9th March Feminist Gathering

Here is the info on the 9th March Feminist Gathering from the organisers:

9TH MARCH FEMINIST GATHERING


Building on the energy of International Women’s Day 2008, we are bringing
together feminists from many backgrounds and political positions for one exciting and thought-provoking day of workshops, discussions and network building.

FEMINIST GATHERING:

Sunday 9th March 2008

12:00-1:00pm

1) Fem/mes talk: consciousness-raising and coffee session
2) Open discussion on feminist childrearing
3) Feminist and queer movements in Belarus

1:15-2:15pm

1) Sex workers and feminists: why they need each other
2) Women seeking asylum
3) Women’s self-defense

2:30-3:30pm

1) Sex trafficking: myths, migrant sex workers and labour rights
2) Consent and community response to sexual assault
3) ‘Women of the Book who Go by the Name Feminists’
(For women who self- identify as religious and feminists)

3:45-4:45pm

1) F-T-eminism: workshop on feminism for male-identified trans people
2) Feminist erotic media and diy porn
3) Abortion rights: defending and extending reproductive freedoms

5:00-6:00pm

1) Slut/Goddess pleasure activism
2) Negotiating safer sex
3) Solidarity between trans and feminist movements

VENUE:

Hackney Social Centre,
231 Lower Clapton Road,
London

hackneysocialcentre.blogspot.com/
Bus stop: Lea Bridge Roundabout

Contact us: 9thmarch@lists.riseup.net
www.myspace.com/march9thlondon

Activities throughout the day:

Bike Repair
Luxury massage corner

Films:
6:30-8:00pm

Eve Ensler’s ‘Until the Violence Stops’
Marie Vermeiren’s film on the stop rape
paper bag project

Creche: There will be a creche provided so contact us if you will need places.

The day is open to all genders and sexualities although some workshops may be for specific groups only: for example, women or trans only.

The venue is a squatted building, therefore although wheelchairs can access the space, facilities are limited and many areas are not child-friendly.

Building on the energy of International Women’s Day 2008, we are bringing
together feminists from many backgrounds and political positions for one exciting and thought-provoking day of workshops, discussions and network building.