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On March 7, 2016, the Women's Prize of the City of Linz was once again awarded. The award, worth EUR 3,600, went to the project "NACHBARINNEN - Aufsuchende Familienarbeit im transkulturellen Kontext". The winners were also honored with the "Golden Witches' Broom". "NACHBARINNEN" is a cooperation project between migrare, Volkshilfe Flüchtlings- und Migrant*innenbetreuung and the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences

We spoke to the NACHBARINNEN - Roya Yamin, Saranda Havolli and Melahat Okyan - about their experiences as part of this project.

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This year we also attended the International Women's Day in Linz on March 8. On this day, performative actions took place in the city center of Linz as part of Feminism and Riot in the demo "Platz da!" took place. We have put together a short radio feature of "Platz da!" on International Women's Day in Linz.

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Lisbeth N. Trallori presented her new book "Der Körper als Ware. Feminist interventions". The book was presented at the Ernst Koref Heim on March 9, 2016. In it, Trallori explores the interests that led to the "appropriation" of the female body. Her texts from different historical periods show the extent to which fundamental regulation of domination, power and gender politics are integrated into transformations and changes in human physicality. And also how technology, science and our economic system have changed them.

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"Women.Street.Art" was a focal point at the NEXTCOMIC Festival 2016 in Linz. Among other things, the book "Women, Street, Art & Studio" was presented - at the center of which are interviews with ten artists and their work. Two of the protagonists, the artists Oona Valarie and Helga Schager, took part in the panel discussion entitled: "Women. Street. Art" took part. This took place on March 13 at the Ursulinenhof in Linz. As in the previous year, the focus was on opening up Linz more towards art in public space, especially street art, and this time the positions of women* were also represented.

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Sophie Labelle is an author, cartoonist and lecturer from Canada. She is known for her comic series: "Assigned Male". In it, she explores life and trans activism in a heteronormative everyday life with the protagonist Stephie, a trans person

Sophie Labelle can be heard in conversation with Ana Grm from the TransAkcija institute, a trans-feminist initiative from Slovenia.

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The new book "digital do it yourself for girls" talks about secure passwords, game design and creative hacking for girls. It was published by Chris Köver, Daniela Burger and Sonja Eismann, editors of Missy Magazine. It is designed to encourage girls* to take a closer look at technology in general and computers in particular: "Hacking means making things better", they say right at the start, dispelling the next cliché - that hacking is something negative or even forbidden. Hacking, as the authors understand it, means positive and creative change. "You can hack anything, even the rules of society," they say.

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On April 9, we're celebrating Riot Grrrl Day! To mark the occasion, Ann and Pat and KAPU are hosting a screen printing workshop, concerts, jam session, film brunch and much more on April 8 and 9, 2016. Some events are girls* only and some are open to everyone. Program: http://vjf.at/ann-and-pat/events/riot-grrrl-days-presented-by-ann-and-pat-zoom/

The music in the program comes from the compilation Mansplaining on the Dancefloor

Photo: Julia Vogt