What have we been up to?

Hey guys, this post is basically just to update everyone on what the UoB feminist society did last term! So without further ado…

Discussion Groups & Film Screenings

- ‘Feminism- One Size Fits All?: this was the discussion group that started off the term! We went into all aspects of feminism and introduced ourselves to the fellow feminists.

- ‘Rape & Rape Culture’: We discussed the way that the media perpetuates a culture of rape and debunked a few rape myths.

- ‘Pray the Devil Back to Hell’: We screened a film about Liberian women of all different religious persuasions banding together to end the civil war.

Activism

- ‘Reclaim the Night’: UoB feminist society supported the Reclaim the Night march which aims at countering the idea that women are and always will be unsafe on the streets at night.

- ‘No Women No Peace Candlelit Vigils in Solidarity with Afghan Women’: We joined the Bristol Feminist Network in solidarity with Afghan women’s rights activists.

- ‘Activism Fair’: We visited a secondary school alongside a number of different groups with numerous causes. We had a chance to discuss feminism with the students who responded really well to what we had to say!

Magazine
- ‘That’s What She Said’: We did another issue of the UoB feminist mag! It’s really great even though I am obviously slightly biased. Pick it up at a university building near you!

So as you can see it was an action packed first term and we plan for the next term to be just as exciting! Thanks for the support last term!

First Event – Debate ‘Feminism: One Size Fits All?’

Our first event will be a debate on the question of whether feminism can cater to all women: ‘does one size fit all?’. The aim of the debate is to get people talking about the different types of feminisms there are, and raise awareness of feminism not having a ‘party line’ on every issue and see what the complexities within feminism are.

The event is at 7pm, Tuesday October 18th, at 11 Woodland Road, room G37 which is the blue door right in front of you as soon as you enter the building. Don’t worry about not knowing the access code we will have someone on the door (if you’re late knock really loudly or make yourself noticed in any way possible outside the window).

Hope to see you there. (in case there are any doubts: everyone is welcome)

IMPORTANT FEMINIST TERMS

One of the things I struggled most with upon becoming a feminist was the frequent use of terms that I did not understand. I have noticed that many people who profess to disagree with feminist theory simply misunderstand the terms that are used. Frequently I have entered into discussion with someone where I think that we are going to discuss fundamental issues, when in fact we are discussing semantics. It is really annoying. Therefore, I have decided to write a list of terms that, as feminists, we sometimes (falsely) assume people understand. I am aware that there will be many disputes over the definitions of terms, and this is intended to be a very crude starting point