This interview by Hakima Abbas was originally shared on ‘the feminist wire‘ on the 1st of March 2013 Yara Sallam is the Women Human Rights Defenders Program manager at Nazra for Feminist Studies, the first program in Egypt that focuses on women human rights defenders. Yara previously worked as a professional legal assistant at […]
We’re delighted to have the talented musician and activist Meklit Hadero join us at “What’s new in African Feminisms? Pop, People and Politics” panel as part of the Women of the World Festival. This is what Joshua Jelly […]
On Sunday 10 March 2013, 1:30pm – 3:00pm at The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall the African Feminist Forum (AFF) and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) will present a panel on ‘What’s new in African feminisms? Pop, People and Politics’. Here’s a teaser of what will be discussed: African women are gaining force in […]
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Good News. 4 African Feminists, Hakima Abbas, Jessica Horn, Minna Salami and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah were included in Applause Africa’s list of 40 inspirational Africans in their recent changemaker edition. Were there any other African feminist sisters on this list? Let us know via the comments box. In the mean time check out the profiles […]
We had a great webinar today in spite of some technical hitches. Thank you for participating. Please find attached the power points from our resource people: Jan Moolman Feminist Cyborgs: Online Security Yara Sallam Online Activism: a case study from Egypt Spectra Asala Feminist Cyborgs- Online fundraising You can also check out the live blog […]
Please register for ‘Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Fundraising and Security Online’. on Dec 3, 2012 1:00 PM GMT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5124936193595694592 This webinar will examine the idea of the feminist cyborg. The feminist cyborg is at home both online and offline, and her activism is reflected in her online life (whether it is through blogs, tweets and […]
A great resource by Just Associates click link below: Feminist Movement Building Dictionary 2012
I am not quite sure exactly when I started to strongly feel the power of ‘we’. Perhaps it was at the 2nd African Feminist Forum which I attended in Kampala, Uganda in 2008. Or it was in the informal listserve that Hakima Abbas, Minna Salami, Amina Doherty and I seem to have simultaneously borne. Maybe […]