Rafaela Pimentel Lara

is a feminist, activist, and domestic worker from the Dominican Republic who lives in Madrid where she has been part of different groups struggling for the rights of domestic and care workers, such as Territorio Doméstico, the Turín Group, the Observatorio Jeanneth Beltrán, Senda de Cuidados, and “eje de precariedad” – a group devoted to feminist economies.

Making the Network that Sustains Us Visible: Conversation with Rafaela Pimental of Territorio Doméstico, Madrid

Making the Network that Sustains Us Visible: Conversation with Rafaela Pimental of Territorio Doméstico, Madrid

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Now there are compañeras who can speak, who can give a talk, who can talk about care work, about global care chains…This has emerged through our everyday practice. In Territorio Doméstico, we are all equals, we all have different knowledges and we share them, giving each other strength and supporting one another.