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Grassroots media in Europe (468)

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Narobe (Magazine, Blog)

Location

Ljubljana
Slovenia
46° 3' 5.1336" N, 14° 30' 21.4776" E

Info:

Narobe. Revija, kjer je vse prav. [GLBT/Queer revija]
Wrong. The magazine where everything is right. [Slovenian GLBT/Queer Magazine]

Slovenian LGBTIQ magazine Narobe ("Wrong") gets published quaterly as a (free) print magazine by the LEGEBITRA Informations Centre Association (= an humanitarian organisation based in Ljubljana which aims to defend the rights of and fight for equal opportunities for homosexuals); it can also be read and get downloaded from the website for free and they also run a blog.

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George - la revue de celles qui dépassent les bornes (Magazine)

Location

Lausanne
Switzerland
46° 31' 11.8632" N, 6° 38' 0.9492" E

Info:
Swiss (Suisse romande) feminist cultural magazine published by the association Woming since 8. March 2010; George wants to provide an alternative to traditional women's magazines; emphasis on culture, arts, film, music, popular culture but also on sexism / discrimination / equality, body politics, intersex, etc.

Statement:
George n°0 est sortie le 8 mars 2010, à l’occasion de la 100e journée des femmes.

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Furia! (Magazine) former Furii Pierwszej (Magazine, 1997-2001)

Location

Warsaw
Poland
52° 13' 46.8336" N, 21° 0' 44.0244" E

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FEMA - FEministický MAgazín (Magazine)

Location

Brno
Czech Republic
49° 11' 31.3836" N, 16° 36' 47.4876" E

Info:
New Czech quaterly feminist magazine launched by two NGOs based in Brno (NORA and NESEHNUTÍ Brno) - first issue published in December 2010: "Our goal is to strengthen Czech feminism, promoting women's rights and gender equality in the north-western and south-eastern part of the world. The magazine is a non-profit and largely volunteer activity of persons active in the Czech feminist space."

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Mi feminismo y otras alteridades (Blog)

Location

Spain

Info:
Mi feminismo y otras alteridades (= My feminism and other alterities) is a Spanish blog published by Gaelia with an emphasis on feminist/queer theory/history, LGBTIQ perspectives, black feminism/intersectional perspectives, activism, culture, etc. (updates very irregularly - last entry from March 2010)

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feminism_ua - Фемінізм_уа (LJ-community blog)

Location

Kiev
Ukraine
50° 27' 0.36" N, 30° 31' 24.24" E

Info:
Ukrainian LJ-community blog with at the moment over 500 members (moderator: maryxmas); the blog covers a wide range of topics with an emphasis on feminist news, women's/human rights and equality, reproductive rights, feminism/gender studies/queer issues, culture, violence and power: "This community is for discussions on feminism, gender studies, and the struggle for equal rights for women and men. " Also provides lots of links to Ukrainian, Russian and international feminist blogs and LJ-communities.

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Humour de dogue - le blog d'une Chienne de Garde (Blog)

Location

France

Info:
French blog run by bulledogue, member of the French activist group Les Chiennes de garde (The Watchdogs) which fights sexism/sexist insults against women in public life, especially in the media and advertising. The blog works a lot with comics/bandes dessinées and puts an emphasis on sexism in the media especially in advertising, stereotypes, violence etc.; bulledogue also publishes the Le féminin l'emporte blog (under the pseudonym Emelire) and a lot of the content is published on both blogs.

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Le féminin l'emporte (Blog)

Location

France

Info:
French blog run by Emelire; emphasis on sexism in media, advertising, violence against women, sexist stereotypes etc. the blog works a lot with comics/bandes dessinées; since December 2007 all blog entries are also published on the Humour de dogue blog published under the pseudonym bulledogue

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