Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick, Yana (Bilkis)
July demonstrations about corruption, abortion rights, feminist spaces and struggles, international activities... Yana member of Ukrainian feminist group Bilkis kindly answered our questions on all these topics.
Let’s start with the July protests against the government’s threats to the (…)
, by DOTSENKO Yana, LA BOTZ Dan, VYNSKA Tanya
Two members of the Ukrainian feminist organization Bilkis, Tania Vynska and Yana Dotsenko, were in New York for the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), the world’s largest conference on women, that took place at UN Headquarters from March 10 to 21, 2025. (…)
, by Ivanka, LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
Ivanka, a feminist activist from Lviv, joined the Ukrainian armed forces a few months ago. Previously, she was active in the feminist group Bilkis. In particular, she took part in the distribution of food that Bilkis organised every Sunday for the needy in the city. After Ivanka joined the (…)
, by ATWOOD Margaret, VICTORIA Amelina
The author had turned to documenting the conflict in her homeland before she was killed by a Russian missile. Margaret Atwood introduces an exclusive extract from the book she was working on when she died
In the middle of a war, there is little past or future, little perspective, little (…)
, by EFIMOVA Anna
What are the social and labor conditions faced by Ukrainian refugee women fleeing to Europe in the aftermath of the full-scale invasion? How is this vulnerable group being exploited for sexual and labor purposes? Journalist and gender researcher Anna Efimova investigates the issue
In Search of (…)
, by Bilkis, LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick
Bilkis was founded 5 years ago in Kharkiv, then moved to Lviv due to the large-scale war. Since 24 February 2022, “Bilkis has changed its register of activities to meet the needs of the Ukrainian population. The most important thing for Ukrainians who have lost everything is to provide them with (…)
Our year 2024 has been challenging, interesting, feminist and very, very bright. The warmth and light came from the people who lit our path. And we’ve tried to radiate back, to give a part of ourselves to each participant in the training courses, workshops and informal events. We hope we (…)
, by DAVYDENKO Polina, DOBEŠ Lukáš
A report from the Kharkiv direction of the front and an interview with medic Kuba describe how the position of women in the army has changed during the ten-year war. On the Bakhmut direction, drone operators from the Black Raven company admit to fatigue, but also unwavering motivation.
We are (…)
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick, The Feminist Workshop
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, Municipio Zero, The Feminist Workshop
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 LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick, The Feminist Workshop
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 (…)
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