Red Resistance: The Powerful Women of Eritrea
Fashion designer Bisrat Negassi's uses poetry tell the story of her country's fight for freedom
Portrait of fashion designer Bisrat NegassiOriginal Source: Design Indaba
In her poem FreeDEM Red, Bisrat Negassi shows how Eritrean women and men fought side by side for independence, equality and self-determination for more than 30 years.
Meda Eritrea by Gordian TroellerDesign Indaba
The powerful and brave women who fought for independence have been a major inspiration for Bisrat. Her poem uses the color red as a trope through which to explore themes of Eritream women's struggles and resilience.
FreeDEM Red by Bisrat NegassiDesign Indaba
As Bisrat states 'Above all I am inspired and strengthened by the story of the Eritrean women – revolutionaries, mothers, daughters and sisters – who have stood up for equality and the liberation from foreign rule and patriarchy.
FreeDem withDem (2020) by Bisrat NegassiDesign Indaba
