Feminism and War: Solidarity despite war (3/4)
Transnational feminist solidarities are currently under pressure. The growing anti-gender movement is restricting feminist work and queer rights. Additionally, differing – and in some cases irreconcilable – views on the war in Gaza are creating further divisions. In both cases, the pressure also has a financial dimension: feminist actors who publicly express criticism risk losing funding. This episode of the series »Feminism and War« focuses on the growing disillusionment with the promise of a feminist German foreign policy. It also explores new civil society alliances that could complement existing ones.
A podcast with:
- Xenia Kellner, co-founder of Young Feminist Europe
- Erix Cortés, Institutional Learning and Philanthropic Advocacy Coordinator at the Urgent Action Fund Latin America & the Caribbean
- Anika Flensburg, Head of Advocacy and Press at the Swedish women's rights organisation Kvinna till Kvinna
Links:
Background on the debate surrounding the terms »antisemitism«, »apartheid«, »genocide« and »Zionism«
International reactions to the case of the cancelled funding for the Egyptian NGO CEWLA
Engagement of the »Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism« in Palestine and Lebanon
This series hands the microphone to people whose voices don’t often get heard - people now making choices which don’t conform to laws or customs - or whose views have long been disregarded, even censored. Its about communities fighting for basic human rights and its about the diverse tools of their struggles. We discover how women are securing their rights through political protest, we look in detail at women’s reproductive rights and we go into LGBT communities worldwide.