What did you think of the conference?
| February 7, 2012 | Go Feminist! |
> Thanks so much for coming along to the very first Go Feminist conference. We were really excited to welcome 350 of you on Saturday, as well as another 200 people watching online throughout the day! We hope you had as inspiring a day as we did. > We would really love to hear what… more
Thank you!
| February 5, 2012 | Go Feminist! |
Thanks everyone for coming to our first conference yesterday (Saturday 4 February 2012) The Go Feminist Committee > You missed the conference or a session? Archived sessions available here! > More videos of workshops & plenary sessions and pictures to come, keep an eye on the website. > Stay tuned for more Go Feminist events! more
Go Feminist live
| February 4, 2012 | Filled under Go Feminist! |
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We will be uploading photos, video and written content throughout the day. (more…)
// Go Feminist: moving from the margins to the mainstream //
| January 26, 2012 | Filled under Go Feminist! |
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// This post originally appeared on the F-Word, the 17 January //
On 4th February, the Go Feminist conference will be held in London. Throughout the programme, we aim to highlight feminist perspectives you may not normally hear.
We do this as a response to feminism’s most sustained critique: that it is not for all women. Although women from all backgrounds and communities identify with feminist beliefs, the movement still does not completely take into account their needs and realities. Too often in our feminist spaces, the voices of a few are privileged. Race is inadequately dealt with. Our spaces, both physical and virtual, are inaccessible to women living with disabilities. Trans women’s involvement is actively discouraged.
We set up Go Feminist partly to respond to this. (more…)