Speak Spanish with women who support you
Habelas Hainas aims to be a community, a support network for women of different nationalities, ideologies, religions, lifestyles and interests, but with one thing in common: we are all women and we are concerned about the difficulties we experience in the system we live in.
Because speaking it among women connects and empowers us
After years of experience as a Spanish tutor, I have realised that all my students share the same concerns, go through similar experiences, look for safe spaces to share them and feel better after talking about them and seeing that they are not alone.
12 € / month
This membership allows you to be part of the group and join all its meetings
Is it for you?
Conversations with purpose
You are a woman and want to share some of your time talking about the global issues of gender inequality.
Support network
You want to belong to a community of women that transcends borders to create a network of support and solidarity, even if we are miles apart.
Judgment-free space
You would like to talk about deeper issues, practise active listening and conversation in Spanish in a safe and non-judgmental space.
Diversity that unites
You want to meet women from other countries, cultures, beliefs and perhaps very different backgrounds, but with whom you will share interests, personal and similar life experiences.
Be yourself
You are looking to surround yourself with like-minded women, where you can be yourself and learn from your companions, while practising your Spanish.
Speak without pressure
You are looking to practise conversation. There is no need to have individual classes with me to participate.
How does it work?
Habelas Hainas is a group of up to 10 women. The meetings will be online one Saturday a month. You for will receive an access link before the meeting that will last an hour and a half.
Before each meeting, we will propose a topic of conversation for you to research, read or reflect on beforehand. But it will also be flexible, as we can change it if anyone needs the space to share something else or is in need of support.
The structure of the meeting is as follows:
- We will discuss the main topic of the day from a general perspective.
- We will then share our opinions, reflections or doubts individually.
- There will be a chance to respond, if necessary.
- A final round of questions.
- We will finish with an individual summary of the topic, in case our initial perception has changed after listening to the rest of our colleagues.
- We will propose the topic for the next meeting.
A free, respectful, and confidential space where we learn together
We will choose the topics together, anyone can propose something they are interested in sharing or reflecting on as a club. We will also use the WhatsApp group to put forward ideas or comment on proposals that can enrich all of us.
We will speak in Spanish so that we can learn from each other. As this is a safe and judgement-free space, no one will correct grammatical errors, but we will help our colleagues finding the right words if any communication problems arise.
Everything discussed in these meetings is completely confidential and must not be shared with anyone outside the group.
*Confidently Spanish reserves the right to refuse admission or remove any club members who violate any of the rules.
Why "Habelas Hainas"?
In Galician folklore, there is a popular saying that goes, ‘eu non creo nas meigas, mais habelas hainas,’ which in English means, ‘I don't believe in witches, but they do exist.’
And what are meigas? Meigas were women who lived in rural areas of Galicia and were dedicated to healing practices (like the ancient druids). They were wise, intuitive, independent, knowledgeable about their natural environment and how to use it.
With the arrival of the Inquisition and as a result of rigid Christian practices, they demonised them, and labelled them ‘as bruxas’ (witches).
We are the granddaughters of the meigas: wise, free women connected to a struggle that still continues
That is why when feminists shout that ‘we are the granddaughters of the witches you could not burn’, we establish a lineage with those women who were branded meigas, bruxas, for defending causes that we still proclaim today, such as the right to abortion, sexual freedom, etc.
We invoke them out of respect for their wisdom, their empowerment, their connection with nature and intuition and, above all, their spiritual (or philosophical and reflective) connection. And we consider them the first feminists in modern history.
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