia-6.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Inside Dalia’s home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186700598-3YUNCVXOONHUXYAV7M66/Optimized-Dalia-11.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links José María, Dalia’s youngest son, helps his mother with her deliveries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186789226-H3LNTSUODLSQMCVV5U0F/Optimized-Dalia-13.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links For most of her life, Dalia was expected to focus solely on working and caring for her family. “I always wanted to [join the escaramuza], but the criticism and fear of failure stopped me.” Despite the barriers, Dalia joined the escaramuza and became the first charro in her family. Dalia and Dany participated in their first escaramuza on September 14, 2017 at their town’s Día del Charro festival – a celebration of the charrería. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186187790-KGVDOGMJXJKRQV83ZB33/Optimized-Dalia-2.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia, a member of the local escaramuza team. Dalia collects money from her teammates to pay their trainer. Hiring trainers and the costs associated with competing can be very expensive and difficult for many local women to access. There are approximately 500 official escaramuza teams in Mexico and the United States. In reality, there are many more women dedicated to the sport that are unable to compete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186572016-I0OSTTTZ3WOYRW9AZFME/Optimized-Dalia-8.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Workers in Dalia’s house make queso Oaxaca. Dalia’s family owns a business making fresh cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186082827-1Z9NJKPJEHSTQDU4MPI0/Optimized-Dalia-1.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links In the town of Temoaya, women from neighboring regions come together every week to practice the escaramuza as a team. They are preparing to perform in local festivals, and maybe one day, to formally compete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186220355-FYFL1HTFU9J0SWXPT30V/Optimized-Dalia-3.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links A young woman tries to corral her horse into the trailer after training. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186620192-5ASFP473XUKEMP22W19X/Optimized-Dalia-9.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia’s sons make queso ranchero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186347837-O88DUL0UGRZ324QXMWHR/Optimized-Dalia-7.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia was married at age 18 and now has four sons. In addition to taking care of her family, Dalia works a full-time job. In the evenings, she pursues her two passions – the escaramuza and basketball. Dalia plays basketball on two different teams to play as much as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186749835-3176EA9M0QEIP6DIOWRW/Optimized-Dalia-12.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dany’s horse, Pinto. Dalia and Dany live with their families on the same property. Their horses and other animals live there as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186287791-CDMHVYPSWFUIJY475C4V/Optimized-Dalia-5.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Most women do not attend trainings alone. Oftentimes, fathers, brothers, and even entire families will accompany the women and watch them practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186651421-AW5MWRF6ASL0X2P2K5Y0/Optimized-Dalia-10.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia delivers milk and cheese to approximately sixty local businesses and families every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186256011-6VTZG36DARF52BW13G83/Optimized-Dalia-4.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dany, Dalia’s 15-year-old niece and teammate, rides her horse during practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186827602-WVN0JPDB3VGBLG9YLEK5/Optimized-Dalia-14.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia is creating a charro culture within her family. Her three oldest sons are charros as well. Her youngest, Jose Maria, prefers to read adventure stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186861841-ON9UT4QCNDTV8Y0V1L75/Optimized-Dalia-15.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia, charra of Temoaya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505114777882-7PK19FD769XP436QKZOK/Optimized-Aline-7.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Las prácticas pueden terminar hasta las 1:30 por la mañana. Muchas mujeres, incluyendo las del equipo de Aline, también son madres de tiempo completo. A menudo dejan a sus hijos en casa para practicar hasta tarde horas después del trabajo, sólo para despertar temprano en la mañana y prepararlos para la escuela. Durante las competiciones, las mujeres suelen llevar a sus hijos pequeños en sus caballos en la arena entre los eventos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110092254-D8FCDLA3KO01A8IVUD8K/Optimized-Aline-6.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Mientras las mujeres practican, los hombres - padres, novios, maridos, hermanos - a menudo lazan para pasar el tiempo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110028959-LBPIQXRXDVMS8H0MDEMM/Optimized-Aline-4.