Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by Feminist Workshop, LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
In this month of August, we are celebrating exactly two and a half years since our Feminist Workshop opened its first shelter for internally displaced women. At the start of the invasion, we opened three shelters. Two of them stayed open for six months. Today, we would like to announce some (…)
, by Bilkis, LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
Bilkis was founded 4 years ago in Kharkiv, then with the war moved to Lviv. Since February 24, 2022, “Bilkis has modified its activities to meet the needs of the Ukrainian population. The main thing for the Ukrainians who lost everything was to provide them with shelter, food and medicine,” the (…)
, by DUBOVYK Anatolii, SHOPIN Pavlo
It went largely unnoticed that this year marked the 170th anniversary of a woman whose name was once known to many: revolutionaries and police officers in various European countries, medical specialists and labor lawyers, labor movement activists and parliamentary politicians, anarchists and (…)
, by Bread&Roses, Feminist Workshop, Municipio Zero
Beyond Peace
Together with Bread&Roses in Bari we interviewed Alla and Yarina, two Ukrainian activists from Feminist Workshop. The interview took place on February 16, 2024 and as is normal talking about war and repressive regimes some reported facts have already undergone changes. (…)
, by Feminist Workshop, LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
An Interview with the feminist group, Feminist Workshop by Patrick Le Tréhondat
After the 2 years of war, how do you see the situation in Ukraine?
Over the past two years, Ukrainian society has undergone dramatic changes in its way of life and visions. This transformation is also evident (…)
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick, SLOBODIANA Oksana
On 31 October, around 150 medical workers at the Oleksandriya hospital were made redundant and received nothing at the time of their dismissal, i.e. they were not paid for the last few months of work and received no compensation for unused leave. “We are outraged by the fact that salaries have (…)
, by BUTS Oksana, GU Olenka
Women raising children in Ukraine had been a vulnerable group already before the war. Stuck at the rampless entrance, unable to get inside with a stroller. Denied promotion or fired because of pregnancy. Seen as an unreliable tenant because of the kids. The full-scale war, however, has (…)
, by BOWDEN Harry, BRASCHAYKO Andrea
Distributing pro-Ukrainian literature, spraying graffiti, vandalising Russian symbols, reporting the movements of the occupiers to the Ukrainian army – this is the story of the Zlaja Mavka, a female resistance movement in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
In the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, (…)
We publish the contribution of Vladyslav Starodoubtsev which appeared on his page Facebook.
Olena Stepaniv was the first female officer in the history of modern armies. She was a member of the Ukrainian Radical Party, a co-operator and a feminist.
Born into a family of progressive priests, (…)
, by Bilkis, LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
«Our initiative on 26 February will be a day to remember. All because this Sunday we will be starting a new activity, which will be called Godivnichka ... All homeless people and people on low incomes need basic, affordable and, above all, regular help... Meal distributions will take place in (…)
, by MOSSETTI Paolo
Veteran Marta Chumalo speaks: Ukraine in demographic crisis, possible boom of the radical right.
Kyiv: ’This war is like a lens that magnifies the best and worst of human behaviour. On a train carrying displaced people away from Ukraine you can see people elbowing each other for a seat, and (…)
, by AHMED Kamal
Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League government have gone after Bangladesh’s top newspaper – the last one standing in the country’s media
It’s a rare thing that a country’s parliament is told by none other than the prime minister that its top newspaper is the enemy of the people. In utter (…)
, by TURENKO Kateryna
A year after the start of the war and on the eve of Women’s Day, Kateryna Turenko spoke to several feminist activists to show what they have been doing against this backdrop and what challenges they face.
In mid-February, a bill was posted on the Parliament’s website calling for the (…)
, by Bilkis, LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
The members of the feminist group Bilkis in Lviv like to cycle and when the military situation and the weather allow it, they organise rides.
Founded 3 years ago in Kharkiv, Bilkis found refuge in Lviv due to the war. Since 24 February, Bilkis has changed its range of activities to meet the (…)
, by SEMCHUK Kateryna
Ukrainian feminists look back at the challenging year that has reinvigorated their activism and shaped their values
Like everyone else in Ukraine, feminist activists had to adapt quickly to the Russian invasion that began a year ago this week. From the moment the country woke up to rocket (…)
, by GHEORGHIEV Olga
The post-war future of Ukraine is one of the central topics of political debate at the national and international levels. Russia’s war against Ukraine has not only forced millions of refugees and internally displaced persons to flee their homes, but has also severely affected Ukraine’s economy (…)
, by DUTCHAK Oksana
With the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, approximately 7.8 million Ukrainians have fled to European countries, searching for safety abroad. According to UNHCR Regional intentions report, approximately 87% of Ukrainian refugees are women and children. Some (…)
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
The feminist group Bilkis opened in Lviv an anti-capitalist “space of things” on 2nd August 2022. The space, which is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm to 7pm, is intended to be a place where people can leave things or take them. Clothes, medicines, books, crockery and household items (…)
, by ONG Amandas
Inside a shelter dubbed ‘FemApartment’, residents support one another as they help others affected by the Ukraine war.
Lviv, Ukraine – Boisterous female laughter emanated intermittently from the corner unit of a drab, Soviet-style residential building. Sandals and a pink lamp sat at the (…)
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
On December 23, after many initiatives taken as part of the “16 days against violence against women”, the feminist group Bilkis presented its new zine Activistka.
Among the mobilizations of this group in recent weeks was the campaign against the sexist brand of alcohol Drunk Cherry which (…)
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