Grrrls!

Last night=great night [cel putin din punctul meu de vedere]. De ceva timp se tot discuta de o intalnire a femeilor implicate in organizarea Lady Fest, dar nu numai. In sfarsit aseara a avut loc mult asteptatul eveniment. Am gasit cu greu locatia, dar.. m-am descurcat. Odata ajunsa acolo, m-am simtit un pic cam ciudat, desi teoretic le cunosteam pe majoritatea fetelor “de pe net”. Totusi, stiam doar 2 fetZe. Sentimentul de usor discomfort a disparut insa foarte repede. Fetele au facut posibil acest lucru. E surpinzator cat de bine se poate realiza comunicarea intre persoane venite din medii total diferite dar cu acelasi scop in viata si cu puternice inclinatii spre activism.In primul rand s-a facut o mica revizie a ce este si ce se doreste de la Lady Fest, apoi o retospectiva a Lady Fest 2005. A fost prezentata zina la care fetele au muncit mult [produsul finit arata foarte bine]. De asemenea zina are atasat cd-ul care contine atat informatii legate de Lady Fest 2005 cat si chestii despre feminism in general.

Dupa o discutie indelungata am ajuns la concluzia ca multi din jurul nostru nu au o definitie clara in minte a ceea ce inseamna sexism, feminism, activism.

Seara a continuat cu vizionarea unui film pe care il recomand tuturor; este despre hartuirea femeilor si se numeste War Zone.

Dupa inca cateva minute de discutii am trecut la muzica. Diana ne-a incantat auzul pentru cateva ore.

Ca sa incheiem seara cum se cuvine, am mers pe jos [in jur de 10 fete] cam 4 statii de troleibuz, atragand multe priviri dubioase cat si comentarii de aceeasi factura. [pregatire pentru Take Back the Night (Revendica noaptea!) :D -mars ce speram ca va avea loc in toamna.]

Eclectic Tech Carnival – about

WHAT
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Eclectic Tech Carnival 2006, a carnival of exchanging
computer-related skills, ideas and art. By women and for women.
/etc2006, 4-8 September, Timisoara, Romania

HISTORY
=======
Since 2001, the network of women who help organize the
Eclectic Tech Carnival or /etc has grown both far and wide.
We are geographically some-what diverse and we have varied
experiences and expertise in computing, technology, art
and activism. We are an eclectic bunch. Since the northern
summer of 2002, we (or some subset there of) have successfully organized an annual Eclectic Tech Carnival.

To connect, to network in real life. The global village
has come at the price of community. We are interested in
tech things and like to play with it. We know there are
other women who are also interested. There is little
opportunity for us to get together. And there is even
less open space for women to learn new skills. It is
especially hard for those with little resources to make
a start.
We want to change that!
We want to help women feel confident enough to ‘hack’
their own way into northern and male domination of digital
technology.
We can do it!
We want to help women learn to use Free/Libre and
Open Source Software.

Why the name /etc?
==================
Well, /etc is a directory of the linux file system. In
this directory called /etc (short for etcetera) are all
the important configuration files for your computer and
its networking (hostname, hosts, networks). We asked
ourselves, “If we were part of the linux file system,
what would we be?” The /etc directory seemed the best
place for a carnival of ideas and then the name Eclectic
Tech Carnival or /etc for short was born.

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The Traveling Zines

Mihaela si geamantanul

Colectia de zine care a fost adunata pana acuma a fost scanata, merci Elena, urmeaza sa fie tradusa in romana (o parte din texte). Am construit un blog pentru zine, si o pagina pe myspace.com, unde se poate comenta, discuta, lua legatura, ar mai trebui adaugat un text despre istoria zinelor in general, riot girls, in romana.
http://blog.myspace.com/travelingzine

http://www.myspace.com/travelingzine

Zinele ar trebui sa se plimbe intre grupuri de prieteni, sa ajunga la cat mai multe persoane. Blogul este un fel de inventar a ceea ce este si pe unde este, plus cateva referinte legate de istoria si continutul lor… Cineva sugera sa le copiem ca sa nu fie distruse, cred ca putem face si asta.

Momentan zinele calatoare vor merge cu mine la Timisoara la Eclectic Tech Carnival. De la Arad voi mai adauga cateva care ma asteapta acolo. Trebuie sa facem rost de un geamantan solid. ;)

revista maxim impotriva misoginiei. altora.

o reclama de pulafashion si revista maxim din campania “spune nu pedofiliei din showbiz” (“a fi barbat nu inseamna sa-ti cumperi trupuri de copile sarace ca si cum ai cumpara o bucata de carne dintr-un galantar”):

o imagine obisnuita din revista maxim:

mesajul campaniei “antisociale” pulafashion&maxim?

“a fi barbat nu inseamna sa-ti cumperi trupuri feminine ca pe o bucata de carne… decit cind ti le vindem noi.”

vezi:

Protesting Maxim Girl Search [en]

Imaginea femeii in publicitate
“What’s the problem? Facts about girls, women + media” [en]
Center for Media Literacy: Sexist Ads
[en]
Media Watch Hall of Shame
[en]
Killing Us Softly
[en]

“No to sexist ads! An example of successful campaigning” [en]