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… and these appeal to women, HOW?

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gallery of sexist ads, parts 10^20 and 10^20+1:

– “Alicia Silverstone Strips for Animals?” (yeah, of course PETA is involved)

– “Pornography of War (Literally)”
as “bonus,” some more depictions of women being demeaned/abused that are making the rounds… because it’s all part of the same continuum:
Video of domestic violence
Blonda batuta de concubinul ei [Blonde beaten up by her live-in boyfriend]
(make sure to check out the “average joe” responses to these: “so what,” “she deserved it,” “why didn’t she just leave?” are among the mildest reactions to the video on youtube, and most of them, especially on the romanian site, are truly vile, misogynistic and violent… while the video is being sent around as a “joke”)

CAREFUL, links 3-5 contain images that could be seriously triggering!

ateliere despre femei si tehnologie

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“La lucru… Spatii libere temporare”
Reni Hoffmueller
—- Luni 24 octombrie, 12:00 — 20:00

Atelierele, discutiile si prezentarile care vor avea loc in decursul celor patru zile sub titlul „La lucru… Spatii libere temporare” vor avea subiecte ca: relatia dintre gen si tehnologie, rolul free software si open source in promovarea libertatii informatiei, femeile ca producatoare de continut in domeniul culturii si tehnologiei, etc. Continuturile atelierelor si discutiilor nu sunt prestabilite, acestea hotarandu-se impreuna cu participantele/participantii in cadrul unei situatii non –ierarhice, intr-o atmosfera de lucru democratica. Fotografiile de documentare facute in timpul atelierelor si discutiilor vor fi folosite apoi pentru o apropriere simbolica a spatiului orasului. Locuri din Bucuresti care au o importanta pentru o istorie alternativa a femeilor vor fi marcate cu aceste fotografii reprezentand femei in situatii non-stereotipice, atat in spatiul real cat si pe o harta virtuala a Bucurestiului, harta gazduita de site-ul proiectului. Reni Hofmüller este artista, muziciana, compozitoare si activista in domeniul folosirii noilor medii, tehnologiei si a insemnatatii politice a acestora. Reni Hofmüller traieste si lucreaza in Graz.

@ Str. Arthur Verona nr 19
(PROJECT SPACE)
(www.spatiul-public.ro)

cafenea, proiectii ACCEPT

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Cafeneaua “Eu, tu… si mai cine”
Asociatia ACCEPT
—– Vineri 21 octombrie, 19:00

Prezentarea unor filme documentare legate de probleme LGBT pe plan international, filme din arhiva ACCEPT.
—– Sambata 22 octombrie, 19:00

1. “Politics of the heart / Politica sentimentelor” (Canada 2005, documentar, 68 minute, Regia: Nancy Nicol)

2. “Heneini / Aceasta sunt eu” (SUA 2005, documentar, 62 minute, Regia: Irena Fayngold)

3. “They still smile / Ei totusi zambesc” (Belarus 2002, documentar, 16,47 min, Regia: Irina Sizova)

@ Str. Arthur Verona nr 19
(PROJECT SPACE)

“any skinny moderatly attractive bruntette would fill the hole”

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another must read: “Ignorance abounds… on Youtube” @When She Speaks I Hear the Revolution – it’s really about a very common attitude towards female musicians… about how male-centric almost all rock music is (and more importantly is assumed to be), STILL!

ps: alison (vv) from the kills used to be in the punk band discount… and she was awesome!

must read

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some excellent points on “the personal is political”

Obviously, what people mean but won’t spell out when they say, “It’s easier,” is that it’s easier to give into patriarchal pressure than not. It’s the same reason that a lot of women find it “easier” to do all the housework, though it seems at first blush that it would be easier to share the housework. I’ve called it the “Nagging Differential” in the past, which is that women have to do more work around the house no matter what—either they have to do all the work or all the nagging, and sometimes all the work is easier than all the nagging. […] it’s often smart for an individual woman to go along with the patriarchy. At the end of the day, resistance will cost you more than compliance, which is how oppression, you know, works.

