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Globale Dialoge (Radio)

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

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Globale Dialoge is a weekly radio show produced by the editorial collective Women on Air which was founded by the Viennese free radio station ORANGE 94.0 and the magazine Frauensolidarität. Since 2005 it gets broadcasted by radio ORANGE 94.0 (Vienna, also via livestream) every Tuesday (13:00 - 14:00) and puts an emphasis on the international women's movement, global feminism, feminist/queer activism, sustainable development, human rights, migration, cultural production by women etc.

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CfP: CAA 102nd Annual Conference (Chicago, IL / Feb 12-15, 2014 / submission deadline: May 6, 2013)

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CAA 102nd Annual Conference
Chicago, United States, February 12 - 15, 2014
Submission Deadline: May 6, 2013

Riots, No Diets: Construction of Oppositional Identity in Feminist Activist Art
Olga Kopenkina, New York University; and Corina L. Apostol, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Email: ok12atnyu [dot] edu and corina [dot] lucia [dot] apostolatgmail [dot] com

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Calls & Submissions
Topic: 
Activism
Art
Disabilities
Gender studies
Global affairs & transnationalism
LGBT and queer issues
Parenting & motherhood
Representation of women
Riot Grrrl
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Žibutė (Online-TV)

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Vilnius
Lithuania
54° 41' 13.7616" N, 25° 16' 46.7436" E

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Žibutė ('Violet') is a Lithuanian feminist internet TV show. It was launched in December 2012 and currently is the only regularly updated grassroots feminist media project in the country with a vision to become a feminist media platform in Eastern Europe, also accessible in English, and with a focus on the region’s extensive feminist scene and history. The show is entirely run by volunteers and recently the first English episode has been launched (with a focus on feminists who fight Neo-Nazism in Lithuania).

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WOW - Women of the World Festival (London, 6 - 10 March 2013)

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WOW - Women of the World Festival takes place from 6-10 March 2013 at Southbank Centre, London.

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WOW is our annual global festival where women and men of all ages and backgrounds celebrate women’s achievements and discuss the obstacles they face across the world.

Join us from Wednesday 6 March to Sunday 10 March for a diverse programme of keynote talks, performances, concerts, talks, gigs, debates and free music. Visit our marketplace, exhibitions and workshops. Take part in speed-mentoring, networking opportunities and more.

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Conference
Event
Festival
Music
Topic: 
Art
Global affairs & transnationalism
Pop culture
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Woman Plus.../Женщина Плюс… (Magazine, 1994 - 2004)

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Moscow
Russia
55° 45' 4.4712" N, 37° 37' 6.3192" E

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Woman Plus…/Женщина Плюс… was a bilingual magazine by the Russian NGO East-West: ZiHP published between 1994 and 2004; all articles can be read on the website! Emphasis on feminist news, situation of women in Russia and worldwide, equality, women's rights, feminist theory/history, feminist activism, women's movement, violence, women and war, health/body/reproductive rights, culture, stereotypes/sexism, but the magazine also contained a ressource page "Internet for Women" with lot of links from Women's organisations, groups, etc.; East-West: ZiHP also published the web portal OWL - Open Women Line

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OWL - Open Women Line (Newsportal, E-Zine; 1996-2008)

Location

Moscow
Russia
55° 45' 4.4712" N, 37° 37' 6.3192" E

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OWL - Open Women Line was an information portal on the subject of “Woman and Society” run by the NGO Eat-West: ZhIP (a documentation / library / research / information / education center) providing feminist international as well as Russian news, but also further documents on women's rights, etc.; emphasis on feminist news (with an emphasis on Eastern-Europe, former Soviet states, Russia, but also international news), Women's rights, equality, health, reproductive rights, violence/women and war etc.; the NGO also published the print magazine "Woman Plus" (1994-2004)

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NEWW - Network of East-West Women / NEWW Polska (Network, E-Zine)

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Gdánsk
Poland
54° 21' 7.29" N, 18° 38' 47.8968" E

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"Founded in 1991 NEWW is an international communication and resource network supporting dialogue, informational exchange, and activism among those concerned about the status of women in Central and Eastern Europe, the Newly Independent States, and the Russian Federation (members in over 30 countries). NEWW coordinates research and advocacy that supports women's equality and full participation in all aspects of public and private life. (...) NEWW connects women's advocates in who work in partnership to promote women's rights and to strengthen women's role within civil society. NEWW members represent all strata of society - human rights activists, writers, students, journalists, lawyers, parliamentarians, professors, artists, union organizers, health care workers and feminist activists." The Polish NEWW Polska was founded in 1999 and since 2004 has been running the International Secretariat of the whole NEWW network and is responsable for running this bilingual news portal and two listservers; emphasis on women's and human rights, equality, violence against women, feminist regional/European/international news; => lot of links to members of the NEWW network and to other organisations!!!

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Olympe - Feministische Arbeitshefte zur Politik (1994 - 2012)

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St. Gallen
Switzerland
47° 25' 26.76" N, 9° 22' 15.168" E

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Olympe was a Swiss trilingual (German - French - Italian, most articles in German) feminist journal; each issue had a special topic; emphasis on women's and gender politics, economy, migration/postcolonial perspectives, women's rights, equality, violence/power etc. With issue #33 (September 2012) the journal ceased publication, but all issues can get downloaded from the website of the Frauenarchiv Ostschweiz

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Spectra Speaks (afrofeminist media blog)

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Spectra is an award-winning Nigerian writer, women’s rights activist, new media consultant, and philanthropist. She is the voice behind the afrofeminist media blog, Spectra Speaks, which publishes news, opinions, and personal stories about gender, media, and diversity as they pertain to Africa and the Diaspora.

Type of project: 
Blog & Web 2.0
Topic: 
Anti-Imperialism
Global affairs & transnationalism
LGBT and queer issues
Migration & border issues
Postcolonial theory & perspectives
Queer feminism
Race & ethnicity
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Antifee 2012: Festival für feministische Gesellschaftskritik

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UnicampusGöttingen
Germany
51° 32' 18.0672" N, 9° 55' 46.884" E

The Antifee Festival 2012 took place in Göttingen (Germany) from 15 - 16 June 2012

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