Women* who make music are still largely defined in the following order: first as women* and then as musicians*. Pop music is still dominated by men*, as shown by the SR Archive of Austrian Popular Music, which this year analyzed the database it has built up over two decades.

Feminists are often accused of NOT having a sense of humor.
But humor was and is an essential component of feminist criticism and feminist strategies. On October 23 and 24, humor was explored as a means of transport for serious feminist concerns. Examples of feminist action in everyday life were tried out together. In order to cover as broad a spectrum as possible, prominent contributors from various areas of feminist humor were brought in: e.g. the legendary performers from Les Reines Prochaines and the linguist and pioneer of German feminist language criticism Luise F. Pusch. The result was mischievous smirks, cheeky giggles and loud laughter!

English Version of the demands of the refugees staying at the tent camp at Linz
What we want:

squeezed up

Michèle, Fränzi, Sus and Muda - Les Reines Prochaines - were at the Posthof at the end of October 2015 as part of the event "Feminism and Humor". Rosvita Kröll conducted an interview with the queens. They talked about their music, ageing and their project "Fremde Torten im falschen Paradies".

///////////////////////////////

upbeat

Alliance March 8: Resolutions of the FRAUEN*Landtag session on November 19, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Linz Landhaus

A "state parliament president" and nine "state councillors" passed new "laws" in the MALE*less state parliament session - from increasing the budget for MALE* counseling to half-and-half in co-determination and representation in decision-making and supervisory bodies

Listen to the radio broadcast on the state parliament session

On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., the March 8 Alliance held a parallel session of the Upper Austrian state parliament in front of the Landhaus in Linz.

squeezed open

OVAL OFFICE, this time at the Art University Linz, proudly presented: "Fuck you - I am not feeling it... your version of happiness is really problematic for me" with the current president Karin Michalski. She is an artist, film curator and lecturer in Berlin. Michalski explained and presented different projects related to the impasse, the situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made.

squeezed up

From August 23 to 29, 2015, the pink noise Girls Rock Camp took place in the youth culture box Ann&Pat. The newly formed bands made their debut in front of an audience on August 29. We interviewed the participants* before their stage performance. La Sabotage, Fox Fatal, Grandma's three words and Page 13

talk about their experiences at the camp, band names and musical plans for the future

On October 31, 2015, some of the bands will also perform on the stage of the Stadtwerkstatt at the Radio FRO Fest.

///////////////////////////////

aufgequeerlt

The GIRLS ROCK CAMP is over.

Seventeen participants, six of whom did NOT play a musical instrument before the camp, came from Vienna, Lower Austria and Upper Austria and formed 4 BANDs with stunning names: "La Sabotage", "Fox Fatal", "Grandma's Three Words", "Page 13"

Video of the final evening NOW ONLINE - Design DORF-TV

Fotoalbum auf Facebook

DORFTV - broadcast - created at the camp by the participants

Radio FRO - special report on GirlsRockCamp with interviews with the participants

squeezed up

The pink noise Girls Rock Camp is a music and band project week for girls* and young women* between the ages of 14 and 24 during the summer vacations. They have the opportunity to take part in workshops (writing songs, organizing concerts, live technology, stage performances, etc), instrument courses and band rehearsal units. This week, around 4 new bands will be formed in the Ann&Pat youth culture box.

Rosa Danner, journalist, event organizer and media educator was a guest at REDESCHWALL - DAS OTTENSHEIMER SOUNDGESPRÄCH in July.

///////////////////////////////

aufgequeerlt

squeezed up

The Gabriele Heidecker Women's Art Prize, endowed with €5,000, went to the artist Susanne Jirkuff this year. She was awarded the Gabriele Heidecker Women's Prize for her project "GIRLS_GINNY+GRACE".

For the first time this year, the jury also awarded a commendation. This goes to the Linz-based artist Elisa Andessner for her photo series "Surrender to Spaces."

///////////////////////////

surrendered to spaces