Event Report “Feminisms from the Peripheries”

As around 52% of the global population is women, there is nothing in the political, cultural, creative or economic sphere that cannot and should not be observed through a gender perspective.

The movement for minorised linguistic revitalisation has long been believed to need both the participation of women and the integration of the gender axis for its survival.

Additionally,  intersectionality is, or should be, a tool of great importance to all feminists, as the characteristics that are covered under the intersectional analysis (gender, disability, social and economical status, religion, race, etc.) are simply interconnected forms of injustice. Thus, it is very important to use intersectional contextual analysis to better understand the causes and reproduction factors of social inequalities, and therefore, be able to design effective intervention strategies.

This report stems from a unique event: Feminisms from the Peripheries, organized by Coppieters Foundation and Iratzar Fundazioa, and held on 29 November 2022 (L42 business center & workspaces, Rue de la Loi 42) in Brussels, Belgium. The content of this report derives from the interesting and powerful interventions from women – activists, academics, researchers, journalists and scholars – from places as diverse as Northern Ireland, Kabylia, Catalonia, Scotland, Brittany and the Basque Country. The audience also enriched the event with questions and comments. This report contains the essence of the discussions held, which gave special attention to two topics: (1) language and feminism, meaning how discourse shapes our realities and has been used to perpetuate discriminations and (2) the concept of intersectional feminism.

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You can find the interventions from both panels here and here.

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This paper is financially supported by the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not liable for its content, the content of the conference or the opinions of the authors.

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