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Ladyfesta Bilbao 2007

Location

Bilbao
Spain
43° 15' 11.538" N, 2° 55' 40.2816" W

Ladyfesta Bilbao 07 happened on 9th March 2007 and on 9th November 2007.

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Ladyfesta Bilbao 2008

Location

Bilbao
Spain
43° 14' 42.7308" N, 2° 56' 0.06" W

Ladyfesta Bilbao happened on 20th June 2008 and on 19th December 2008.

"Hi everyone!!

The Lesbian Pride is getting closer and for that reason, we come back to organize a new Ladyfesta, with our commitment to offer you a free space for women, which is very rare in the current Bilbao..s nightlife panomara.

We want to offer an alternative space where enjoy and celebrate the 28th of June between women. Besides, we want to claim that day in the revolutionary and political sense that has to us.

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Ladyfesta Bilbao 2009

Location

Bilbao
Spain
43° 15' 11.538" N, 2° 55' 40.2816" W

"26 JUNIO V LADYFESTA BILBAO
DISCOTECA SANTANA 27 BILBAO
DJS ANTI JAWATTA BEGOÑA DJ DUELO DE PINTXADISCOS
PERFORMANCE
DIAPORAMA MUJERES DE NUESTROS DÍAS
SORTEO FIN DE SEMANA EN AGROTURISMO
JUEGOS Y SORPRESAS
GUDARIS KING
VENTA ANTICIPADA BILBAO LA MATILDA C/JARDINES CASCO VIEJO
GASTEIZ BAR LA FRAGUA DE VULCANO C/ZARAUTZ
IRUÑA COLECTIVO KATTALINGORRI C/ALDAPA
DONOSTI BAR EL CALLEJÓN

VENTA EN TAQUILLA 12 EUROS CON CONSUMICIÓN 10 ANTICIPADA

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Ladyfest Oxford 2008

Location

Oxford
United Kingdom
51° 44' 50.7804" N, 1° 15' 28.566" W

"Girls! Girls! Girls! Ladyfest needs you!

Ladyfest comes to Oxford on 24th May 2008.

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"Cultural revolution is an important weapon against all oppressions": An e-mail interview with Carla, Julie and Íris from Histérica Zine, Brazil

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"We are three brazilian girls that made a paper zine using the internet. The Riot Grrrl Movement inspires us, the radical feminists of the 60's too, our personal expirience, [and] we try to put links between what's important for us. There's a lot of other things that are mixed in what we are doing and you can feel it reading the fanzine. It's all written in portuguese, our first issue was out on March 09 and we interviewed: Allison Wolfe (lead singer of seminal riot grrrl band Bratmobile and nowadays vocal fo Partyline) and the seminal punk feminist band from the brazilian riot grrrl: Dominatrix. Texts and artwork. Soon the second issue is done and you girls will probably heard about it. "

Interviewee: 
Carla, Julie and Íris
Interviewer: 
Red Chidgey and Elke Zobl
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Ladyfest Singapore 2005

Location

Singapore
Singapore
1° 17' 30.5304" N, 103° 51' 9.828" E

"In the year 2000, a group of individuals from the local music scene collaborated and organized a non-profit show to showcase young girls playing in bands known as Girlfest: Ready Set Go! The group fervently believes in providing another avenue to showcase the talents of the young female musicians for the simple reason of supporting them in the local music scene. Therefore, the bands that performed at this particular gig had to have at least one female member.

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Ladyfest Twin Cities 2009 (Minneapolis & St. Paul)

Location

Twin Cities, MN
United States
44° 58' 35.2452" N, 93° 16' 26.1336" W

Ladyfest Twin Cities happened in spring 2009.

"Ladyfest Twin Cities is a feminist music, art, skillshare festival focused on empowering women and feminists in the SPRING OF 2009.

Ladyfest Twin Cities is primarily concerned with building an empowering feminist community that can exist outside corporate culture and that actively works toward breaking down the barriers of age, race, class, gender, ability, and sexuality." (http://www.myspace.com/ladyfestmpls)

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Ladyfest San Luis Potosí 2008

Location

San Luis Potosí
Mexico
22° 9' 6.4656" N, 100° 59' 30.5556" W

"LadyFest San Luís Potosí El primer “Ladyfest” tuvo lugar en Olympia, Washington en el 2000. De ese año a la fecha se ha desatado este gran movimiento por todo el mundo en el que participan miles de mujeres en la construcción de cada festival. Ladyfest es un evento en el que participan todo tipo de mujeres, y también las que se sientan en cuerpo alma o espíritu. se hace con la finalidad de expresar en todas las formas la cultura femenina. Por esto es que queremos que este movimiento tome más fuerza en todo el mundo y esta ves es el turno de san luis.

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Ladyfest Saltillo 2008

Location

Saltillo
Mexico
25° 25' 24.3516" N, 101° 0' 29.8836" W

"El lady fest tu espacioo: lugar donde puedes, hablar, gritar, exponer, crear, opinar, tu espacio para lucirte comopersona para dar tus puntos de vista con temas relacionados hacia ti y hacia ellos
Ladyfest Saltillo las apoya para sus exposisiones y platicas :)" (http://www.myspace.com/ladyfestsaltillo)

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Ladyfest Auckland 2008

Location

Auckland
New Zealand
36° 50' 55.8852" S, 174° 45' 34.2756" E

"LADYFEST AKL is a music and arts festival happening in Auckland, New Zealand on February 22nd-24th 2008.

Here's the deal so far:

Fri 22nd Feb 8pm @ Cross Street Studios, Cross St: "Glitches in Fantasyland" a theatrical presentation of dance, aerialism and live film featuring Eve Gordon, Sarah Houbolt (Brisbane), Alexa Wilson & Tahi Mapp-Borren, $10

Fri 22nd Feb 10pm @ the Winchester (used to be Pinnacle Club), St Benedicts St: Bands! Blood & Laughter (AK), Newtown (WGT), Punchbowl (WGT), $10