Feminist movement-building

Amidst Violence, Women Organize for Protection

The work of women human rights defenders is essential to achieving democracy and peace, especially in violent contexts, and supporting their protection and wellbeing is vital. In Mexico and Central America, women defenders are organizing themselves amidst alarming violence against women and activists.
Topic:
Feminist movement-building, Violence, Women human rights defenders
Keywords:
collective feminism, drug war, risk and security, safety, self care

Civic Explorations Newsletter

"There is no revolution without the other 51%: lessons from feminist movements about how change happens." In this edition, HIVOS and JASS team up to feature women's civic activism.
Topic:
Feminist movement-building, Power analysis, Women’s human rights
Keywords:
arts for social justice, equality, grassroots movements

Women Activists Strategize against Backlash in Zimbabwe

As the next election cycle approaches in Zimbabwe, formulating joint strategies to deal with an established pattern of political violence against women activists while ensuring their safety, security and wellbeing is vital.
Topic:
Feminist movement-building, Violence, Women human rights defenders
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Young Indonesian Activists Organize to Defend Democratic Freedoms

Young women activists of FAMM-Indonesia stood side by side, wrists roped together, mouths taped, to express their vehement opposition to the proposed Ormas Bill, which obliges organizations to “uphold morality and ethics and nurture the country’s religious and cultural norms.”
Topic:
Feminist movement-building, Violence, Young Women
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Using Storytelling to Build Solidarity in Zambia

In a context where conservative culture, social disparities and economic struggles exacerbate violence against women, fracture communities and serve to entrench the inequalities that oppress women daily, a group of community-based activists are coming together to compose a different narrative.
Topic:
Feminism, Feminist movement-building, Feminist popular education
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Young Women Activists Challenge Fundamentalism

Barely five months into its formation, FAMM-Indonesia is already making waves. From text messaging blast campaigns against the discriminatory regulation of women's bodies to mobilizing dialogues and protests to amplify women's voices, FAMM is building young women's movements in Indonesia.
Topic:
Feminist movement-building, Feminist popular education, Young Women
Keywords:
oppressive laws

What's in a Partnership?

Shereen Essof and Maggie Mapondera ask, 'what's in a partnership?'
Topic:
Alliance-building, Feminist movement-building, Young Women
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Shereen Essof and Zimabwean Activists chat away!

Topic:
Dealing with conflict, Feminist movement-building, Women’s human rights
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Rudo Chigudu talks women's movement in Zimbabwe

Topic:
Dealing with conflict, Feminist movement-building, Women’s human rights
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Don't Agonise, Organise

Martha Tholanah's digital story created during "Telling Our Stories," a JASS digital storytelling workshop held at Women's Net in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 21-25th, 2008. Part of JASS' Feminist Movement Building Initiative in Southern Africa
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Feminist movement-building
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