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Ladyfest Amsterdam 2002

Location

Amsterdam
Netherlands
52° 22' 23.7072" N, 4° 53' 59.6472" E

Ladyfest Amsterdam 2002 happened 26-28 July 2002, The Netherlands.

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Ladyfest Olympia 2000

Location

Olympia
United States
47° 1' 57.702" N, 122° 54' 14.5908" W

Olympia, WA in the United States saw the inagural Ladyfest launched 1-6 August 2000. Put together by a team of women, some who were involved in Riot Grrrl, this festival sought to create more lady-friendly spaces for women and transgender folks in counter-cultures and activism. The organizing team explicitly told the crowd to go home and organize something in their own towns; hence Ladyfest as an international phenomena was born!

Statement:

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Ladyfest London 2002

Location

London
United Kingdom
51° 30' 0.6984" N, 0° 7' 37.3044" W

"Ladyfest London
Date: August 1 - August 4, 2002
Location: North London

What was Ladyfest London?

Ladyfest London took place in the summer of 2002, and was a celebration of the achievements of women, primarily in music and the arts. It was run by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis, with money raised being donated to women's charities. Although it was organised predominantly by women the festival was open to all (with the exception of a few of the workshops). For more about the ideas behind Ladyfest visit the Mission page

What happened at Ladyfest London?

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Ladfest Scotland 2001

Location

Glasgow
United Kingdom
55° 52' 1.1604" N, 4° 15' 45.702" W

After attending the inaugral Ladyfest in Olympia, WA in the States, several women came back to Scotland and decided to start a Ladyfest for themselves. Ladyfest Scotland was the first European Ladyfest, taking place 12-14 August 2001, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Ladyfest Bristol 2003

Location

Bristol
United Kingdom
51° 27' 14.4252" N, 2° 36' 53.0856" W

"L a d y f e s t Bristol
mANIFESTO

• We are feminists and we embrace the diversity that has evolved within the feminist identity

• We are not for profit

• We are anti-corporate and anti-exploitation

• We are not into competitive, partriarchal, misogynist, hierarchical bullshit

• We will not apologise but be proud and honest about how we feel

• We are non-discriminate of gender and sexual identity

WE EXIST FOR THESE REASONS:

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Ladyfest Manchester 2003

Location

Manchester
United Kingdom
53° 28' 41.6604" N, 2° 14' 8.5848" W

Ladyfest Manchester 2003 happened 4-7 September, England.

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Ladyfest London 2008

Location

London
United Kingdom
51° 29' 59.1612" N, 0° 7' 36.0696" W

"Ladyfest London is an arts festival which celebrates female creativity in all its many forms. We aim to provide a platform for women’s talents in music, art, comedy, photography, film, debate, written and spoken word, etc. Ladyfests have been taking place all over the world in the past few years and Ladyfest London will be taking place from 9th- 11th May 2008.

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Ladyfest Cardiff

Location

Cardiff
United Kingdom
51° 28' 40.6632" N, 3° 11' 9.726" W

Ladyfest Cardiff 2006 happened 29 June-2 July 2006, Wales.

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Ladyfest Brighton 2005

Location

Brighton
United Kingdom
50° 50' 3.1848" N, 0° 8' 34.1592" W

Ladyfest Brighton 2005 happened 19th-23rd October 2005, England.

It raised £6,000 for several local, national, and international women's organizations: Brighton Women's Refuge, Truth About Rape, RAWA (Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan), and Threshold (local mental health provider for women).

Workshops included: Dealing with Street Harrasment, Class Backgrounds: where and what "feels like home", Computer Music Production, Confronting White Privilege, and many more.

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