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We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violence

Practitioner:
in partnership with Birkbeck, international and grassroots organisations and charities join forces with local artists and leading voices to address the global crisis of violence against women and sexual assault., University of London, will see national

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Gender equality charity Women of the World (WOW) is launching a one-day festival of activism that invites people from all generations, genders and backgrounds to take part in conversations around sexual violence. The festival, created in partnership with Birkbeck, University…

As the Taliban Curbs Women’s Rights, Advocates Demand Action

Practitioner:
2022., Afghan women walk along a road in Kandahar, on July 29

Date:
Nov 27 2021

In December – as many around the globe were preparing for the holidays – Sama, a former attorney, remained hunkered down in her house in Kabul, Afghanistan, trying to comprehend how her world had changed. The Taliban had just released…

‘They’ve taken away my freedom’: the truth about the UK state’s crackdown on protesters

Practitioner:
Natasha Walter

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Melissa is a down-to-earth, friendly woman in her 50s, and it seems that she has always met life with a certain amount of courage. She grew up on another continent, and after early motherhood, then divorce and a first career…

‘They’ve taken away my freedom’: the truth about the UK state’s crackdown on protesters

Practitioner:
Natasha Walter

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Melissa is a down-to-earth, friendly woman in her 50s, and it seems that she has always met life with a certain amount of courage. She grew up on another continent, and after early motherhood, then divorce and a first career…

Dance with ghost, Student using dance to protest the corrupt Chinese tradition

Practitioner:
a street dance club of students at Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Frebel Crew

Date:
Nov 27 2021

A viral video of a student dance performance in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has won praise for speaking out against so-called ghost marriages, which many today see as an archaic and even dangerous tradition. In a recent competition,…

2015 Die-In Protest Against Gender Violence

Practitioner:
Women in Black of Madrid

Date:
Nov 27 2021

On September 2nd 2015, a die-in protest to advocate against gender violence was carried out by a group called Women in Black (Olmedilla, 2015). This form of protest was likely inspired by other die-in protests in Spain and represented Spanish…

Violence Against Women Art Map

Practitioner:
Lauren Stetz, Ph.D.

Date:
Nov 27 2021

The Violence Against Women (VAW) Art Map was conceptualized in the fall of 2018, in the wake of the #MeToo movement by Dr. Lauren Stetz, as part of her doctoral research in Art Education with a minor in Women’s, Gender,…

‘Memorial’

Practitioner:
Cheril Linnett and woman activists

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Cheril Linett is a female artist from Chile, with a background in performance art and stage performance, who primarily focuses her artwork on feminist issues in Chile, especially ones involving violence, murder, hate crime and different kinds of oppression and…

‘Memorial’

Practitioner:
Cherill Linnett and woman activists

Date:
Nov 27 2021

Cheril Linett is a female artist from Chile, with a background in performance art and stage performance, who primarily focuses her artwork on feminist issues in Chile, especially ones involving violence, murder, hate crime and different kinds of oppression and…

FEMEN’s Fight for Feminism in Spain

Practitioner:
FEMEN

Date:
Nov 27 2021

FEMEN is an organization that is revolutionizing the feminist movement. Founded in Ukraine in 2008 and adopted in Spain in 2013, FEMEN protests gender-based issues such as inequalities, violence, patriarchy, etc. Since its creation, it has spread to several other…