Social Movement Madres de Soacha (Mothers of Soacha)

• Autores: María Auxiliadora González Malabet, Roberto González Arana
• Localización: Historia Caribe, ISSN 0122-8803, Vol. 18, Nº. 43, 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Julio-Diciembre)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article analyzes the history of the Madres de Soacha, a social movement of mothers that searched for the truth about the extra-judicial killings of their sons in 2008. After a judicial battle, these mothers proved that the Colombian Army perpetuated these massacres under the state policy of Democratic Security. This research argues for a robust notion of collective identity and memory building of this female movement, which is not reduced to a mere concept of victims. It displays different national and international actions that the Madres de Soacha developed for building memory and collective identity through narratives and agency.