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Grassroots Media in Europe (405)

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Scum Grrrls (Maga|zine)

Location

Brussels
Belgium
50° 50' 46.6116" N, 4° 21' 17.0172" E

Scum Grrrls is a feminist (maga)zine from Brussels, Belgium, inspired by radical feminism and riot grrrl:

"Scumgrrrls emprunte son titre au Scum Manifesto de Valérie Solanas, brûlot féministe radical des années 70 ainsi qu’au mouvement des riot grrrls, appartenant au féminisme des années 90 et 2000, les conjuguant pour créer un lien entre différents courants et histoires du féminisme, entre analyse et action féministes, avec du sérieux, de l’impertinence et une dose d’humour !

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Kvinnekongen (Blog)

Location

Norway

Statement:

Hei!
Denne bloggen ble startet i 2008. Kvinnekongen er samfunnsgeograf, og feministenes ice-cube. Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg?

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Riot Grrrl World Newsletter (2003-2006)

Location

Belgium

FROM THE CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS:

"In a discussion on the Riot Grrrl Europe mailing list about zine distros (in Europe), the idea to make a "Riot Grrrl World Newsletter" or a "Riot Grrrl Chapter zine" was brought up by Jenni (of Emancypunx) and Hilde (of Lady!Die/Riot Grrrl Europe). We continued brainstorming about the possibility of the project and how we would do it and because the reactions on the mailing list were positive, we decided to give it a go.

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De Tweede Sekse (Blog + zine)

Location

Belgium

De Tweede Sekse is a feminist blog started by a few Dutch-speaking feminists in Belgium. De Tweede Sekse is Dutch for The Second Sex (Le Deuxième Sexe), also the name of the classic book by Simone de Beauvoir. The blog was started in the end of 2008 and several women plan to write for it. Topics include theories of oppression, patriarchy, feminist herstory, anti-racism and intersectionality, pornography, zines and more. In April 2010 several articles from the blog were also published as a zine: De Tweede Sekse Blog op Papier

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Women's Report (Magazine, 1971-?)

Location

United Kingdom

"Set up in Nov '71 as a current awareness publication on issues relating to women. The group that set it up was associated with the Women's Lobby and the Fawcett Society but later broke away. Bi monthly printed magazine, with a circ. of about 2,000. Sold via subs, through bookshops, conferences etc. Costs: £400 per issue, self financing (though subs). 6-25 women work on WR, the collective is open and work is unpaid. Aims to inform women, WR has sections on health, work, law, news from abroad, images of women, reviews etc. The collective discusses contributions and accepts entries from men where applicable. Provides a broad based info service for women. 30p per copy."

- Information from the "Directory of Women's Liberation Newletters, Magazines, Journals...", by Dena and Shaila (York, UK), c.1978

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Move (c.1970s-1980s)

Location

Bristol
United Kingdom
51° 27' 19.1268" N, 2° 35' 30.8472" W

"Was set up by a group 'to provide a forum for gay women'. 10 issues a year produced. Small circulation, but wider readership; distributed via bookshops, subs, direct sales- 'not separatist against men or non-gay women'. Costs: £20-30 per issue, mostly self-financing. An open collective produces this mag and it is easy for new women to be involved. Aims to: educate, disseminate information, support gay women, etc. Contributions are invited and sometimes material is reprinted if it has any connections with their aims/would be of interest to their readers.

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Hunky Dory (Magazine, 1978-?)

Location

Nottingham
United Kingdom
52° 57' 18.3888" N, 1° 8' 57.516" W

"Set up in Feb '78 by 2 women, "for fun, and women". Monthly magazine, circulation of 30-60, distributed by postal subs. A closed collective produces this mag./comic. Aimed at women, mainly those involved in the WLM [Women's Liberation Movement], to make women laugh, and to satrically criticize internal abuses in the WLM. No contributions from men, otherwise, no editorial policy formed as yet. Any contributions sent to them will be printed (within reason). 25p each."

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Catcall: A Feminist Discussion Paper (1976-1984?)

Location

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

"An internal feminist discussion paper, that appears almost every 3 months. 20p each"
- Information from the "Directory of Women's Liberation Newletters, Magazines, Journals...", by Dena and Shaila (York, UK), c.1978

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From the first issue:

"ABOUT CATCALL"

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Sappho (Magazine, 1972- 1981)

Location

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

Sappho was a magazine established in 1972 to cater for lesbians with Jackie Forster as editor. Sappho organised meetings in a Chepstow public house with speakers including Anna Raeburn, Mikki Doyle from the Morning Star, Maureen Duffy who read her poetry, and the barrister Elizabeth Woodcraft who spoke on the rights of lesbian mothers. It was wound up in 1981 as a result of declining readership, falling subscriptions and criticism that it was not sufficiently political.

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Red Rag: A Magazine of Women's Liberation (1973?-1980?)

Location

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

Published by a collective of Marxist feminists

"Set up in '72, grew directly out of WLM [Women's Liberation Movement]. Produced about twice a year, printed, and has a circulation of 4,000. Distributed through P.D.C., internal subs, WLM meetings, conferences, etc. Available to men. Costs: £500 per issue, mostly self-financing- plus fund raising. At present there is a closed collective working on the paper, and all work is shared out collectively, and they have weekly meetings to discuss the production. RR is for women in the WLM, and is a forum for debate of issues raised by the WLM. They invite and depend on contributions. All contributions are discussed by the writer and collective jointly; no contributions from men."

- Information from the "Directory of Women's Liberation Newletters, Magazines, Journals...", by Dena and Shaila (York, UK), c.1978

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