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7-17.5.2009

***Ladyfest Helsinki 2009 tukikeikka***

Sosiaalikeskus Satama
(Kyläsaarenkatu 11)
lauantaina 25.4. klo. 21
Liput 5 e, tuotot Ladyfestille!

Soittamassa mm.

STIFF LIP (Tku)
ADORA (Hki)
DJ STUFFIN' MUFFINS (I ♥ LESBIANS)

Support your local Ladyfest

"WHAT IS LADYFEST? A D.I.Y-festival: music, workshops, art, food, films, distros, joy, power and courage! Ladyfest is a community based, non-profit, global, and political music and arts festival for women and people supportive of gender equality. Organized by volunteers, the festival creates a platform for bands, performance artists, verbal and visual artists and workshops. The origins of Ladyfest developed from the Do-It-Yourself ethic of the Riot grrrl movement and "inclusive feminist philosophy". The first Ladyfest was held in the United States in Olympia, Washington in 2000. Since then, Ladyfests have independently been held and organized by volunteers all over the world. The first Finnish Ladyfest was held in Turku in 2007. Ladyfest seeks to empower! By questioning established cultural idea(l)s and norms, a “lady” celebrates and expands ideas about anti-sexism, feminism, gender, gender roles, identity, queerness, minorities, self-worth, sex, sexuality and love. A lady can be a person whose sexual identity doesn't fit our culture’s accepted norms, or someone who's not appreciated as a lady because they are a lady in a way that challenges expectations. Ladyfest is an open arena for everybody to be themselves without fear of being judged. Please join us in making Ladyfest 2009 happen! Ladyfest will not tolerate sexism, homophobia or racism. (The text is based on Wikipedia and the Ladyfest Tampere website. Thanks Tampere!)" http://www.myspace.com/ladyfesthelsinki

Location

Helsinki
Finland
60° 10' 10.29" N, 24° 56' 16.566" E
Date: 
05/07/2009 - 05/17/2009
User reference: 
elkezobl
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Topic: 
Ladyfest