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women and tech stuff

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because unfortunately the tech-related discussions planned for ladyfest were all cancelled in one way or another, i’m listing here the materials i’d prepared for some of it, in case someone finds them useful as resources:

Call for Papers: Queer Studies Easter Symposium 2008

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Call for Papers: Queer Studies Easter Symposium 2008

23 March – 29 March, 2008
Mexico City

Deadline for submission of paper proposals: 15. November 2007

The International Society for Cultural History and Cultural Studies (CHiCS), AIDSinCULTURE.org and Enkidu Magazine in Mexico City invite the global community to a vibrant and exciting multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual and multi-cultural Queer Studies Easter Symposium in Mexico City in March 2008.

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Call for Papers : Writing Lesbian Culture: Theories and Praxis’

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(closing date for proposals is 14th of december)

Lesbian Lives XV: Friday 15 – Saturday 16 Feb 2008

Writing Lesbian Culture: Theories and Praxis’

A 2-Day, International, Interdisciplinary Conference to be held at the Women’s Education, Research and Resource Centre (WERRC), School of Social Justice, University College Dublin, Ireland

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AFIS & PROGRAM LF RO 07

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(english here)
afis_lf_net.jpg LADYFEST BUCURESTI
12-14 octombrie 2007
“Whatever your fight, don’t be ladylike!”
– arta si activism grassroots pe teme de gen

[1 RON sugestie donatie in timpul zilei]
[10 RON intrare la show-uri / 25 RON pass pentru tot festivalul]

>> ATELIERE, ACTIUNI, DISCUTII, PROIECTII
@ H.arta
str. Pictor Arthur Verona nr. 19, sector 1
(intrare de pe B-dul Magheru)

* Vineri (12/10)
13-14:30 Strategii anti-rasiste
14:30-16:30 Self-defense – gender attacks
20:00- “Granitele tranzitiei”… discutie D MEDIA despre tranzitie si postcomunism
ACTIUNE
18:00-20 Take Back the Night rally (pentru toti) si mars (women-only)
[cu plecare din Piata Constitutiei]
FILME D MEDIA
20:00 “Commonplaces of transition”; “Border diaries”

* Sambata (13/10)
10-12 Vegan baking
12-13 Discutii pe “femei si stiinta/tehnologie”
13-14:30 Identitati queer vs. heteronormativitate
14:30-15:30 Discutie/atelier despre comunicare non-ierarhica, feminista, non-violenta si organizarea in grup
15:30-17:00 Maternitatea si implicatiile sale sociale si politice
17:00-19:00 H.arta: cum adresam teama & radical reading
20:00- “Munca femeilor”… discutie/masa rotunda D MEDIA despre situatia muncii in romania si discriminarile care inca mai exista impotriva femeilor
FILME D MEDIA
20:00 “Made in Italy”; “Eden”

* Duminica (14/10)
10:00-11:30 Gen si wikipedia/prezenta femeilor in spatii pe internet
11:30-13 Atelier/forum/panel pe prostitutie, trafic, violenta impotriva femeilor
13-14:30 Video activism
14:30-16:00 Corporalitatea feminina, corporalitatea noastra
16:00-18 “Turul radical” al Bucurestiului [prin oras]
16:00-17:30: Idei preconcepute: o zi in media.
18:00-19:00: Intro to open source software
19:00- “Vieti precare”… discutie D MEDIA despre conceptul de precaritate

Pe tot parcursul festivalului:
ZINE-MAKING, ACTIVIST FAIR, TRAVELING ZINE LIBRARY
PROIECTII din videoteca Ladyfest: “Ladyfest Grenoble”, “female+queer words+beats”, “Bought and sold”, “Behind the labels”, “If hope were enough”, “War zone”, “Mami”, “Hot and bothered – feminist pornography”, “Grrlyshow”, “Clitfest 2004 – the documentary”, “Born in flames”, “Market this!: queer radicals respond to market assimilation”, “The art of hollering”, “Barely audible”, “Flori de mac”

>> CONCERTE & EXPO
@ PUNKOTECA,
str. Atelierului nr. 14
(langa Gara de Nord)

* Vineri (12.10) de la ora 22:00:
STACEY CAPOOT – acoustic / indie (San Diego, S.U.A.)
NOT YOURS – rock (Deva, Romania)
DJ: K* (Bielefeld, Germania)