couple all grrl bands

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zimbabwe, lithuania

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siren, netherlands

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cinica, brazil

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skilla, sweden (who can’t make it to bucharest)

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dj combustion, sweden (who sadly also can’t make it)
short film “combustion, 5 years of kicking ass”:

music by these artists in right order (they have played live at combustion)
http://www.myspace.com/postplay
http://www.myspace.com/aliceinvideoland
http://www.myspace.com/chickhabit
http://www.myspace.com/lapumasweden
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trash can entertainment are
http://www.myspace.com/combustion_sthlm
http://www.myspace.com/cyberiacityproduction

program ladyfest ro 07

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Niste detalii despre programul din octombrie, mai multe in curand: 
(english below)

PENTRU REZERVARI (bilete si/sau cazare), foloseste formularul de AICI!
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Evenimentele din cadrul festivalului se vor desfasura intre dupa-amiaza zilei de vineri, 12 octombrie, si sfarsitul zilei de duminica, 14 octombrie, cu ateliere, discutii, proiectii de film si actiuni pe timpul zilei si serii, si concerte de muzica/show-uri noaptea. Lucrari de arta vizuala vor fi expuse pe toata perioada festivalului.

Anul acesta, colectivul LF-Ro a decis sa colaboreze cu H.arta, un grup de trei artiste format in 2001. Grupul detine o galerie proprie, organizeaza expozitii, intalniri, dezbateri si ateliere si dezvolta proiecte in afara galeriei, implicand participarea unor artisti invitati sau a unor grupuri activiste si gravitand in sfera dialogului si atitudinii critice. In cadrul proiectului lor PROJECT SPACE, H.arta va gazdui portiunea din programul Ladyfest 2007 ce cuprinde ATELIERE pe teme variate – cum ar fi +++idei preconcepute: o zi in media, +++strategii anti-rasiste, +++vegan baking, +++identitati queer/(bi)sexualitate, +++maternitatea si implicatiile sale sociale si politice, +++un text colectiv despre teama, +++radical reading, +++gen si wikipedia/prezenta femeilor in spatii pe internet, +++activism video, +++corporalitatea noastra, +++feminist self-defense, +++intro to open source software, +++zine-making – precum si DISCUTII, prezentari si dezbateri pe teme ca +++femei si stiinta/tehnologie, +++comunicare ne-ierarhica, feminista, non-violenta si organizare in grup, +++prostitutie, trafic uman si violenta impotriva femeilor. In plus, festivalul va incorpora o serie de PROIECTII VIDEO si discutii organizate de Asociatia D Media/Joanne Richardson pe teme legate de post-comunism, tranzitie, munca femeilor, delocalizare si migratie, gen si precaritate. De asemenea, vor mai fi proiectate si cateva filme din biblioteca Ladyfest.
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re: legalization of prostitution

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(see also “Prostitution… give them all a share of it!” from the blog archives/lf zine — & in romanian: “Prostitutia… dati fiecaruia partea lui!” “MAI promite legalizarea prostitutiei?”, “Prostitutie I”, “Prostitutie II”)

WATCH:

*Not For Sale*
Women speak out about sexual exploitation in prostitution and trafficking
A video by Marie Vermeiren

The film (23 min) challenges the traditional views and myths on prostitution and sexual exploitation of women’s bodies. It includes interviews with women survivors of trafficking for sexual exploitation and prostitution, women sharing their life experiences and demanding governmental action and responsibility to combat violence against women, including trafficking and prostitution. The film is part of the joint project EWL-CATW on trafficking in women for sexual exploitation.

To see the film online:
http://www.womenlobby.org/site/video_en.asp

READ:

‘It’s like you sign a contract to be raped’

If you believe their PR, Nevada’s legal brothels are safe, healthy – even fun – places in which to work. So why do so many prostitutes tell such horrific tales of abuse?
— The Guardian, Friday September 7, 2007

There is only one place in the US where brothels are legal, and that’s Nevada – a state in which prostitution has been considered a necessary service industry since the days when the place was populated solely by prospecters. There are at least 20 legal brothels in business now. Not so many, you might think, but these state-sanctioned operations punch above their weight in PR terms.

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