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Representation of women (72)

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CITY OF WOMEN: 18th International Festival of Contemporary Arts (4 - 13 Oct 2012, Ljubljana/Slovenia)

Location

Ljubljana
Slovenia
46° 3' 5.1336" N, 14° 30' 21.4776" E

The 18th International Festival of Contemporary Arts - City of Women will take place in Ljublana/Slovenia from 4 - 13 October 2012. This year's edition of City of Women Festival will adress the topic of Aging / Staranje

Excerpts from the concept of Mara Vujić (artistic director of City of women 2012):

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gitA - genderová informační a tisková agentura (News Agency, E-zine, 2006-2009)

Location

Prague
Czech Republic
50° 5' 16.1196" N, 14° 25' 13.656" E

Info:

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Ka Comix (Comics, Illustrations)

Location

Berlin
Germany
52° 31' 9.0156" N, 13° 24' 21.9276" E

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Ka Schmitz is a German comic-artist, illustrator, Wen-Do trainer and also gives comic and other creative and empowering workshops. She is living in Berlin. In her comics she is dealing with issues like violence against women, self-defense, gender roles and stereotypes, LGBT and queer issues, feminist consciousness, empowerment, etc.

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SFRIOT a night of MUSIC and self publishing ART to support our Local Women run Women's Clinic!

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SFRIOT JUNE 2012

SFRIOT a night of MUSIC and self publishing ART & women gathering supporting all women who wish to find community in SF and to support our Local Women run Women's Clinic! Lyon Martin ~

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Art
Crafts
Demonstration
Event
Festival
Group/Network
Music
Photography
Topic: 
Activism
Class
Disabilities
Do-It-Yourself
Girls and young women
Human rights
Networking & community building
Older woman
Peace
Poverty
Queer feminism
Race & ethnicity
Representation of women
Reproductive rights
Riot Grrrl
Social Work
Women's Liberation Movement
Work and employment
Youth culture
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FKW//Zeitschrift für Geschlechterforschung und visuelle Kultur (former: Frauen Kunst Wissenschaft, Journal)

Location

Germany

Info:
Journal on feminist art history and cultural studies; every issue is based on a specific topic and contains also contributions by artists, book reviews, conference reviews etc. Emphasis on art, visual culture, representation, gender politics, feminist theory, etc.

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The F-Word Media Collective

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We are a grassroots feminist media collective operating out of Vancouver BC. The F Word Radio Show has been on air since 2007.

We operate from the following principles and values:

* We seek to facilitate feminist dialogue in the community and use media as a foundation for positive social change
* We acknowledge media as a primary mode of cultural communication and we hope to open a space for alternative feminist dialogue that does not exist in mainstream media

Type of project: 
Blog & Web 2.0
Group/Network
Radio
Workshop
Topic: 
Art
LGBT and queer issues
Networking & community building
Pop culture
Race & ethnicity
Representation of women
Sexual violence
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Feminist Media Project (2007-2009)

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The Feminist Media Project was started by a group of concerned academics and journalists focused on a feminist intervention in media depictions of missing and murdered women, and the related trial of Robert Pickton in Vancouver, British Columbia, for 26 charges of first-degree murder in the slayings of women.

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Blog & Web 2.0
Topic: 
Gender studies
Representation of women
Sexual violence
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Women's Views on News (Newsportal)

Location

United Kingdom

Statement:
WomensViewsOnNews.org is the women’s daily online news and current affairs service, operating on a ‘not for profit’ basis.

The site provides up to date news on all the major national and international stories of the day, in much the same way as any newspaper or online news service, but the stories we feature here are always about women. It also includes feature articles and opinion pieces from time to time, but the focus is on news.

What is our vision?

Our vision is building a world where all women’s voices and experiences are heard by all.

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Mujeres Libres Bologna (blog)

Location

Bologna
Italy
44° 29' 39.084" N, 11° 20' 47.4684" E

Info:
blog of the Italian feminist collective Mujeres Libres based in Bologna and founded by students and precarious workers; emphasis on reproductive rights (contraception, abortion) and body politics, violence, activism and political participation, LGBTIQ, sexuality, (precarious) work, sexism/stereotypes and representation of women, etc.

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