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links El equipo de Aline pasa innumerables horas practicando su rutina escaramuza. A menudo hay una idea errónea de que el rendimiento de las mujeres es sólo bailar con los caballos. Ejecutar estas rutinas requiere fuerza y control significativos. En un ejercicio, las mujeres galopan directo a hacia la otra a toda velocidad desde todas las direcciones. Si todo va según lo previsto, se evitaran estrechamente el uno al otro y llegarán al otro lado ilesos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505109747421-FM4I8JMQ2VWZFUD7620L/Optimized-Aline-1.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Aline se prepara para practicar para una competencia escaramuza próxima. Cada equipo está compuesto por ocho mujeres. Cada detalle de su apariencia debe coincidir - desde sus sombreros y vestidos a sus pendientes. Incluso los accesorios en sus caballos coinciden perfectamente. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110072148-KOFX8POQM49LSX9D6I36/Optimized-Aline-5.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links El caballo de Aline, Icaro. Durante el día, Aline trabaja como terapeuta del habla. La mayoría de sus prácticas escaramuza son por la noche. Liderando a las competiciones, ella practica varias veces a la semana, muchas veces a partir de las 11:00 de la noche. Incluso cuando no hay competiciones próximas, ella todavía va al rancho para montar. Para ella, montar no es sólo competencia; es también su pasión y una manera de deshacerse del estrés. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505109868951-G1NSNODNSIQ9JGRXKZRB/Optimized-Aline-2.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Aline practica, compite, y mantiene su caballo en el rancho donde hay algunos de los mayores campeonatos de charrería en la Ciudad de México. Ella creció pasando gran parte de su tiempo con los miembros de su asociación charrería en este rancho, y para ella, son como una familia extensa. Su padre fue el primer charro en su familia, pero Aline fue la primera generación en seguir plenamente el deporte. En 2016, Aline fue la reina de su asociación asumiendo el papel de representante femenina, organizando eventos, y atendiendo las necesidades de la asociación a medida que surge algún problema. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505109934427-I8SLDYYEJAF9V8TBKKAJ/Optimized-Aline-3.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links María, compañera de equipo de Aline, practica "la punta" - una habilidad que requiere que el jinete pare abruptamente el caballo después de galopar a alta velocidad. El jinete debe tener el control total del caballo para evitar que se alze, tirandola y potencialmente caer sobre ella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505108754423-Q44LA5W3ZIVK71NJELOF/Optimized-Aline-2.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links - Parte Uno: Pasión Aline Montiel Fernández; Ciudad de México, México https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505108816707-D8MR10OFBA2TU6ZVB5QL/Optimized-Maru-1.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links - Parte Dos: Rebelión Maru García; Naucalpan de Juárez, México https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505110244502-EPB6Q1T7APNOJTJ64PQ0/Optimized-Dalia-15.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links - Parte Tres: Coraje Dalia Martínez Vilchis; Temoaya, México https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185894353-EIWEJAZRBLM87W41B6OT/Optimized-Maru-5.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Tres jóvenes se entrenan con Maru en Huixquilucan, México. Maru es un entrenador estricto. Ella exige la excelencia de sus estudiantes, y sus altos estándares los empujan más allá de sus limitaciones percibidas. El espíritu que ella trae a estos entrenamientos refleja su devoción a asegurar que todas las mujeres tengan un lugar en el deporte. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185966809-WGGM4JNRRUK6CRIGV09Z/Optimized-Maru-7.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Maru, un pionera de la escaramuza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185786850-OW6XJ58U3LQ7TLIC6EC6/Optimized-Maru-2.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links La familia de Maru no podía permitirse comprarle un caballo, así que su única opción era alquilar uno. "Era un caballo delgado y feo que compartiría con otras seis o siete personas." A menudo se preguntaba cuántas otras niñas querían montar pero no se los permitian. Hoy, Maru entrena campeones nacionales en México y los Estados Unidos así como mujeres jóvenes que, como ella, vienen de orígenes humildes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185817729-3WH6XYWM2FY5U7W035KH/Optimized-Maru-3.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Los reglamentos de escaramuza exigen que las mujeres competidoras mantengan su cabello largo y natural. El cabello de Maru está teñido de azul. Aún recibe presión para quitar el tinte de su pelo para que no influya en las mujeres que entrena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185746421-CWSDK04YE09N8GGVJ31B/Optimized-Maru-1.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Maru tenía ocho años cuando se encontró por primera vez con la charrería. Sus padres estaban furiosos cuando descubrieron que su hija se había escapado después de la práctica de natación para ver a los charros (jinetes masculinos) practicar. Pasó muchas noches tratando de encontrar un charro que le permitiera montar su caballo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185929723-X5T11RSAUIC8KF006N65/Optimized-Maru-6.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Hoy, Maru tiene tres negocios. En un negocio, ella entrena a las mujeres en el escaramuza. En otro, ella entrena entrenadores escaramuza. Ella y su marido también dirigen un negocio de fontanería. