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Grassroots media in Europe

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RED FEMINISTA Violencia de Género (E-Zine)

Location

Spain

Info:
e-zine with an emphasis on violence against women/gender violence run by a network of Spanish feminist NGOs; beside news, they also publish documents, comments and other material/texts on various aspects of violence/power like sexism in media, abuse, prostitution and human trafficking, economic inequalities etc. as well as statistics indicating the number of victims of gender based violence every year in Spain

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Qunst.mag (E-Zine)

Location

Germany

Statement:
Qunst.mag is an e-zine created by members of Bildwechsel and the contributing artists. Our aim is to provide a platform for queer feminist artists working in various media.

The zines can get downloaded as pdf, some even as printable version

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querelles-net. Rezensionszeitschrift für Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung (E-Zine) & QJB - Querelles. Jahrbuch für Frauen- und Geschlechter forschung (Journal/E-Journal)

Location

Freie Universität BerlinBerlin
Germany
52° 31' 9.0156" N, 13° 24' 21.9276" E

Info:
querelles-net is an academic e-zine reviewing new publications in Women's and Gender Studies from various disciplines (with an emphasis on the German speaking countries). QJB - Querelles. Jahrbuch für Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung is an academic annual journal founded in 1996 which puts an emphasis on Women's and Gender Studies from a transdisciplinary perspective. Since 2011/2012 it gets published as open access e-journal.

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Les nouvelles NEWS - l'autre genre d'info (Newsportal/E-Zine)

Location

Paris
France
48° 51' 23.8104" N, 2° 21' 7.9992" E

Info:
Les nouvelles NEWS is a news portal/web magazine which neither wants to be a feminist e-zine nor a traditional women's magazine but wants to improve the representation of women (and men) in media and to overcome the stereotypical differentiation in soft "women's issues" and hard-fact "men's issues". Emphasis on politics, society, culture, (international) news, representation, gender roles, stereotypes, sexism, equality etc.

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Mujer Palabra (E-zine)

Location

Spain

Info:
mujerpalabra.net is "an independent and self-managed space, dedicated to creative work, thought and activism. We wish to disseminate ideas and materials to inhabit and explore the construction of a less violent and unjust, more free, creative and supportive world." Emphasis on language, misogynist violence, ecofeminism, feminist pacifism, antimilitarism, feminist and social activism, alternative economies / development, sexuality, reproductive rights etc.

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Mujeres & Cía (E-zine, Portal)

Location

Madrid
Spain
40° 25' 0.39" N, 3° 42' 13.644" W

Info:
Spanish daily updated news-website and online-portal which aims to give "visibility to women - entrepreneurs, managers, professionals, decision-makers - from a gender perspective." emphasis on women in business, culture, politics etc., new role models, news from a gender perspective, ecology/technology/science/health, economy, networking etc.

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Mujeres en Red. El periódico feminista (E-zine)

Location

Spain

Info:
Spanish e-zine founded in 1997 (!) by Montserrat Boix; emphasis on feminist news, feminist theory, feminist networking, politics, education and empowerment, cyberfeminism, technology/communication, feminist blogosphere, women's rights, equality, violence etc. lot of links to other feminist and Women's blogs

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Fem.fm (Podcast-Radio)

Location

Belarus

Info:
Belarusian/Russian podcast-radio started in spring 2012 by a group of women from Belarus and neighbouring countries to provide an alternative to mainstream Russian-speaking radio-program and to put an emphasis on women's issues, sexism, women's rights and equality, feminist struggles and activism in post-Soviet countries and worldwide, reproductive rights, gender roles, LGBTIQ, violence, sexuality, DIY, etc. Besides the podcasts Fem.fm also provides news and additional info as well as translated texts via its website.

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Miss Tilly (E-Zine)

Location

Berlin
Germany
52° 31' 9.0156" N, 13° 24' 21.9276" E

Info:
Miss Tilly was founded by the journalist Bärbel Kerber in 2006 who wanted to provide an alternative to commercial and mainstream women's magazines. So Miss Tilly is more an alternative women's magazine (than following an explicit feminist agenda) providing news and background info about culture, society, politics, questioning representations of women and stereotypes, discussing issues of equality and women's rights, portraying so called "strong women" and role models, etc.

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Willkommen in Salzburg (Radio)

Location

Salzburg
Austria
47° 48' 34.164" N, 13° 3' 18.036" E

Info:
Willkommen in Salzburg is an info radio show produced by a collective of migrant women for migrant women broadcasted via the free radio station Radiofabrik in Salzburg; the first year the program ran monthly and was produced in five languages; since March 2010 the show runs weekly (every Wednesday 19:06) and every issue is produced bilingual (German and one of the foreign languages: Turkish, Russian, English, Spanish, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian). Emphasis on information and tips for migrant women newly arrived and living in Salzburg, migration, practical information, culture, interviews etc.

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