The Feminist Club Amsterdam
By Hana Elramly As of March 2020, the world was hit by a ‘double pandemic’; Covid-19 and a surge in domestic violence cases across the globe. In France, a 30% spike in intimate partner violence (IPV) was documented in 2020. IPV refers to “sexual assault by a current or former intimate partner and includes sexual […]
Our theme of the month is Ecofeminism, through which we invite you, our readers, our writers and anyone else to reflect upon the link between environmental justice, nature, and feminist struggles. Ultimately, seeking to unravel the ones in which our interlocking identities influence our approach to nature as well as whose bodies are most impacted. […]
Photo: Emma Grima pamela varelapavamere.la I am sitting in a room1, writing, writing from a room of my own2. My body tries to express my mind’s interpretation of what my spirit truly wants to say. Multiple layers form the Self, form us, form ourSelves. All these layers have been shaped by transgenerational experiences; neither of […]
17 May – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTBIT) : This day of awareness about the discriminations against LGBTQ+ people started in 1990 when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality as a recognised health problem. 19 May – Agender Pride day: this is one of the newest celebration and awareness day of the […]
In honor of this month’s theme Transidenties and feminism, we will highlight four different trans artists who are working hard for the rights of trans people. Zackary Drucker & Rhys Ernst The visual art of this couple points out real-life issues of trans people. Zackary Drucker focusses mainly on installation, performance and film. She believes […]
Every month we – the FCA team together with you, our beloved guest writers – discuss, share personal stories, or explain theories around the monthly topic. Besides our own content, there is so much knowledge out there worth diving into. Every month we take the challenge to further educate ourselves, by writing but also by […]