GFN Attends: Black Lives Matter Solidariteitsprotest Emmen – June 21st

When: Wednesday, June 23rdTime: 8pmWhere: Link to online meeting on facebook This week, we will prepare some signs for Queer Pride Groningen and some activists campaigning for queer liberation in Poland will tell us about their campaign. ✊🇵🇱 They will be talking about the current situation in Poland and especially shed some light on an…

A recurring question in many of GFN’s meetings is how to effectively communicate with someone who you disagree with on social issues. Whether that is speaking with your grandma about Zwarte Piet, your classmate about COVID-19 measures, or a friend about LGBTQIA+ acceptance, this is a challenge we’ve all encountered. In this meeting, we will…

The spooky season is here, and we are dedicating this week’s meeting to the topic of: Halloween! Please note that there won’t be a presentation, so bring your own feminist Halloween-related topics for discussion. Examples of discussion points include:🎃 witch-hunts and their misogynistic history🎃 witchcraft and herbal medicine/healing🎃 problematic tropes, e.g. anti-Semitic depictions of witches🎃…

🕯️ Join us at our event focusing on self-care for activists! (Online & In Person) ✨ We will be using the book “Sustaining Spirit” by Naomi Ortiz as a guideline to help us reflect and understand our needs for self-care and connection. This book was written from an Indigenous & Disability Justice perspective, and has…

🏳️‍🌈 This week, we will be watching the documentary ‘Pinkwashing Exposed’ (2017). 🏳️‍🌈 SYNOPSIS❌ Pinkwashing Exposed is an hour-long documentary on anti-pinkwashing and Palestine solidarity activism in Seattle edited by Amy Mahardy and directed by Dean Spade. ❌ “Pinkwashing” is a term activists have coined for when countries engaged in terrible human rights violations promote…

Dear book enthusiasts, feminists and fellow queers, for September, we read ‘Loveless’ by Alice Oseman, an asexual coming-of-age story. Let’s get together and discuss our thoughts, questions and insights. We will post the exact location closer to date, but the idea is to meet outside and have a literary picnic if weather and pandemic allow…