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The European Feminist Forum builds an open and diverse dialogue and organizes
an energetic space for feminists in Europe to come together and enact change in
Europe. The European Feminist Forum process takes place on the web and in real
time.
The EFF process is supported by Affinity Groups, which are non-hierarchical,
open, participatory and innovative spaces for individual feminists and groups to
organize and facilitate debates around specific topics.
The forum provides a foundation for discussion, and the participants the
energy behind it. Join the forum now and have your say on what concerns you,
join the Affinity Group of your choice, contribute to the debate by sending your
article, comment directly on the Thematic Forum or suggest a new topic. EFF is
your feminist space!
The European Feminist Forum will conclude with a conference in Poland,
on
13-15 June 2008, where a new European feminist agenda will be drawn up!
This newsletter shows you the latest publications in the site European Feminist
Forum from the past 3 weeks.
Articles
Warsaw Venue
Chosen for 2008 Meet Up
Karat Coalition will be responsible for logistics
associated with the European Feminist Forum, which will take place in Warsaw in
June 13-15, 2008.
Face-to-Face With
the Young Generation
20 July 2007, by Rasa
Erentaite
Live
meetings are a challenge for a group as international as Intergenerational
Feminist Dialogue. How do we meet and how does it contribute to the EFF process?
A short report on Young European Feminist Exchange, which took place in May in
Vilnius, follows.
Letter of Protest
against "Miss Roma International"
12 July
2007, by Enisa
Eminova
A
Letter of protest from the Roma Women Network from Serbia against "Miss Roma
International," which is planned to take place in Skopje in 2007.
Fundraising
Basics
9 July 2007, by Dani�la
Draghici
The
second product of the Money & Movement AG (M&Ms) is a PowerPoint
presentation titled "Fundraising Basics" developed by coordinator Daniela
Draghici
Nice
Guys
3 July 2007, by Jens
van Tricht
Preliminary
account of the workshops conducted under the title ’Nice Guys, or: The sense of
violence - for men’. Short explanation of the project, some theory, lessons
learned, future plans.
Nice Guys, or: The Sense of Violence - For Men
Introduction In this report, P=P gives an intermediate account of the
project it has been involved in during the first half year of 2007. The project,
Nice Guys, or: the sense of violence – for men! (Translated from the Dutch
“Toffe Jongens, of: de zin van (...)
Share your stories
on feminist practice/s of technology
2 July
2007, by Katerina
Fialova
Tells
us through text, audio, video or picture stories how do you use & shape
technologies, for example about:
your first email address
how it was
when you bought your first piece of technology
your favoriterite ICT tools
and applications
what you do to "move" securely in virtual spaces
your
experiences with sexual harassment in online spaces
how do you use ICTs,
etc.
Affinity Group:
Feminist Practice/s of Technology
2 July
2007, by Katerina
Fialova
We
invite women to debate and deepen an articulation of feminist approaches to ICT
(information and communication technology) capacity-building, design and
application based on women’s creative and appropriate use of technology.
So
What is Feminist Practice/s of Technology?
With the respect to European
Feminist Forum objectives , we hope this debate will further enrich:
the
mapping of women’s creative and appropriate use of technology.
the
distribution of “how to...” guides on conducting (...)
Step 1 Plan of
Action "Power Ladies" Affinity Group from Azerbaijan
2 July 2007, by Shahla
Ismailova
Women’s
participation in Azerbaijani is essentail in all social, economic and political
practices to ensure equity in society in such areas as health, education,
employment and in the family.
Why we need women’s participation
Why do
women need to participate in decision-making? Is it just a matter of principle
of real necessity? There are numerous arguments for women’s participation, some
of which are listed below:
a) Women constitute the majority population,
therefore, they cannot be (...)
Action
Plan
2 July 2007, by Shahla
Ismailova
Women
are under-represented in the government and political decision making in
Azerbaijan. Partiicpation is essential to enhancing women’s power in decision
makiing. An Action Plan is proposed that addresses these needs.
Introduction
Equality and empowerment of women in social, economic and political life is
essential condition to reach democracy, prosperity and peace in the country. The
principle of democracy means that the legitimacy of the power to make decisions
about peoples’ lives, (...)
Report second
meeting Switch Metaphors
2 July 2007, by Suzanne
van Rossenberg
Who
is your audience? Copyleft. Fun. Women * Major target group*. Distribution. Why
feminism? Identity. Challenge hetero-normativity. Subversion=construction.
Networking. Missing women, missing subjects. Interchangeable: feminism = queer?
Ideology? Are women artists only related to feminism? Art=fiction. Exploit the
system. Share strategies. Black hole-art. Gender performativity. Omission of
addressing economics in art-theoretical discourses and instrumentalization of
art. Missing women, missing subjects. Globalization. For what/why? In opposition
to what? What strategies? Queer activism. Infiltration in other fields of work.
Political activism. Personal. In-/outside institutions. Subversion. Create
ground. Exchange. Transparency of the structure. Situated critique. Construction
of identity. Alternative economics. Desire. Authorship. Accountability.
Migrant Feminist
Agenda workshop
2 July 2007, by Malu
Padilla Babaylan
Sixteen
women of Babaylan met for 3 days, 1-3 June in Germany