Feminist Solidarities

Workshop 10: Building alternatives to policy of austerity and current economic model in Europe from a feminist perspective

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 3, 2016July 5, 2017in Feminist Solidarities, Meetings and Workshops

This workshop addressed the need for a new economic framework that centres wellbeing and redresses structural power imbalances, in line with feminist economic principles. While gender concerns are often touched on only peripherally in alternative economic models, this workshop will…

Workshop 8: Discourses on sexism, xenophobia and racism – the role of media

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 3, 2016July 5, 2017in Female Refugees and Migrants, Feminist Solidarities, Meetings and Workshops, Videos

The event on New Year’s Eve in Cologne and the debates about burka and burkini are examples how powerful media are in shaping discourses which influence public opinions as well as political decision making. This workshop to explored hegemonic media…

Workshop 11: Self-organization of migrants and refugees; who speaks for whom?

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 3, 2016July 5, 2017in Feminist Solidarities, Meetings and Workshops

Migrants have a strong capacity to organize themselves, and raise their voice instead of being represented by others. In this workshop aimed to explore diverse forms of struggles, visible and invisible, and protests against exclusion, violence and discrimination. By sharing…