This ongoing initiative weaves together design, communication, and community care to amplify the voices of women-led collectives in Mexico searching for their disappeared loved ones. Developed in collaboration with HUMAS (Harvard University Mexican Association of Students), the project integrates a multidisciplinary approach—including strategic communications, curatorial installations, and a two-day symposium at Harvard University—aimed at raising awareness and fostering transnational solidarity.

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At its core, Assemblies of Resistance addresses the urgent need for visibility, recognition, and emotional support for families of the disappeared, particularly groups such as the Madres Buscadoras. These families often face violence, state neglect, and psychological trauma in their pursuit of justice. Through spatial interventions at Gund Hall in Cambridge and a series of memory-based design strategies, the project offers a platform for reclaiming narratives and dignifying those who have been forcibly disappeared.

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Rooted in testimony-driven research, the initiative centers the lived experiences and recommendations of search collectives such as Sabuesos Guerreras Sinaloa, Madres Independientes Buscando a sus Hijos, and Buscándote con Amor. It includes workshops on memorial creation led by prominent voices like Hermelinda Ruiz, Isabel Cruz, Luz Angulo, and Diana Gutiérrez—collaborations that foster spaces for collective grief, remembrance, and resilience.

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By mobilizing public programming, art installations, and international dialogues, the project engages in a broader reckoning with the ongoing crisis of forced disappearances in Mexico. It recognizes the harm done to families and creates pathways toward healing and justice—centering dignity as both a design principle and a political demand. These assemblies serve not only as acts of remembrance, but as catalysts for systemic change, community-building, and the dignification of life.