Feminist Workshop News Today

“Over the past two years, Ukrainian society has undergone dramatic changes in its lifestyle and visions. This transformation is also evident among feminist activists and women in general.”

Inside a shelter dubbed ‘FemApartment’, residents support one another as they help others affected by the Ukraine war.

“The war determined the main directions of Social Movement's activity. The first priority was to help the victims of Russian aggression, as well as those who stood up to defend their homeland.”

In this episode, we’re highlighting stories of Ukrainian resistance and solidarity. A small but significant glimpse into how the Ukrainian people have come together to survive the war, to strengthen their communities, and to fight for each other and their autonomy.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

War has forced millions in Ukraine from their homes, overtaxing the battle-focused government’s safety nets. To the rescue have come civilians who feel compelled to take responsibility for one another.

By The Feministic Initiative Group

“Internationalist feminist politics must take as its starting point the voices of the people concerned. Any feminist politics that is done without these voices will ultimately be done against them, and will thus be detrimental to the construction of global feminist solidarity.”

Westerners need to understand the perspective of Ukrainian feminists.

A small group of UK trade unionists, supporters of Workers’ Liberty and the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, recently took part in a European labour movement solidarity delegation to Ukraine. On 5-6 May they attended a left and labour movement activist conference in Lviv. Tom Harris, a civil service worker and activist in the PCS union, live tweeted the event. Here we gather his tweets together.