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Ukraine, Lviv – Protest on violence against women

Selected by Sissy Vovou Feminist Workshop take the street in Lviv There is a myth that in Ukrainian tradition, women only occupy a sacred and special place as guardians and mothers. Unfortunately, the truth is different: historically, the situation of women in Ukraine is very deplorable. Violence against women was so normalized that it was …

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Filma, Ukrainian feminist film festival Interview with Filma collective

Selected by Sissy Vovou All the versions of this article: [English] [français] Monday 4 December 2023, by Filma Collective, LE TREHONDAT Patrick From November 27, 2023 to December 10, Filma, Ukrainian feminist film festival, offers films on its site accessible throughout Ukraine and around the world.”We call ourselves Filma because cinema can be a co-creative …

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The Aachen Peace Prize for Feminist Antiwar Resistance (FAS)

Proposed by Sissy Vovou Today (1st September) Feminist Anti-War Resistance (FAS) together with the Foundation for Human Rights Defenders receive the Aachen Peace Prize. FAS members and activists will perform during the award ceremony with their faces covered out of solidarity with the anonymous activist women of the movement currently in Russia. About 20 people …

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Women’s Court: feminist approach to justice – Foča case

Women’s Court – a space for women’s testimonies on their experiences of injustice suffered during the war and in peace – instead of objects of injustice and violence, women become subjects of justice. Women’s Court – feminist approach to justice – makes visible the continuity of injustice and violence against women, both in war and …

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