FiLiA: A FEMINISM FOR ALL WOMEN

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged abolitionist, Alicia Arbid, Anna Zobnina, brothels, Claire, Cordelia Fine, Counting Dead Women, domestic violence, Fawcett Society, femicide, feminism, feminism conference, FiLiA, gender, Heuchan, hunger strikes, julie bindel, Karen Ingala Smith, Kate Smurthwaite, prostitution, racism, radical feminism, Sadia Hameed, Salome Mbugua, sex workers, Sister Rider, Sophie Walker, women, women of colour, Women's Equality Party.

by Carmina Masoliver

CW: contains references to femicide, racism, violence against women, rape, child abuse

Across the weekend of 14-15th October, FiLiA held its annual conference. The organisation formerly known as ‘Feminism in London’, has recently been renamed after gaining charitable status. One of the goals they outlined from the onset was to make feminism for all women, not only certain groups. With this stance in mind, I wanted to see whether the conference would live up to expectations of inclusivity, as previous years had seen panel members shut down audience questions in regard to pornography and sex work. Would there be more open discussion in these areas?

RESISTANCE VOICES: THOSE WHO MARCHED FOR WOMEN

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged 'Nawlins, angelenos, anti-fascism, antifa, banner, Beyonce, Black Lives Matters, boston, Cardiff, class, collaboration, collective, deplorable, Donald Trump, dyke, external, fascism, feminist, femme, fight back, first they came, genitalia, global crisis, guthrie, Hallelujah, human rights, ideology, LA, Leonard Cohen, london, Los Angeles, march, marginalisation, nasty women, New Orleans, objectification, oppression, pastor martin niemöller, performance, POC, poem, police, protest, protest 101, protestors, pussy, pussy power, race, religion, resist, resistance, Rufus Wainwright, sexuality, Trump, US, US administration, US election, uterus, voices, washington dc, white feminist, womanhood, women, women of colour, womens march, wont bow.

In the aftermath of the Women’s March — a worldwide protest in resistance to Donald Trump on Saturday January 21st 2017 that saw an estimated 4.6million people take to the streets in the US alone — The Norwich Radical’s Tara Debra G and Cadi Cliff put a call out. This article is the product of that call out, which asked for thoughts from those who identified as women and who attended one of the many Women’s Marches on why they marched. These are just some voices, but they speak from across the UK and the US in an act of collaboration, solidarity, and resistance. Continue Reading

AT THE END OF THE LONG PAUSE: A MOANA REVIEW

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged ancestors, anthropology, barbie, boats, characters of colour, Christopher Jackson, Community, culture, Disney, fatphobia, Fiji, fim review, heroine, linguists, lyrics, Maui, melanesia, micronesia, Mo'orea, moana, Motunui, ocea, Oceanic Story Trust, oral traditions, Pacific, reef, review, Samoa, Samoan, SEA, settlement, song, Tahiti, Taumako, te fiti, the long pause, Tokelauan, Tonga, tradition, vogaying, voyage, western polynesia, white heroine, white women, women of colour.

by Paige Selby-Green

Moana is a traditional quest narrative complete with a special object that has to be taken on a journey. It’s a story we’ve all seen before – but we’ve never seen it in this setting, or with a hero quite like this one. Moana is driven, brave, and lacks the improbable Barbie-doll proportions of her predecessors. Though this film is billed as being about her extraordinary journey to return the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, its main focus is actually Moana herself. There is, after all, a reason why the film is named Moana rather than Voyage.Continue Reading

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FiLiA: A FEMINISM FOR ALL WOMEN

RESISTANCE VOICES: THOSE WHO MARCHED FOR WOMEN

AT THE END OF THE LONG PAUSE: A MOANA REVIEW

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