The Feminist Club Amsterdam
Unfortunately, Iran is known in the Western world mainly through demonisation led by the US. The only things depicted of Iran are related to the conflict with Iraq and US, and the economic restrictions that the West hold on the country. The reality is that Western people are very poorly informed bout the reality of […]
Gülbike is one of the organisers of the monthly FCA book club. For this month’s session, the book club read “A Cyborg Manifesto” by feminist and science and technology studies theorist Donna Haraway. Gülbike has written a book review for anyone who could not make it to the discussion, recapping the book’s main points and […]
Photo by Emma Grima pamela varelapavamere.la Activism is the effort to change politics. Pleasure activism1 is making the pursuit of social justice a pleasurable experience. Dance as pleasure (activism) is using the joy of the body as a tool to fight for transformation. To break away from the framework of norms within which we have […]
FILMS Thelma and Louise – Ridley Scott – 1991 – USA During summer, we don’t all have the chance to travel but we might have some time to watch some great feminist films allowing us to travel through memorable films. Thelma and Louise is unquestionably a classic for a comforting and humorous tour through the […]
Queer activism has a long anti-capitalist tradition. Many queer activists in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s understood that the community’s most pressing issues find their origin in capitalism: homelessness, poverty, material exploitation and the lack of accessible healthcare (especially during the AIDS crisis) were – and still are – a harsh reality for many queer […]
By Camille You probably heard that bartending was a man’s industry. The relationship between social constructions, women and alcohol has always been a bit complicated. In ancient history, women were frequently in charge of manufacturing beer and wine, and they were also regularly accused of sorcery and executed for it. Women successfully ran hotels and […]