Minga & Memory: Andean Philosophy - Social Movements and Feminist History

Fri Nov 21 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

Ironside Newark | Newark

Project For Empty Space
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Minga & Memory: Andean Philosophy - Social Movements and Feminist History
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Minga & Memory: Session 4: Andean Philosophy - Social Movements and Feminist History
About this Event

On Friday, November 21st, 6:00–7:30 PM, join us for Session 4: Andean Philosophy: Social Movements and Feminist History. This week, we discuss the political history of Andean resistance from the Inkas in 1532 to the present-day Andes in 2025. Of special emphasis will be the role of Andean feminist history, ancestral duality, and the qhariwarmi as an Andean third gender concept. The exhibition paintings of Dolores Caguango and Tránsito Amaguaña exemplify women as leaders of social movement and the painting of Mariátegui as a theorist of Andean resistance.


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“Minga & Memory” is a free, public, educational program focused on Andean philosophy, visual language, and immigrant movement-building. Five 90-minute workshops facilitated by PES Artist in Residence Layqa Nuna Yawar and collaborators will coincide with the exhibition “La Voz del Anonimato / The Voice of Anonimity”. As a starting point for conversations around Andean enduring cultural concepts, they explore the current realities of diasporic existence under an oppressive, anti-immigrant government.


These workshops are intended for anyone interested in Andean migration, history, philosophy, art, culture, or language—and particularly for Newark’s growing community of Ecuadorian and Andean immigrants of all ages.


Layqa Explains: “These workshops are a natural extension of my practice. They combine the public and collaborative nature of muralism with the inquiry and research of studio painting. My goal is to amplify the narratives of people who have been historically oppressed and silenced, people who are currently being kidnapped and expatriated, people who look like me, who come from the lands I come from, people who share my ancestral legacy. We have been separated by time, geography, and colonialism, and I aim to create a space where we can find each other in the now, while thinking and talking about our shared past. This work is rooted in shared liberation and welcomes all.”


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Layqa Nuna Yawar

Layqa Nuna Yawar is an Ecuadorian-born and Newark-based muralist, painter, and multidisciplinary artist known for his large-scale public artworks that combine portraiture, symbolism, and storytelling, creating powerful visual narratives that explore issues of displacement, migration, and social equity. Made collaboratively on site, these social sculptures celebrate immigration, cultural heritage, and social justice struggles. His work aims to amplify underrepresented voices and challenge dominant historical narratives.


Arnold Arnez

Arnold Arnez will lead educational sessions within the program. Arnold is a Quechua-Aymara educator in indigenous philosophy and history, with a deep understanding of ancestral knowledge systems and decolonial frameworks. His focuses are on Andean philosophy and a hemispheric conception of North-Latin American indigeneity. His teachings provide crucial cultural and historical context, grounding the program in lived indigenous experience and cosmology.


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Ironside Newark, 110 Edison Place, Newark, United States

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