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Ladyfest (346)

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Ladyfest Turku, Finland 2007

Location

Turku
Finland
60° 27' 5.148" N, 22° 16' 7.4388" E

"Ladyfest is an event organized by women. Our aim is to present female artists and performers. The events are focused mainly on encouraging female talents and raising female consciousness, but the event is open to everyone. Ladyfest is going to be a place where visitors can discuss and take action in different workshops and enjoy performances. For more info, please email us at leidifestatyahoo [dot] se Also check out our web page www.ladyfestfinland.net." http://www.myspace.com/ladyfestturku

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“Is Ladyfest a politics to settle down to?”: A conversation with Maaike from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Topic: 
Do-It-Yourself
Ladyfest
Queer feminism
Race & ethnicity
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Maaike helped organize Ladyfest Amsterdam 08 and played the final night with her band Dusty Blinds. Red interviewed her on her birthday about Ladyfests, whiteness, and coming up with a Ladyfest trademark plan.

Interviewee: 
Maaike, Ladyfest Amsterdam 08 organiser and musician
Interviewer: 
Red Chidgey
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Ladyspace: Feministische Raumpraktiken am Beispiel Ladyfest (thesis)

Location

Wien
Austria
48° 12' 29.5272" N, 16° 22' 18.0804" E

DIPLOMARBEIT:
LADYSPACE Feministische Raumpraktiken am Beispiel Ladyfest
eingereicht an der Technischen Universität Wien Fakultät für Architektur und Raumplanung

aus der Arbeit:

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Ladyfest Vilnius (Lithuania) 2009

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The theme of the Festival is “Rewritten stories”. The Festival consists of six parts: concert, exhibition, conference, film review, creative workshops and action.

The concert of rock groups of girls will turn Vilnius into the centre of alternative culture and the place of meeting of different styles of music venue. Rock groups of girls from different countries of Europe are invited to the concert: La Fraction (France), Las Revolettes (Italy), Ex-Boyfriends (Finland) and Zimbabwe (Lithuania).

Type of project: 
Festival
Topic: 
Activism
Do-It-Yourself
Ladyfest
Queer feminism
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Ladyfest Stuttgart-Esslingen 2004

Location

Stuttgart-Esslingen
Germany
48° 46' 14.4192" N, 9° 10' 24.9024" E

Ladfest Stuttgart-Esslingen 2004 happened 29-31 October, Germany

Statement:
The Ladyfest Stuttgart-Esslingen is a feministic, non-commercial festival in the region around Stuttgart and Esslingen from October 29th to 31st. It is organized by a group of artists and people engaged in the cultural sector from around Stuttgart.

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Ladyfest Tijuana 2008

Location

Tijuana
Mexico
32° 31' 41.8404" N, 117° 2' 14.4744" W

Ladyfest Tijuana 2008 happened 13-15 June 2008, Mexico

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Fempunk Zine & Ladyfest Spain: An interview with Mabel and Maria from Madrid, Spain

Topic: 
Ladyfest
Riot Grrrl
Zine
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“We need more girl references and more girl heroes”
– Mabel

Interviewee: 
Mabel & Maria
Interviewer: 
Elke Zobl and Jenny Gunnarsson Payne
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“Ladyfest: Play if you feel like it, not for the money”: An email interview with Melissa from Auckland, New Zealand.

Topic: 
Do-It-Yourself
Ladyfest
Queer feminism
Race & ethnicity
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Melissa discusses DIY, why white Ladyfest organizers need to mind being "inclusive", and the importance of the festival as a queer event.

Interviewee: 
Melissa
Interviewer: 
Red Chidgey & Elke Zobl
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“Ladyfest: We need to rip it up and start again”. An email interview with Terese from London, UK

Topic: 
Ladyfest
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An interview with Ladyfest organizer Terese on the limitations of the Ladyfest format.

Interviewee: 
Terese, Ladyfest London 08 organizer
Interviewer: 
Red Chidgey & Elke Zobl
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Ladyfest in the press (Archive)

This is a compendium of general press pieces on Ladyfest - from the mainstream and alternative media (specific press articles also accompany each festival entry).

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