The Medicalization of the Trans Community

Celso Rocha, a sociologist and analyst for the Brazilian Central Bank, joined us to talk about what is happening in Brazil, including questions such as: why does Brazil have so many coronavirus cases? How is Bolsonaro dealing with the crisis? How are minorities being affected by his mismanagement?

Last Sunday, we met to do a chalking action as part of the Groningen Climate Action Fortnight 2020 (https://www.facebook.com/events/693711531354717)!

On June 2nd 2020, the GFN coorganized a Black Lives Matter protest in Groningen with Black Ladies of Groningen (BLOG) and Women’s March Groningen (WMG). Mallika Sillé, one of the organizers and a member of the Steering Committee of the GFN, was interviewed ten days later by Alex Loeb, where she reflected on the protest…

“I don’t understand all the nuances of the women’s movement. But I do understand that there are feminists who want to challenge the dominant paradigm, not only of patriarchy, but of where the original wealth came from and the relationship of that wealth to other peoples and the earth. That is the only way that…

On June 16th of 2020, the GFN delivered a petition demanding the Dutch Senate to reject a proposed law which would enable police brutality. This law would make suspicion and prosecution of police officers after violent action even more difficult. This would especially affect groups such as: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants, Sex Workers, Homeless…