Transnational Feminism and Queer Organizing


Combined lecture by Danik Kasmamytov and Selbi Jumayeva from Kyrgyzstan followed by a panel talk with additional voices from Sweden: Marta Cuesta, Associate professor at Halmstad Högskola and Malin Beckman from Malmö Jämställdhetsbyrå.

Exchange of experiences and methods in local/national/international organizing. Are there any global feminist/queer movement and what issues can we use for mobilization?

PROGRAM

18.30-19.15 - Lecture with Selbi & Danik.

On navigating (unequal?) Agendas, Strategies and Discourses to put People and Community at the center of Feminist and LGBTIQ organizing" + questions and reflections from audience.

19.15 - 19.25 - Exercise on Civil resistance

19.25 - 19.35 - Break

19.35 - 20.30 Panel talk

Focus on Feminist and Queer activism, organizing and methods, solidarity and collaboration, exchanging experiences, practices and analysis etc.

INFO PANELISTS

Dastan Kasmamytov or simply Danik is a young LGBTIQ activist from Kyrgyzstan. He worked at LGBTIQ organizations “Kyrgyz Indigo”, “Labrys” and with Bishkek Feminist Initiatives. He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Public Health in Oslo and working at Unicorns in Tech, LGBTIQ+ tech community.

Marta Cuesta is associate professor in Sociology at Halmstad Högskola. Recently published the book "Hoppets politik: Feministisk aktivism i Sverige idag" with co-writer Mia Liinasson. Research on gender, globalization, resistance, and postcolonial feminism.

Selbi Jumayeva is a visiting research fellow (WEF) at the International Gender Studies Centre at LMH, University of Oxford. She is co-founder of Bishkek Feminist Initiatives and member of LGBTIQA Organization Labrys in Kyrgyzstan.

Malin Beckman is the project manager of "Un/organized Feminism?", a project by the local NGO Malmö Jämställdhetsbyrå (Malmö gender equality bureau). The project "Un/organized Feminism?" aims to strengthening the local feminist civil society in Malmö. Through discussions and workshops with local feminists, the project has identified obstacles and problems for the feminist civil society and attempted to suggest means to overcome these. The project shows – to no surprise – that the civil society is just as gender unequal as the rest of society and that a lot of civil society’s core values present a conflict for feminist organization.

Frida Ekerlund - moderator (Centralasiengrupperna)

Free entrance!

När: 26 maj 2016 16:30 - 26 maj 2016 18:30

Var: Garaget, Lönngatan 30 / Malmö

Arrangör: Vardagens civilkurage

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