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Grassroots Media in Europe

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Donne della realta (Blog)

Location

Milan
Italy
45° 27' 49.2516" N, 9° 11' 17.4156" E

Info:
emphasis on the representation of women in Italian media / TV / advertising, sterotypes, role models, violence / power, discrimination / inequality, but the blog also wants to speak about the experiences, stories etc. of "real" women etc.

Statement:
Dove sono finite (e quante sono) le donne della realtà? Le donne che lavorano, che studiano, che coltivano i sogni con la fatica, che cercano di non piegarsi alla precarietà e aspirano a una professione che riconosca competenze e meriti. Quelle donne che la crisi vuole emarginare.

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Dones i noves tecnologies (Blog)

Location

Spain

Info:
blog of the dones tech collective; emphasis on women and technology, IT, cyberfeminism, feminist news etc.

Statement:

Qui Som?
Som un grup d'investigadores socials aficionades a les noves tecnologies que fa temps que ens preguntarem sobre què passava amb les dones i les tecnologies.

Amb el temps la cosa ha anat creixent i a més de la Recerca social ens dediquem a la creació de continguts digitals, la producció audiovisual, la comunicació i l'enxarxamenta.

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Diversitat en Igualtat (Blog)

Location

Valencia
Spain
39° 28' 12.8604" N, 0° 22' 36.498" W

Info:
personal bilingual blog by Rakel; emphasis on sexism, equality and diversity, feminist activism, power, machismo, etc.

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Collectif Debout ! (blog)

Location

Nancy
France
48° 41' 31.3944" N, 6° 11' 3.9012" E

Info:
blog of the feminist collective Debout! based in Nancy; the collective as well as the blog were founded in April 2010 (blog a little bit later) to act as a platform for feminists in and around Nancy and to organise their participation in the Marche Mondial de Femmes held in Paris 12th June 2010; the blog is now used for discussions of feminist issues and the collective continues to work; strong emphasis on equality & Women's rights, feminist news and activism, but also about sexism in media / advertising, violence, lesbophobia, etc.

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female:pressure (database, radio)

Location

Vienna
Austria
48° 12' 29.4264" N, 16° 22' 25.7484" E

Info:
international database of female djs, producers, visualartists etc. (electronic music scene); female:pressure also runs a mailing list and produces a radio show that gets broadcasted every 2nd Tuesday/month 21:00 - 22:00 on radio Orange 94.0 (Vienna)

Statement:

VISIBILITY

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Digitales Archives (archive, 2001 - 2006)

Location

Brussels
Belgium
50° 51' 1.224" N, 4° 21' 6.156" E

Info:
Digitales meetings in Brussels were a project by the Belgian network ADA - Femmes et IT/Vrouwen en IT to "stimulate women’s action in contemporary society and bring awareness of the concept of gender to the debates on new technologies" through workshops, conferences, symposia, etc. Between 2001 and 2006 four Digitales meetings took place. The Digitales Archives now provide access to all material (articles, interviews, videos etc.) produced during these four Digitales meetings; emphasis on new technology, cyberfeminism, women and IT, education/training etc.

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Ladyradio (Radio, Blog, 2007-2011?)

Location

Naples
Italy
40° 50' 24.3492" N, 14° 15' 5.8896" E

Info:
feminist radio show based in Naples founded in 2007 by DJ Walai/Valerie = Valeria Russo (Ladyfest Italia, Groupie zine) and mady by DJ Walai, DJ Valentina, DJ Renata and DJ Virgin. Broadcasted every Saturday 18:40 - 20:00 on RadioLina - radio pirata a Napoli 104.90 fm. On the blog they are not only publishing their program list but also other/more articles about feminism in Italy etc.

Statement:
Chi?
Ladyradio è nata nel 2007 dall’idea di dj Walai con la collaborazione delle dj Valentina e Renata.Oggi la new entri è dj Virgin.

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Le degenerate - Portale di link di genere, femministi, antifascisti (Network, Blog)

Location

Italy

Info:
Le Degenerate is an online portal/network providing links to various Italian feminist blogs/ezines/radio shows. The founder Walai = Dj Walai/Valerie = Valeria Russo organized the first Ladyfest Italia in Naples 2005, runs a radio program (Lady radio) and its blog, is very active in the Italian feminist movement.

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Bildwechsel (Archive)

Location

Hamburg
Germany
53° 33' 13.7268" N, 9° 59' 29.7096" E

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Somewhat strident but who cares (Stickers, facebook-group)

Location

London
United Kingdom
51° 30' 0.5472" N, 0° 7' 34.4496" W

Info:
sticker sheets to download for activism against "destructive media imagery" (adverts, lads mags etc.), pornography, etc. facebook-group

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