¤ Field Notes from the Feminist Economy
¤ Field Notes from the Feminist Economy
Who gets to decide who is Indigenous or not? The person? The
government? The community? The media?
From left to right: Michele Young-Crook, Sarah Pineda, Vanessa Lesperance and Ashley Richard.
Illustration by Kal, Bearskin Designs.
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Who gets to decide who is Indigenous or not? The person? The
government? The community? The media?
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A filmmaker launched her own company to explore the stories of Africa and its diaspora.
Study makes it clear: Women entrepreneurs need to organize and get political–or get out of business.
A writer created a house of her own where hyphenated writers could tell their stories.
A producer aims to change the channel on kids TV.
Jael Richardson’s debut novel traces a young woman’s growing awareness that the world she thought she knew is against her.
How one organization radically stirred up conventional business practices to heal communities — and flourish in difficult times.
A collection of ten of our favourite trending TikTok songs.
It’s impossible to write about our collective experience as neurodivergent people and tie it with a bow; autism is a spectrum that comprises infinite diverse experiences.
Shaena Lambert uses fiction to tell the true story of the revolutionary Founder of the German Green Party, Petra Kelly
Our top Rabble picks for April/May 2021.
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Money Moves is a program by The Forum giving women entrepreneurs personal access to their investor, lender, and community hive mind over 7 live virtual sessions. The program involves 16 hours of online education over 7 live virtual sessions, virtual co-learning intensive for women entrepreneurs, structured around live webinars, self-paced exercises, and a community of lenders, investors, & peers to feel championed by.
June 8 – June 29
Cost: Varies
Register here.
Elevate & Amplify 2021
Elevate & Amplify is a virtual conference centred on BIPOC voices within design and social change. The first conference of its kind in Canada, Elevate & Amplify hopes to lead vital conversations about designing alternatives, learning from failures, and grappling with tensions in the work.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
1:00-5:00 PM EST
Cost: Varies
Register here.
In celebration of 25 years of service and dedication to amplifying women’s distinct contributions to our nation’s history, the National Women’s History Museum is proud to present this four-part virtual panel discussion series, “The Missing Waves of Feminism.” “The Missing Waves” examines the “lost eras” of the traditionally recognized canon of the Four Waves of Feminism, including examples of early activism, the roles of minority women, and the impact of social movements that continued to progress for women’s rights even as the nation’s attention was turned to wars, pandemics, and internal disputes.
Sunday, June 13
6:00 PM-7:00 EST
Cost: Free
Register here.
To mark its 40th anniversary, Pride Toronto will be hosting a slew of events this month, including over 70 individual events showcasing more than 130 2SLGBTQ+ artists, 14 party collectives, and seven community committee programs.
June 1-30, 2021
Check out the complete lineup here.
Hear first hand reports about the challenges facing Polish radical feminists as they fight their anti-abortion right wing government on the one hand and gender ideologues on the other.
Saturday, June 5, 2021
2:00 PM EST
Cost: Varies
Register here.
oin a live conversation with activist and scholar Angela Davis, who has been deeply involved in our nation’s quest for social justice for decades. The Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz has also taught at UC Berkeley, UCLA, the Claremont Colleges, Stanford, and other universities. She is the author of nine books, most recently, Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement, and has lectured around the world.
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
8:00-9:30 PM EST
Cost: FREE!
Register here
While Harlem is best known for its music, food, and culture, the neighborhood also boasts countless artworks — both temporary and permanent — dedicated to remarkable women throughout the decades. Who were these female trailblazers, and what do they represent to this community? From great jazz singers to successful entrepreneurs, it’s time to explore a range of independent neighborhood commemorations that tell a collective story of women who made a difference.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
1:00-2:30 PM EST
Cost: $10
Register here.
Panel 11 will examine feminist and postcolonial imaginaries in the Global South and Global North.
Presenters include:
Ana Stevenson (James Cook University / University of the Free State), “The Black Sash, the Origins of Womandla!, and the End of Apartheid: Race-Based Analogies in Transnational Feminist Thought”
Christi-Lee du Plessis (University of Johannesburg), “Illustrator as Feminist Activist: How Illustration can Play a Role in Feminism Activism through its Visual Communication”
Rosa V. Campbell (University of Cambridge), “Close Pine Gap Love from Us: Considering Women’s 1980s Peace Camps in Global Context”
Lucy Delap (University of Cambridge), “‘I was very much taken in by sisterhood’: Spare Rib Magazine and Postcolonial Feminisms”
Chaired by: Rochelle Rowe-Wiseman (University College London)
Monday, June 28
7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST
Cost: Free.
Leslie Kern joins us – remotely! – from Canada to discuss how cities can be made more suitable for the majority of the population i.e. women. She will be talking with Jane Todd, formerly Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council.
“We live in the city of men. Our public spaces are not designed for female bodies. There is little consideration for woman as mothers, workers or carers. The urban streets often are a place of threats rather than community. Gentrification has made the everyday lives of women even more difficult. What would a metropolis for working women look like? A city of friendships beyond Sex and the City. A public space with enough toilets. A place where women can walk without harassment. In Feminist City, through history, personal experience and popular culture Leslie Kern exposes what is hidden in plain sight: the social inequalities are built into our cities, homes, and neighbourhoods. And offers an alternative vision of the feminist city. Taking on fear, motherhood, friendship, activism, and the joys and perils of being alone, Kern maps the city from new vantage points, laying out a feminist intersectional approach to urban histories and proposes that the city is perhaps also our best hope for shaping a new urban future.”