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505185851056-QTEM92LC0WP9LOE0G5LI/Optimized-Maru-4.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links "Creo que uno crea oportunidades. Así me enseñaron en mi casa.” En la década de 1950, el escaramuza se introdujo como una forma de entretenimiento, pero las mujeres no se les permitió competir hasta 1979. Ese año, la escaramuza fue finalmente incluido como un evento competitivo además de los nueve eventos ya existentes para los hombres. Maru fue la primera campeona nacional femenina con su equipo ese año. Sin embargo, puesto que ella era también la primera coordinadora nacional del escaramuza en ese entonces, ella no aceptó formalmente el título. Maru siguió ganando el campeonato nacional nuevamente en 1989 y 1992. Más tarde, cuando se dio cuenta de que el escaramuza fue juzgado exclusivamente por hombres, creó el primer panel de jueces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186827602-WVN0JPDB3VGBLG9YLEK5/Optimized-Dalia-14.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia está creando una cultura charro dentro de su familia. Sus tres hijos mayores son charros también. Su hijo menor, José María, prefiere leer historias de aventuras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186620192-5ASFP473XUKEMP22W19X/Optimized-Dalia-9.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Los hijos de Dalia hacen queso ranchero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186187790-KGVDOGMJXJKRQV83ZB33/Optimized-Dalia-2.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia, miembro del equipo local escaramuza. Dalia recauda dinero de sus compañeros para pagar a su entrenador. Contratar entrenadores y los gastos asociados con la competencia puede ser muy costosos y difíciles de acceder para muchas mujeres locales. Hay aproximadamente 500 equipos oficiales de escaramuza en México y los Estados Unidos. En realidad, hay muchas más mujeres dedicadas al deporte que no pueden competir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186347837-O88DUL0UGRZ324QXMWHR/Optimized-Dalia-7.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia se casó a los 18 años y ahora tiene cuatro hijos. Además de cuidar de su familia, Dalia trabaja a tiempo completo. Por las tardes, persigue sus dos pasiones: la escaramuza y el baloncesto. Dalia juega baloncesto en dos equipos diferentes para jugar tanto como sea posible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186651421-AW5MWRF6ASL0X2P2K5Y0/Optimized-Dalia-10.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia entrega leche y queso a aproximadamente sesenta negocios y familias locales todos los días. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186082827-1Z9NJKPJEHSTQDU4MPI0/Optimized-Dalia-1.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links En el pueblo de Temoaya, las mujeres de las regiones vecinas se reúnen cada semana para practicar el escaramuza como equipo. Se están preparando para actuar en festivales locales, y tal vez un día, para competir formalmente. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186256011-6VTZG36DARF52BW13G83/Optimized-Dalia-4.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dany, la sobrina de 15 años de Dalia y compañera de equipo, monta su caballo durante la práctica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186572016-I0OSTTTZ3WOYRW9AZFME/Optimized-Dalia-8.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Los trabajadores de la casa de Dalia hacen queso Oaxaca. La familia de Dalia es dueña de un negocio que hace queso fresco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186861841-ON9UT4QCNDTV8Y0V1L75/Optimized-Dalia-15.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dalia, charra de Temoaya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186220355-FYFL1HTFU9J0SWXPT30V/Optimized-Dalia-3.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Una señorita intenta encerrar a su caballo en el remolque después del entrenamiento. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186700598-3YUNCVXOONHUXYAV7M66/Optimized-Dalia-11.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links José María, el hijo menor de Dalia, ayuda a su madre con sus entregas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186749835-3176EA9M0QEIP6DIOWRW/Optimized-Dalia-12.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links El caballo de Dany, Pinto. Dalia y Dany viven con sus familias en la misma propiedad. Sus caballos y otros animales viven allí también. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186789226-H3LNTSUODLSQMCVV5U0F/Optimized-Dalia-13.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Durante la mayor parte de su vida, se esperaba que Dalia se dedicara únicamente a trabajar y cuidar a su familia. "Siempre quise [unirme a la escaramuza], pero las críticas y el miedo a fallar me detuvieron." A pesar de las barreras, Dalia se unió a la escaramuza y se convirtió en el primer charro de su familia. Dalia y Dany están practicando para su primer rendimiento escaramuza. La actuación será el 14 de septiembre de 2017 en el festival Día del Charro de su pueblo, una celebración de la charrería. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186319038-ZPZBLHSE1CQ6MENN7M23/Optimized-Dalia-6.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links Dentro de la casa de Dalia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586b1371e3df2872ac5f2e2b/1505186287791-CDMHVYPSWFUIJY475C4V/Optimized-Dalia-5.jpg Mujeres con Ganas - Links La mayoría de las mujeres no asisten a los entrenamientos solas. 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