Dear friends,

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The women's*political association Feminism and Riot organized a G9 - nationwide women's*summit from 26 to 28 January 2018. Under the motto "Gender of all nine (federal) states unite!", numerous women* collectives, associations, organizations and individual campaigners met at the University of Art and Design Linz. You can listen to a short report from the G9

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Press conference :
Nationwide launch of declarations of support for the women*'s referendum

Venue: Old City Hall, Press Center, 4th floor, Linz, Hauptplatz 1

Participants:
Andrea Hladky, federal spokesperson for the women's referendum in Upper Austria
Eva Schuh, Violence Protection Center Upper Austria
Iris Kästel, Women's Forum Salzkammergut
Oona Valarie Serbest, #frauenlandretten, FIFTITU%

How will the women's referendum actually continue?

1st step: Collection of declarations of support (registration with the Federal Minister of the Interior will take place on 26 January)
official registration period 12.2. - 12.3.2018

Background: The application to initiate the procedure for a referendum must be supported by one per thousand of the Austrian resident population (currently 8,401 people)

Dear friends, colleagues and sympathizers!

Please support us in saving Frauen*land OÖ and spreading our concerns: frauenlandretten.at

Concrete options for action are:

• You can send an email directly to the decision-makers on our website to express your displeasure
• You can also support us with a click on the website #frauenlandretten with donations

We are founding the aktionistas* group in Upper Austria.
Become part of the women's* referendum and fight with us. For real equal opportunities. For real self-determination. For real freedom of choice. For women* and for men*.
We will tell you what the women's* referendum is about, how the demands came about and what the future timetable is! There is a lot to do and we want to be on the move together.

Please write to oberoesterreich@frauenvolksbegehren.at
to register or if you would like more information
We look forward to seeing you!
Monday, 8.1.

Cardijn House, 'Good work - room'

4020 Linz
Kapuzinerstraße 49

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We took part in a 2-day workshop "Queer and LGBTIA language in theory and practice" at the beginning of November. The aim was to take measures to establish a non-discriminatory and sensitive use of language. The workshop was organized by FIFTITU%.

We invited Amina Lehner and Anna Tzini, two language experts, to discuss the meaning of language.

This interview can be heard in English.

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Podiumsdiskussion "Kepler Salon Extra: Wie wird hier gesprochen?"
mit drei Diskutant_innen:
Vlatka Frketić (Forschung, Erwachsenenbildung),
Persson Perry Baumgartinger (Universität Wien),
Rubia Salgado (Das Kollektiv) 
am 16. November 2017 im Kepler Salon in Linz.

Ein Veranstaltung von FIFTITU% in Kooperation mit dem Kepler Salon Linz.
Gefördert aus Mitteln der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Politische Bildung.

Fotos: © Julia Vogt

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October 24, 2017 marked 100 years of the October Revolution. To mark the occasion, the film "Comrade, Where Are You Today? - The Dream of Revolution" by Finnish director Kirsi Marie Liimatainen was shown at Moviemento Linz. We spoke to her in an interview about the content of the aforementioned film, how relevant the ideas of Marxism and socialism are today and the role of feminism and equal rights

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@ Kepler Salon, Rathausgasse 3, Linz

Kepler Salon Extra: How do people speak here?
Opportunities and problems of sensitive, non-discriminatory language

With an intersectional perspective, there will be input from the fields of queer linguistics, feminist language, adult education and German as a foreign and second language. The experts will reflect on the necessity, the possibilities, but also the problems of inclusive, sensitive and appreciative language and provide information on the current situation and trends in their field. The audience will then be invited to join in the discussion.