Rebeca Lane (Guatemala)

➡️ Rebeca Lane – Music as a Tool for Social Change

Rebeca Lane is a prominent Guatemalan rapper, poet, and feminist activist with an ever-growing international profile. Lane uses her music and poetry as platforms to address issues such as social justice, gender equality, and women's rights, with a particular focus on the struggles of women and opportunities for empowerment in Central America.

Born into a family of activists who suffered at the hands of the state during the Guatemalan Civil War. Her country's history of violence and her feminist stance both heavily influence her artistic expression, which she uses as powerful mediums for storytelling and political commentary.

Inequities and injustices in Guatemala have a long history and continue to this day. Colonization, militarization, femicide, LGBTQI+ discrimination, forced disappearances, massive gender inequality, poverty, attacks on human rights defenders, and high-level corruption all create huge issues in Guatemalan society.

Lane is also active in various social movements and delivers workshops and conferences to empower women through art and culture. She uses her visibility to advocate for positive change and inspire a new generation of Latin Americans to engage in cultural and political activism.

In 2014, Lane won the Proyecto L contest, which celebrates music that reinforces the right to expression. In the same year, she founded Somos Guerreras. This project creates opportunities for the empowerment and visibility of women in hip-hop culture and works towards ending its historically sexist roots.

More recently, her work as a sociologist has allowed her to work more closely with education and its role in reducing inequalities. We look forward to seeing what she does next!

Author: Rachael Mellor, 17.01.25 licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0

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