Women in Action articles from April 2007

Women in Action archives from April 2007

Why "feminism without borders" (1) matters?(EdiToriAl)(Editorial)
April 1, 2007... Transcending national boundaries, the Feminist Dialogues (FD) organised within the World Social Forum since 2003, is a project towards strengthening the feminist movements' strategies to organise and resist, or even reverse the blows of...

Democracy ruptures and transformations: in a panel titled "Transforming Democracies" (Transformando las democracias) during the 3rd Feminist Dialogues last January 2007 in Nairobi, Virginia Vargas defined the feminist political position while reflecting on the different forms of democrat.
April 1, 2007... We have three basic thrusts that we are going to develop. First is to recover the complexities of democracy, not only as a system of government but as a system of social organisation at various levels--in the material level as much as in the...

"Where we stand in the struggle"--new feminist strategies in a neo-liberal world.(Third Feminist Dialogues, January 17-19, 2007, Kenya)
April 1, 2007... The first protest against neo-liberal globalisation that I attended was the demonstration against the World Trade Organisalion (WTO) in Seattle in 1999. I had gone with a group of young Southern feminists and feminists of colour from my...

Democracy as a system of governance and as a feminist vision.(ComMuniTy & IndePenDent MediA)(Third Feminist Dialogues, January 17-19, 2007, Kenya)(Viewpoint essay)
April 1, 2007... My feminist salaams to you and to all our FOREMOTHERS, who struggled for hundreds of years to get us where we are today. I was here in 1985 for the international women's conference, an amazingly energising experience! I was also here two...

Fiesta Feminista in Malaysia.(One On One)(Fiesta Feminista Organising Committee)(Interview)
April 1, 2007... Malaysia's feminists are now setting the stage for a "Fiesta Feminista" to be held on June 1517, 2007. The event aims to bring in women to discuss issues on feminism, human rights, and democracy in the country. Prior to this Isis...

Fundamentalisms: a real threat.(TaLking PoiNts)
April 1, 2007... As feminists gathered around the Feminist Dialogues, we have initiated a series of reflections around "fundamentalisms." The opportunity to communicate with other feminist organisations encourages us to continue debating and deepening our...

The African Feminist Forum: beginnings.(TaLking PoiNts)
April 1, 2007... Why an African Feminist Forum? The African Feminist Forum (AFF), convened in Accra, Ghana in November 2006 was both a significant moment and process. For the first time ever, it brought together over 120 self-defined African feminists to...

Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists.
April 1, 2007... NAMING OURSELVES AS FEMINISTS We define and name ourselves publicly as Feminists because we celebrate our feminist identifies and politics. We recognise at the work of fighting for women's rights is deeply political, and the process of...

In memory of the victims of Christian fundamentalism.(We'vE gOt Male)(Cover story)
April 1, 2007... A copper sculpture titled, "In the Name of God," was inaugurated on 1 December 2006, International AIDS Day, in front of the cathedral of Copenhagen. The sculpture depicts a pregnant teenage girl crucified on a high cross. The sculpture is an...

Feminist challenges at the World Social Forum.(PhoTo EssAy)(Photograph)
April 1, 2007... The Feminist Dialogues (FD), a SPACE for TRANSNATIONAL FEMINIST DISCUSSION and STRATEGISING is held before the World Social Forum (WSF) aimed: (1) to effectively intervene in the broader WSF process as feminists organising for change, and (2)...