User:Kingoffae/gap analysis

Gap analysis

 * What is the title of the article in which you identified a gap. If no article exists at all, what should the title be?

Rede Nami


 * Document the gap you found, describe how you identified it, and analyze its impact on knowledge.

I found through searching for feminist artists in Brazil a movement called Rede Nami that is comprised of a network of woman that want to end violence against woman, and also promote woman’s rights through art. I looked up graffiti artists doing feminist work in Brazil and found only a few that were represented in any way, one of them was Panmela Castro. Although on Wikipedia there is some information about Panmela Castro, the glaring omission became clear, the Rede Nami movement Castro started. Mentioned only in passing on the Wikipedia page for Panmela Castro, Rede Nami doesn’t even have a page of its own. Since this movement tackles the issues of domestic violence against woman in Brazil, and offers an outlet for Brazilian woman to express themselves through art I believe it is important that this movement gets more attention. Without this movement being represented on Wikipedia the knowledge and voice of the woman involved with this project will remain in Brazil, and feminists in other countries will have a tougher time becoming aware of the work being done by the Rede Nami network. Brazil has many issues regarding woman’s rights, particularly pertaining to domestic violence, and because of this people need to know and be able to collaborate with woman in Brazil to help end gendered violence. Adding Rede Nami to Wikipedia will create a stronger knowledge base to this struggle, and help fill the gap that is in Wikipedia’s information database.


 * Propose a paragraph of new or substantially edited content based on reliable sources. (If you are editing existing content, post the current version along with your edited version, and clearly mark which is which.)

Rede Nami – Feminist Urban Art Network is a non-profit NGO organization of woman artists founded by Panmela Castro. Panmela Castro founded Rede Nami so that woman could come together as a group and develop a kinship that she found herself lacking in a male dominated society that extended into the art of graffiti. She also started the group to help put a spotlight on domestic violence and gendered violence against woman in Brazil and to help educate woman on the issue of domestic violence. Brazil has a high rate of domestic abuse, and although laws like the 2006 Domestic and Family Violence Against Women Act help with the prosecution of such crimes, woman are still at risk. Panmela herself suffered domestic abuse and because of this experience she found the need to stop further harm against other woman in Brazil. Brazil Rede Nami’s members use graffiti and art to promote awareness about domestic violence in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Along with domestic violence Rede Nami also tackles racial, ethnic, class, religious, sexual orientation, and class discrimination through graffiti art. Rede Nami holds workshops in Brazil and globally that are meant as a safe haven for woman to create a dialogue about their lives through graffiti. The art is meant to be experimental and used to influence both the artist and the viewer. Often the members of Rede Nami will graffiti buildings with their art to liven and make it more colorful while also imparting a message.


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