* Sambata (13.10) de la ora 21:00:
HEADPHONE KICKS – funk / ska / alternative (Bacau, Romania)
THE FITS – pop (Orebro, Suedia)
DJ PINKTROL (Poland/Stockholm, Suedia)

* Duminica (14.10) de la ora 21:00:
VIVE LA NOIZ – alternative / ska / punk (Bistrita, Romania)
MEANOX- aternative / rock / indie (Bucuresti, Romania)
DJ IF (Munchen, Germania)

Pe tot parcursul festivalului:
ART EXPO
—-fotografie: Mira Marincas (Cluj); Luiza Puiu (Timisoara); Elena Stoehr (Köln, Germania); Adina Rafaila (Brasov)
—-pictura: Iulia Nicolaie (Brasov); Maria Ivan Gurzu (Bucuresti); Ana Maria Dinescu (Bucuresti); Eliza Gereanu (Bucuresti)
—-gravura/pictura: Laura Partin (Iasi)
—-gravura/colaj: Olivia (Bucuresti)

Cosponsori: ACCEPT, Alert Fund, D Media, Indymedia Romania, Komunitas, Ladyfest Frankfurt, Ladyfest Mannheim, Project Space, XminY Solidariteitsfonds

++++++++ Detalii: https://fia.pimienta.org
++++++++ Contact: ladyfest-ro@lists.riseup.net

POSTER & PROGRAM LF RO 07

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afis_lf_net.jpgLADYFEST BUCHAREST
12-14 october 2007
“Whatever your fight, don’t be ladylike!”
– art and grassroots activism on gender themes

[1 RON suggested donation for during the day]
[10 RON concert entrance / 25 RON pass-par-tout]

 
>> WORKSHOPS, ACTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, SCREENINGS
@ H.arta
str. Pictor Arthur Verona nr. 19, sector 1
(entrance from B-dul Magheru)


* Friday (12/10)
13-14:30 Anti-racist strategies
14:30-16:30 Self-defense – gender attacks
20:00- “The borders of transition”… D MEDIA discussion on transition and post-communism
ACTION
18:00-20 Take Back the Night rally (for all) and march (women-only)
[leaving from Piata Constitutiei]
D MEDIA FILMS
20:00 “Paint Romanian”; “Border diaries”

* Saturday (13/10)
10-12 Vegan baking
12-13 Discussions about “women and science/technology”
13-14:30 Queer vs. heteronormative identities
14:30-15:30 Discussion/workshop on non-hierarchical, feminist, non-violent communication and group organizing
15:30-17:00 Maternity and its social and political implications
17:00-19:00 H.arta: how to address fear and radical reading
20:00- “Women’s work”… D MEDIA discussion/round table about the work situation in romania and the discrimination that still exists towards women
D MEDIA FILMS
20:00 “Made in Italy”; “Eden”

* Sunday (14/10)
10:00-11:30 Gender and wikipedia/women’s presence in internet spaces
11:30-13 Workshop/forum/panel on prostitution, trafficking, violence against women
13-14:30 Video activism
14:30-16:00 Feminine corporeality, our corporeality
16:00-18 “Radical Tour” through Bucharest
16:00-17:30: Preconceived ideas: a day in the media.
18:00-19:00: Intro to open source software
19:00- “Precarious lives”… D MEDIA discussion about the concept of precarity

During the entire festival:
ZINE-MAKING, ACTIVIST FAIR, TRAVELING ZINE LIBRARY
SCREENINGS from the Ladyfest videotheque: “Ladyfest Grenoble”, “female+queer words+beats”, “Bought and sold”, “Behind the labels”, “If hope were enough”, “War zone”, “Mami”, “Hot and bothered – feminist pornography”, “Grrlyshow”, “Clitfest 2004 – the documentary”, “Born in flames”, “Market this!: queer radicals respond to market assimilation”, “The art of hollering”, “Barely audible”, “Flori de mac”

>> CONCERTS & EXPO
@ PUNKOTECA,
str. Atelierului nr. 14
(near Gara de Nord)

* Friday (12.10) from 22:00:
STACEY CAPOOT – acoustic / indie (San Diego, U.S.A.)
NOT YOURS – rock (Deva, Romania)
DJ: K* (Bielefeld, Germany)

* Saturday (13.10) from 21:00:
HEADPHONE KICKS – funk / ska / alternative (Bacau, Romania)
THE FITS – pop (Orebro, Suedia)
DJ PINKTROL (Poland/Stockholm, Suedia)

