The Feminist Club Amsterdam
Being born as a Latina in Europe was an honor. Yet, I never thought about the consequences that I would face until I was a teen. Boys began sexualizing my Latin side. It started with innocuous stereotypical comments such as how I danced. I was sixteen when the harmless comments transformed into objectifying comments about […]
In the crowd, a dove, preferably white, is held in a box or a cage.A few minutes later, someone arrives with bare hands, releases the dove, and sends it away.Afterwards, the crowd claps. The media takes photographs. And we totally forget: Why did the cage exist in the first place?Why was the dove captured?And who […]
France reported two dead and hundreds arrested after the PSG Champions League win. This case of the PSG win is an example of how male violence, especially in cases of sports events, is normalized. Last year, I was watching the Men’s EURO final (2024) in a bar in Amsterdam with two other friends. The game […]
Inventor of the genre “Acoustic oi!”, Jenny Woo is a solo female artist currently signed to Randale Records. She has over 20 years of experience touring in over 65 countries, with 7 full length albums and several EPs. She is also an activist for the inclusion of women in punk. This article was originally published […]
Scroll naar beneden voor Nederlands! As the elections are coming up we looked into how feminist topics are represented in the different party programs. The many parties (see the whole list here) on the same political spectrum often have similar viewpoints on many topics, though differ in the main focus of its program or in […]
– A history of Dutch voting rights – Scroll below for English! De verkiezingen komen eraan! Op woensdag 17 Maart kunnen we onze stem laten horen. Ondanks dat veel mensen mogen stemmen, lijkt niet iedereen gebruik te maken van dit privilege. Tijdens de vorige verkiezingen, in 2017, kwam er meer dan 18% van de stemmers […]