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

Dear book enthusiasts and feminists, For October, we are reading ‘Uprooted’, a fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that conjures up fairytale vibes while asking questions about human and interspecies relationships. Quote from the book:“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from…

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…

When: July 14thWhere: NoordenplantsoenTime: 8PM Things are slowing down over the summer, everyone is recuperating from a long and stressful (school) year.Bring one of your favorite short stories or a poem or two to share and come join us in the park for a chill social meeting.weather allowing we’ll meet up at the southern entrance…

👁️ The Male Gaze is a classic feminist concept. In this event we will get a short introduction to the concept. The original concept was very heteronormative, so in the presentation we will also talk about how this concept can be applied to gay men, especially in the context of the dating app Grindr. The…

 This week’s meeting will be about Keti Koti.Keti Koti is an annual celebration on 1 July that marks Emancipation Day in Suriname. The day is also known as Maspasi or Prisiri Maspasi, meaning “Emancipation” or “Emancipation Festival”. Keti Koti marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles in 1863.Roberto Refos…