Leslie Kern is an Associate Professor of Geography and Environment and head of Women’s and Gender Studies at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick.
Jane Todd headed Nottingham City Council from 2008-2013 and now chairs three voluntary sector organisations covering children, special needs and strategic partnerships in the City.
Wed, 14 July 2021
14:00 – 15:00 EDT
Cost: $0-$25 (CAD)
* Check out our article on Kern here.
A filmmaker launched her own company to explore the stories of Africa and its diaspora.
Study makes it clear: Women entrepreneurs need to organize and get political–or get out of business.
A writer created a house of her own where hyphenated writers could tell their stories.
Who gets to decide who is Indigenous or not? The person? The
government? The community? The media?
A producer aims to change the channel on kids TV.
Jael Richardson’s debut novel traces a young woman’s growing awareness that the world she thought she knew is against her.
How one organization radically stirred up conventional business practices to heal communities — and flourish in difficult times.
A collection of ten of our favourite trending TikTok songs.
It’s impossible to write about our collective experience as neurodivergent people and tie it with a bow; autism is a spectrum that comprises infinite diverse experiences.
Shaena Lambert uses fiction to tell the true story of the revolutionary Founder of the German Green Party, Petra Kelly
Our top Rabble picks for April/May 2021.
Highlight Reels For All Six Episodes from Season One Now Available on Youtube.
Episode #1: Farzana Doctor/Seven
Episode #2: Catherine Bush/Blaze Island
Episode #3: Nora Loretto/Take Back the Fight
Episode #4: Leanne Betsamosake Simpson
Episode #5: Shaena Lambert/Petra
Episode #6: Jael Richardson/Gutter Child
Join Lana Pesch again in fall 2021 for another series of intimate conversations with feminist authors at The Feminist Enterprise Commons.
Money Moves is a program by The Forum giving women entrepreneurs personal access to their investor, lender, and community hive mind over 7 live virtual sessions. The program involves 16 hours of online education over 7 live virtual sessions, virtual co-learning intensive for women entrepreneurs, structured around live webinars, self-paced exercises, and a community of lenders, investors, & peers to feel championed by.
June 8 – June 29
Cost: Varies
Register here.
Elevate & Amplify is a virtual conference centred on BIPOC voices within design and social change. The first conference of its kind in Canada, Elevate & Amplify hopes to lead vital conversations about designing alternatives, learning from failures, and grappling with tensions in the work.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
1:00-5:00 PM EST
Cost: Varies
Register here.
To mark its 40th anniversary, Pride Toronto will be hosting a slew of events this month, including over 70 individual events showcasing more than 130 2SLGBTQ+ artists, 14 party collectives, and seven community committee programs.
June 1-30, 2021
Check out the complete lineup here.
Hear first hand reports about the challenges facing Polish radical feminists as they fight their anti-abortion right wing government on the one hand and gender ideologues on the other.
Saturday, June 5, 2021
2:00 PM EST
Cost: Varies
Register here.
While Harlem is best known for its music, food, and culture, the neighborhood also boasts countless artworks — both temporary and permanent — dedicated to remarkable women throughout the decades. Who were these female trailblazers, and what do they represent to this community? From great jazz singers to successful entrepreneurs, it’s time to explore a range of independent neighborhood commemorations that tell a collective story of women who made a difference.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
1:00-2:30 PM EST
Cost: $10
Register here.
Panel 11 will examine feminist and postcolonial imaginaries in the Global South and Global North.
Presenters include:
Ana Stevenson (James Cook University / University of the Free State), “The Black Sash, the Origins of Womandla!, and the End of Apartheid: Race-Based Analogies in Transnational Feminist Thought”
Christi-Lee du Plessis (University of Johannesburg), “Illustrator as Feminist Activist: How Illustration can Play a Role in Feminism Activism through its Visual Communication”
Rosa V. Campbell (University of Cambridge), “Close Pine Gap Love from Us: Considering Women’s 1980s Peace Camps in Global Context”
Lucy Delap (University of Cambridge), “‘I was very much taken in by sisterhood’: Spare Rib Magazine and Postcolonial Feminisms”
Chaired by: Rochelle Rowe-Wiseman (University College London)
Monday, June 28
7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST
Cost: Free.
Building upon five decades of political theory and praxis around reproductive and care labour, feminist and women’s organizations have been actively contributing to recent proposals for a Green New Deal (GND). After a brief discussion of differences and convergences among various proposals, this presentation will focus on the Care Income campaign, jointly developed by the Green New Deal for Europe and the Global Women Strike. Assuming ‘care’ as a category that encompasses both humans and nonhuman nature in their interdependency, I will dialogue with feminist geographies of labour by introducing a reflection on the ecological relevance of unpaid care work, and its potential contribution towards climate justice.
Stefania Barca is a senior researcher at the Center for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES/UC), and currently a visiting professor at the University of Uppsala. Her research interests span across environmental history and political ecology, with a focus on the environmental impact of the industry during the Anthropocene, and the relationship between labour and the environment from a transnational perspective. She has published articles in leading international journals such as Environmental History, Ecological Economics, Environment and History, and in several other peer-reviewed journals and book collections in English, Italian and Portuguese. Her ‘Enclosing Water. Nature and Political Economy in a Mediterranean Valley’ (Cambridge, UK: White Horse Press 2010), was awarded the Turku Prize for best research monograph in environmental history in 2011. Her latest book, Forces of Reproduction. Notes for e Counterhegemonic Anthropocene, has been published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.
Mon, 21 June 2021
11:00 – 12:30 EDT
Cost: Free
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