"Feminism is only frightening to those who gain the most from oppression, to those who would stifle the human spirit and hold the world in stasis. The rest of us really do have nothing to lose and everything to gain". Finn Mackay speaking at the FiL Conference
Aşağıdaki metin, Londra Feminist Ağ’ın kurucusu olan ve Londra Feminist Gece Yürüyüşünü yeniden başlatan Finn Mackay’ın “Feminism in London 2013” konferansında 26 Ekim Cumartesi günü yaptığı kapanış konuşmasıdır.
Cynthia Cockburn reports on a lively day of discussion at the British Library at which women of the 1970s Second Wave Feminism encountered a young generation of feminist historians. Debating racism, reproductive rights, sexualities and much besides, the aim was to imagine: 'What now for the women'
The world of development NGOs is full of white men from well off backgrounds. One of them wrote about how this is a problem in the Guardian last week, and here, one of their employees responds, looking at who speaks about these things and how; who is heard, and what should be done about it?
The feminist debate after Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance rarely touched upon the issue of race. A comparison with Rihanna’s ‘Pour It Up’ video illuminates the dominant tropes being played out in pop culture.
Pakistan has been locked in two key debates on the issue of peace recently. The first is whether there should be ‘peace talks’ with the Tehreeq e Taliban Pakistan. The second concerns Malala, the school-girl who survived the Taliban murder attack and was a nominee for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
Writer and journalist Slavenka Drakulić reflects on the use of sexual violence in war, the psyche in conflict, and the gap between official history and personal memory in the former Yugoslavia.
The 2013 Green Party conference made women and austerity one of its themes, while a new report from the Women’s Budget Group calls for a ‘Plan F’ to tackle the impact of the crisis on women's lives. Is gendered austerity finally gaining the attention of political parties?
Scottish feminists do not want ‘patriarchy in a skirt’ or a tartanised version of the status quo. It is time to implement gender mainstreaming at all levels of Scottish politics.
Last month a pilot project was launched to add mental health nurses to police call-outs in parts of the UK. This step will be most effective if the scheme is sensitive to the interplay between gender and identity in mental health issues.
The UK Feminista’s summer school heard how female asylum seekers fight back against the intersecting injustices they face.
