Elephant in the Room – Conversation on radical and anarchist Feminism in Poland #11

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For a lot of people Poland this days associated with conservative politics, biggest nazi march in Europe and catholic madness. However beyond those topics reported in the mainstream media there is a lot going on in anarchist organizing in the country.

We invite two people for this conversation on history of feminism in Poland during so called communist regime and after neoliberal reforms. We also talk about the recent attacks of the government on women rights in the country and the organizational efforts made to fight back.

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Elephant in the Room – Perspektives on womens prison #08

According to the Federal Statistical Office 2996 women were in German prisons on 30 November. Who are these women? What are they being punished for? How many of them even identify themselves as women? Prison fulfils a structural function, for example in the administration of poverty. But what role do women*prisons fulfil? How do they help to maintain a patriarchal gender-biased system?

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