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Ravnopravka - Moscow Feminist Group (Blog)

Location

Moscow
Russia
55° 45' 4.4712" N, 37° 37' 6.3192" E

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Ravnopravka is a Russian blog (since 2010) and a website/blog (since 2011) run by the Moscow feminist group (founded in 2008) that both funtion as a discussion platform to exchange (feminist) ideas and texts; emphasis on feminism, feminist theory/ideas, feminist activism and feminist/Women's movement in Russia and Russian speaking countries, networking, women's/human rights and equality, reproductive rights, violence, LGBT and queer issues, motherhood, relationship, power, politics etc.

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Opzij (Magazine)

Location

Amsterdam
Netherlands
52° 22' 12.7776" N, 4° 53' 42.6048" E

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Opzij began in 1972 as a radical feminist magazine, but turned soon into a more "mainstream"/moderate newsmagazine for women. The magazine calls itself the "only opinion magazine for women," and considers itself feminist and a part of the women's movement. Content: (women's perspective on) culture, politics, society, health, but also a lifestyle section. Integrated into the website are several blogs and columns by different authors (including a reader's column); they also publish women's/feminist news on their website

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Olympe - Feministische Arbeitshefte zur Politik (1994 - 2012)

Location

St. Gallen
Switzerland
47° 25' 26.76" N, 9° 22' 15.168" E

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Olympe was a Swiss trilingual (German - French - Italian, most articles in German) feminist journal; each issue had a special topic; emphasis on women's and gender politics, economy, migration/postcolonial perspectives, women's rights, equality, violence/power etc. With issue #33 (September 2012) the journal ceased publication, but all issues can get downloaded from the website of the Frauenarchiv Ostschweiz

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Anguane - Collettivo AnarcoQueer EcoVegFemminista

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Anguane – Collettivo queer ecovegfemminista
per la liberazione animale umana e altro-da-umana
per la liberazione dal dominio sui corpi e sulle menti
per la liberazione dall’andro-antropocentrismo patriarcale
per la liberazione totale

Spunti che proponiamo per la riflessione sono:
le pratiche e le teorie politiche queer-ecovegfemministe
lo scambio e la condivisione di saperi tra movimenti
l’affrancamento dalle logiche patriarcali di dominio e sfruttamento
la promozione di incontri, dibattiti, eventi, progetti
il mutuo sostegno e supporto alle lotte di liberazione

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Blog & Web 2.0
E-Zine
Event
Workshop
Topic: 
Activism
Anti-Imperialism
Do-It-Yourself
Environment & animal rights
Gender studies
Human rights
LGBT and queer issues
Political participation
Queer feminism
Sustainable development
Women's Liberation Movement
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ecovegfeminism
LGBTQI
antispeciesism
animalism
anarcoqueer
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Ciudadanas del Mundo - Revista Independiente de Pensamiento Feminista (Magazine)

Location

Córdoba
Spain
37° 53' 5.0028" N, 4° 46' 44.8572" W

Info:
The Andalusian Plataforma Andaluza De Apoyo Al Lobby Europeo De Mujeres has published this magazine since 2006 with an emphasis on equality, women's rights, international/transnational/global perspectives, feminist theory and debate, politics, economics, history, reproductive rights, sexism, etc. So far 8 issues (#0-#7) have been published and all of them can get downloaded from their website! Since 1998 the platform also has been publishing the yearbook Agenda de Mujeres

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Agenda de Mujeres (Magazine/Yearbook)

Location

Córdoba
Spain
37° 53' 5.0028" N, 4° 46' 44.8572" W

Info:
The Andalusian Plataforma Andaluza De Apoyo Al Lobby Europeo De Mujeres publishes this magazine/yearbook once every year since 1998, providing a space to think about and discuss the most pressing issues concerning women's rights, the situation of women worldwide, questions of equality and of a free and fair society. Every issue is based on a specific topic, including education, religion, lesbian activism, migration, equality, arts and culture, politics etc. Since 2007 the platform also has been publishing another magazine: Ciudadanas del Mundo

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Kvinden&Samfundet (Women & Society) (Magazine)

Location

Copenhagen
Denmark
55° 40' 33.9492" N, 12° 34' 6.0132" E

Info:
world's oldest still existing feminist women's magazine (first issue 1885) published by the Danish Women's Society (Dansk Kvindesamfund founded in 1871). Its goal was from the beginning to generate debate and awareness about women's position in Denmark and to work as a link between the members of the Danish Women's Society and an interested public. Since 2004 every issue can be read online and can get downloaded and printed out; all issues of the years 1885 - 1917 can be read and downloaded as pdf from the Tidsskrifter 1885-1920 archive

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FrauenSommerUni 2012 (Vienna, 19. - 22. September 2012)

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Die FrauenSommerUni, die von 19. bis 22. September in Wien stattfindet, steht 2012 unter dem Motto „Feminismen leben“. 21 Workshops und Vorträge bieten die Möglichkeit, sich mit feministischen Themenstellungen auseinanderzusetzen, zu diskutieren und selbst aktiv zu werden. Das detaillierte Programm ist ab sofort online einsehbar.

Eröffnet wird die FrauenSommerUni von den Organisatorinnen am 19. September um 17 Uhr in der Alten Kapelle am Campus der Universität Wien (Spitalgasse 2).

Type of project: 
Conference
Event
Workshop
Topic: 
Do-It-Yourself
Gender studies
History & memory
Women's Liberation Movement
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FRAZ - Frauenzeitung (newspaper, 1975 - 2009)

Location

Switzerland

Info:
founded 1975 by the FBB - Frauenbefreiungsbewegung and first published under the name Fraue-Zitig the quaterly newspaper was later published by the NPO Fraz Frauenzeitung, editorial work and all contributions have always been on a voluntary basis; emphasis on women's liberation, equality, discrimination etc. stoped publishing in 2009 due to a lack of resources and financing

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Die Frauenzeitung - die andere Zeitschrift für Frauen

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