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Ladyfest Oxford 2008

Submitted by elkezobl on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:31

Location

Oxford

United Kingdom

51° 44' 50.7804" N, 1° 15' 28.566" W

"Girls! Girls! Girls! Ladyfest needs you!

Ladyfest comes to Oxford on 24th May 2008.

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"Cultural revolution is an important weapon against all oppressions": An e-mail interview with Carla, Julie and Íris from Histérica Zine, Brazil

Submitted by redchidgey on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 15:58

Zines
Zine

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Zine

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"We are three brazilian girls that made a paper zine using the internet. The Riot Grrrl Movement inspires us, the radical feminists of the 60's too, our personal expirience, [and] we try to put links between what's important for us. There's a lot of other things that are mixed in what we are doing and you can feel it reading the fanzine. It's all written in portuguese, our first issue was out on March 09 and we interviewed: Allison Wolfe (lead singer of seminal riot grrrl band Bratmobile and nowadays vocal fo Partyline) and the seminal punk feminist band from the brazilian riot grrrl: Dominatrix. Texts and artwork. Soon the second issue is done and you girls will probably heard about it. "

Interviewee:

Carla, Julie and Íris

Interviewer:

Red Chidgey and Elke Zobl

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"but you can't eat rights": Mamma Cash's guide to economic justice

Submitted by redchidgey on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:17

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Mamma Cash is an international organization giving grants to women and transgender led projects. Here's an article by Gisela Dütting and Esther Vonk on why economic justice issues must be central to our feminist work. It covers what is meant by economic justice, why is it so urgent, and what the most important issues are. For them economic justice includes:

* equal rights, equal opportunity, equal wages
* fair working conditions
* economic independence and economic security
* economic participation
* mobility
* access to fairly paid work
* control over money and resources
* universal access to basic services
* sustainable and just economy
* an end to inequitable international economic relationships

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Ladyfest Singapore 2005

Submitted by elkezobl on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 13:05

Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

Location

Singapore

1° 17' 30.5304" N, 103° 51' 9.828" E

"In the year 2000, a group of individuals from the local music scene collaborated and organized a non-profit show to showcase young girls playing in bands known as Girlfest: Ready Set Go! The group fervently believes in providing another avenue to showcase the talents of the young female musicians for the simple reason of supporting them in the local music scene. Therefore, the bands that performed at this particular gig had to have at least one female member.

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Ladyfest Twin Cities 2009 (Minneapolis & St. Paul)

Submitted by elkezobl on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:43

Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

Location

Twin Cities, MN

United States

44° 58' 35.2452" N, 93° 16' 26.1336" W

Ladyfest Twin Cities happened in spring 2009.

"Ladyfest Twin Cities is a feminist music, art, skillshare festival focused on empowering women and feminists in the SPRING OF 2009.

Ladyfest Twin Cities is primarily concerned with building an empowering feminist community that can exist outside corporate culture and that actively works toward breaking down the barriers of age, race, class, gender, ability, and sexuality." (http://www.myspace.com/ladyfestmpls)

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Ladyfest San Luis Potosí 2008

Submitted by elkezobl on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:26

Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

Location

San Luis Potosí

Mexico

22° 9' 6.4656" N, 100° 59' 30.5556" W

"LadyFest San Luís Potosí El primer “Ladyfest” tuvo lugar en Olympia, Washington en el 2000. De ese año a la fecha se ha desatado este gran movimiento por todo el mundo en el que participan miles de mujeres en la construcción de cada festival. Ladyfest es un evento en el que participan todo tipo de mujeres, y también las que se sientan en cuerpo alma o espíritu. se hace con la finalidad de expresar en todas las formas la cultura femenina. Por esto es que queremos que este movimiento tome más fuerza en todo el mundo y esta ves es el turno de san luis.

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Ladyfest Saltillo 2008

Submitted by elkezobl on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:09

Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

Location

Saltillo

Mexico

25° 25' 24.3516" N, 101° 0' 29.8836" W

"El lady fest tu espacioo: lugar donde puedes, hablar, gritar, exponer, crear, opinar, tu espacio para lucirte comopersona para dar tus puntos de vista con temas relacionados hacia ti y hacia ellos
Ladyfest Saltillo las apoya para sus exposisiones y platicas :)" (http://www.myspace.com/ladyfestsaltillo)

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Ladyfest Auckland 2008

Submitted by elkezobl on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:25

Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

Location

Auckland

New Zealand

36° 50' 55.8852" S, 174° 45' 34.2756" E

"LADYFEST AKL is a music and arts festival happening in Auckland, New Zealand on February 22nd-24th 2008.

Here's the deal so far:

Fri 22nd Feb 8pm @ Cross Street Studios, Cross St: "Glitches in Fantasyland" a theatrical presentation of dance, aerialism and live film featuring Eve Gordon, Sarah Houbolt (Brisbane), Alexa Wilson & Tahi Mapp-Borren, $10

Fri 22nd Feb 10pm @ the Winchester (used to be Pinnacle Club), St Benedicts St: Bands! Blood & Laughter (AK), Newtown (WGT), Punchbowl (WGT), $10

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Ladyfest Nevada County 2008

Submitted by elkezobl on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:03

Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

Location

Nevada County, CA

United States

39° 15' 12.69" N, 121° 1' 11.6292" W

"Ladyfest is an all-day festival to showcase local female artists and celebrate female creativity in all its forms.

There are workshops all day long, with something for every Lady: Self-Defense, Clothing Design, Greening Your Life and Your Home, Event Planning, Acting, Creative Writing, Dance (Modern! Belly! African!), Seasonal Cooking with Local Food, Aromatherapy, Lotion-Making, Breast Cancer Prevention, and a Multi-Media Panel with women broadcasters, journalists and filmmakers.

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Ladyfest Northern Michigan 2008

Submitted by elkezobl on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 17:50

Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

Location

Traverse City, MI

United States

44° 45' 30.3696" N, 85° 37' 38.7876" W

"Ladyfest Northern Michigan exists to celebrate the creativity, strength, and wisdom of women through art, music, film, and various workshops. Ladyfest is a co-operatively organized grassroots festival with a focus on empowerment through acknowledgment of women's often overlooked contributions.

Ladyfest Northern Michigan will take place October 24, 25, and 26, 2008 at the Inside Out Gallery in Traverse City, MI. located at 229 Garland St.