The most recent articles
The most recent articles
MIGRANTAS ! A visual language of migration by female immigrants in Berlin
Friday 15 June 2007
Migrantas has been working on projects related to migration, identity and dialogue between different cultures. Their projects combine tools from the social sciences, graphic design and the visual arts to create a reflection of the migrant condition. Mobility, migration and transculturality are (...) > continue
The decolonization of the State is not possible without its depatriarcalization.
Wednesday 13 June 2007
by Mujeres Creando - Virgen de los Deseos , María Galindo
"The decolonization of the State is not possible without its depatriarcalization.(...) We affirm that the ’social pact’ rests on a sexual contract that has expropriated from women the sovereignty over our own bodies" This is what the Bolivian women’s social movement Mujeres Creando explains in this analysis full of energy and political boldness, produced in the context of the election campaign fort the Constitutional assembly (elected July 2006) led by President Evo Morales. It also criticizes the illusions of the indigenous paradigm, both "cultural" and "leftist", that made Evo Morales a hero with his election as the first Indian Bolivian President. A highly feminist text, as liberterian... and political, as it can be. About feminism as a global collective way to rethink society and the way to "govern" it ! Highly needed in these harsh times of mightful institutional powers oblitaring the sense of the human being at greater scales than ever... Published initially by Mujeres Creando under the title "The Law of Convocation to the Constitutional Assembly: Society didn’t propose a change of government." > continue
Women in Resistance to the feminine ideal
Tuesday 12 June 2007
Every year since 2003, a feminist film festival is being organised in the outskirts of Paris in Arcueil, whose name ist just the same like us : "Femmes en Résistance", which means "resisting women", of course. The 2006 edition of this Festival was dedicated to "Women in Resistance to the feminine ideal"... This is the introducing text, that we would like to share with you... > continue
Aghanistan / Portrait
New threats against Malalai Joya
Friday 1 June 2007
Breaking News and Call for Support : Malalai Joya has just been suspended as an MP in Afghanistan...
Afghanistan: Reinstate MP Suspended for ’Insult’. Censure of Malalai Joya Sets Back Democracy and Rights. On May 21, 2007, the Lower House of the Afghan parliament voted to suspend Joya for (...) > continue
About the author
Tuesday 29 May 2007
by Topics & Roses
Karine Gantin is a journalist, she is also a consultant in the fields of human rights and social movements. > continue
Coming to knowledge, coming to politics : A reflection on feminist practices from the NextGENDERation network
Thursday 24 May 2007
by Rutvica Andrijasevic, Sarah Bracke
This is a highly interesting article produced by the feminist universitarian network NextGenderation. It tells about the purpose of the network, and much more : what does a "feminist generation" really mean? Why are feminist studies, and esp. feminist post-colonial studies, so weak in the European universities? What consequence does this have, politically speaking? Why are feminist theories and practices more disconnected than before? Why is feminism of crucial importance for the alterglobalist movement, its theorisation, its strategies and alliances? > continue
Sexism, racism & postcolonialism. Nouvelles Questions Féministes (automn 2006)
Tuesday 22 May 2007
The famous international feminist review in French that was cofounded 1981 by Simone de Beauvoir, Christine Delphy, Claude Hennequin et Emmanuèle de Lesseps aims to promote an anti-essentialist, materialist and radical feminism based on feminist movements and initiatives. You may find its (...) > continue
Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, 25, muslim parliamentary candidate, triggers political turmoil
Sunday 20 May 2007
"They think I’m a woman from the Middle East. No. I’m a Danish Muslim." The Guardian has published Wednesday May 16. 2007, an article on the 25-year-old social worker, student and town councillor Asmaa Abdol-Hamid : socialist, feminist & devout Muslim... > continue
"Sexism & Racism : the French Case". Nouvelles Questions Féministes (février 2006)
Sunday 29 April 2007
The famous international feminist review in French that has been cofounded 1981 by Simone de Beauvoir, Christine Delphy, Claude Hennequin et Emmanuèle de Lesseps aims to promote an anti-essentialist, materialist and radical feminism based on feminist movements and initiatives. You will find its (...) > continue
IRAQ / 8TH OF MARCH
After 4 Years of Occupation and Oppression, OWFI’s struggles continue
Tuesday 24 April 2007
Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Irak’s Statement for International Women’s Day 2007
Published on OWFI’s website : www.equalityiniraq.com
Women of Iraq have gradually let go of most of their 20th century gains and privileges in the last 4 years of occupation. Iraq turned from a modern country (...) > continue