* Sunday (14.10) from 21:00:
VIVE LA NOIZ – alternative / ska / punk (Bistrita, Romania)
MEANOX- aternative / rock / indie (Bucharest, Romania)
DJ IF (Munchen, Germania)

During the entire festival:
ART EXPO
—-photography: Mira Marincas (Cluj); Luiza Puiu (Timisoara); Elena Stoehr (Köln, Germany); Adina Rafaila (Brasov)
—-painting: Iulia Nicolaie (Brasov); Maria Ivan Gurzu (Bucharest); Ana Maria Dinescu (Bucharest); Eliza Gereanu (Bucharest)
—-engraving/painting: Laura Partin (Iasi)
—-engraving/collage: Olivia (Bucharest)

Cosponsors: ACCEPT, Alert Fund, D Media, Indymedia Romania, Komunitas, Ladyfest Frankfurt, Ladyfest Mannheim, Project Space, XminY Solidariteitsfonds

++++++++ Details: https://fia.pimienta.org
++++++++ Contact: ladyfest-ro@lists.riseup.net

fwd h.arta

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Miercuri, 03.10.2007 la orele 19:00 va invitam la Project Space, pe strada Pictor Arthur Verona nr 19 (sediul OAR) la o prezentare sustinuta de Emil Moise: Scolile publice din Romania: instrumentele Bisericii pentru perpetuarea discriminarii de gen.

Prezentarea va avea ca subiect modul in care, prin predarea confesionala a disciplinei Religie in scolile publice, dar si prin actiunile colaterale ce decurg din acest fapt se transmit si astfel se perpetueaza relatiile de putere in general, relatiile de putere cu continut de gen, in special.

Emil Moise este activist si profesor de discipline socio-umane. Are ca domenii de interes: cultura si atitudine civica, etica aplicata, drepturile fiintei umane, teoria deciziei sociale, promovarea tolerantei si a respectului fata de fiinta umana si mediul inconjurator.

Project Space este parte din proiectul Spatiul Public Bucuresti / Public Art Bucharest 2007.

Femeile din Romania – slab educate, prost platite, neimplicate in luarea deciziei

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Comunicat de presa
CPE – Centrul Parteneriat pentru Egalitate
Bucuresti, 26 septembrie 2007

Diferente de salarizare intre femei si barbati continua sa existe in majoritatea domeniilor de activitate. Cea mai mare diferenta se inregistreaza in industrie, unde salariul barbatilor este cu peste 60% mai mare decat cel al femeilor. Chiar si in domenii feminizate, ca administratie publica si comert, salariile barbatilor sunt mai mari decat cele ale femeilor cu peste 15%.

Un numar semnificativ de angajati barbati acceseaza concediul pentru cresterea si ingrijirea copilului, insa, ponderea majoritara, de peste 70%, ramane reprezentata de femei.

Nivelul de educatie in randul femeilor este foarte scazut: aproape trei sferturi dintre femei au maxim 8 clase si numai 3% au absolvit studii superioare, in timp ce numarul celor care nu au nici un fel de studii se situeaza intre 5 si 12%. Comparativ, nivelul de instruire al barbatilor este mai ridicat decat cel al femeilor, 60% dintre acestia avand maxim 8 clase, iar 4% studii superioare. Discrepanta cea mai mare se inregistreaza in cazul analfabetilor, numarul femeilor fara nici o instruire fiind de 2,8 ori mai mare decat cel al barbatilor in judetul Botosani si de peste 4 ori mai mare in judetul Giurgiu.

Participarea femeilor la luarea deciziei in plan local ramane extrem de scazuta, ponderea femeilor in Consiliile Judetene fiind intre 6,5% si 24,2%.

La nivelul Inspectoratelor Teritoriale de Munca nu s-au inregistrat plangeri pe motiv de discriminare intre sexe.
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really perfect definition of feminism

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reading through “The Books that changed our lives”, i came upon this perfect description (lots of other great comments from some awesome feminists in the article):

“feminism isn’t an argument or a position but a kind of sanity … a way of looking at the world that takes the humanity of female people seriously” – ariel levy [some discussion of levy’s most famous book mentioned in an older post here].

a bit about the books that changed my life here. to which i’d add this about bell hooks, this about gloria anzaldua, this on jane eyre and this on fiul risipitor. and a feminist reading list i made a while ago here.