Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
We publish the contribution of Vladyslav Starodoubtsev which appeared on his page Facebook.
Olena Stepaniv was the first female officer in the history of modern armies. She was a member of the Ukrainian Radical Party, a co-operator and a feminist.
Born into a family of progressive priests, (...)
, by Bilkis, LE TREHONDAT Patrick
«Our initiative on 26 February will be a day to remember. All because this Sunday we will be starting a new activity, which will be called Godivnichka ... All homeless people and people on low incomes need basic, affordable and, above all, regular help... Meal distributions will take place in (...)
, by MOSSETTI Paolo
Veteran Marta Chumalo speaks: Ukraine in demographic crisis, possible boom of the radical right.
Kyiv: ’This war is like a lens that magnifies the best and worst of human behaviour. On a train carrying displaced people away from Ukraine you can see people elbowing each other for a seat, and (...)
, by TURENKO Kateryna
A year after the start of the war and on the eve of Women’s Day, Kateryna Turenko spoke to several feminist activists to show what they have been doing against this backdrop and what challenges they face.
In mid-February, a bill was posted on the Parliament’s website calling for the (...)
, by Bilkis, LE TREHONDAT Patrick
The members of the feminist group Bilkis in Lviv like to cycle and when the military situation and the weather allow it, they organise rides.
Founded 3 years ago in Kharkiv, Bilkis found refuge in Lviv due to the war. Since 24 February, Bilkis has changed its range of activities to meet the (...)
, by SEMCHUK Kateryna
Ukrainian feminists look back at the challenging year that has reinvigorated their activism and shaped their values
Like everyone else in Ukraine, feminist activists had to adapt quickly to the Russian invasion that began a year ago this week. From the moment the country woke up to rocket (...)
, by GHEORGHIEV Olga
The post-war future of Ukraine is one of the central topics of political debate at the national and international levels. Russia’s war against Ukraine has not only forced millions of refugees and internally displaced persons to flee their homes, but has also severely affected Ukraine’s economy (...)
, by DUTCHAK Oksana
With the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, approximately 7.8 million Ukrainians have fled to European countries, searching for safety abroad. According to UNHCR Regional intentions report, approximately 87% of Ukrainian refugees are women and children. Some (...)
, by LE TREHONDAT Patrick
The feminist group Bilkis opened in Lviv an anti-capitalist “space of things” on 2nd August 2022. The space, which is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm to 7pm, is intended to be a place where people can leave things or take them. Clothes, medicines, books, crockery and household items (...)
, by ONG Amandas
Inside a shelter dubbed ‘FemApartment’, residents support one another as they help others affected by the Ukraine war.
Lviv, Ukraine – Boisterous female laughter emanated intermittently from the corner unit of a drab, Soviet-style residential building. Sandals and a pink lamp sat at the (...)
, by LE TREHONDAT Patrick
On December 23, after many initiatives taken as part of the “16 days against violence against women”, the feminist group Bilkis presented its new zine Activistka.
Among the mobilizations of this group in recent weeks was the campaign against the sexist brand of alcohol Drunk Cherry which (...)
, by LE TREHONDAT Patrick
For several days, the Lviv feminist group has been campaigning against the liquor brand Drunk Cherry, which displays a nude woman on its bottle labels. They have received threats from Katarsis, a neo-Nazi group with a strong street presence that also ’exposes’ left wing activists by publishing (...)
, by GRITSEVA Katya, LE TREHONDAT Patrick, SHUMAKOV Maksym
A few months ago we interviewed Maxim Shumakov, together with Katya Gritseva, about the situation of Ukrainian students and the possible reconstruction of a left-wing student union. Maxim then explained to us that he was a computer science student in Lviv. Last September, he was present at the (...)
, by LE TREHONDAT Patrick
Canal 5 television channel, reputed to be close to former President Petro Poroshenko, decided to support the Ukrainian armed forces by publishing a calendar… with photos of naked female journalists armed with weapons for the purchase walkie-talkies for the army. Hanka Kudryavtseva, head of (...)
, by Solidaires (CM)
The Independent Miners Union of Ukraine (NPGU) has purchased Tear gas bombs to provide to union members so that they feel more confident going to work or returning home in the dark after a day’s work.
According to the head of the NPGU Yurii Samoilov, the decision to buy self-defence (...)
, by Posle/После
How do you organize a cooperative in Ukraine after 2014? What’s it like to be a seamstress engaged with feminist and LGBTQ+ activism? Where are the boundaries between production, art, and activist work? The Kyiv seamstress collective ReSew talks about work ethics, migration, and (...)
, by Alliance for Workers’ Liberty (AWL)
In May three members of Workers’ Liberty visited Lviv, Ukraine, to meet with members of Sotsyalnyi Rukh (Social Movement) and other leftists. We spoke to Brie (Kateryna Kostrova) in Lviv, and Yana Wolf and Katya Gritseva in the weeks following the trip.
In the summer of 2021, Ukraine (...)
, by DUTCHAK Oksana
Six months into the full-scale invasion, the most pressing feminist issues in Ukraine involve security and socio-economic survival.
When it comes to security, we’re talking about the possibility of evacuating to a relatively safe place with a lower threat of death, maiming or violence. For (...)
, by Bilkis, LE TREHONDAT Patrick
Interview with members of the Bilkis group’ Lisa, Zhenya, Yana and Ivanka.
Patrick Le Tréhondat - First of all, let’s talk about the situation before 24 February.2022. Can you tell us how Bilkis was formed? You present yourself as a “trans-inclusive intersectional activist group with an (...)
, by DUTCHAK Oksana, GOODMAN Amy, SHAIKH Nermeen
We speak to Oksana Dutchak, a Ukrainian feminist and co-editor of the leftist journal Spilne, who fled to Germany because of the “inability to live under the constant pressure of fear” as Russian invaded. She says Western leftists and feminists who have misgivings about Western military (...)
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