Mural ‘Mujeres árbol’

In Sierpe street, on the corner of Humilladero street, a mural called Mujeres árbol (Women tree) can be admired since 2019. At its feet were, until a decade ago, the pipes of Humilladero, as a tombstone reminds us. The mural was coordinated by Raquel Riba and some twenty women survivors of domestic violence participated in its design. According to the creators: "For women survivors, collective empowerment processes are very necessary because they help to create networks and strengthen their security and self-esteem, damaged to a large extent by the abuse they have received".

Text and photos by Antonio Castro Jiménez, Chronicler of the City of Madrid.