RT @PoliceMeToo: Welcome new followers. If you're here after my talk at @FiLiA_charity conference y'day, thank you SO much for your support (I'd been terrified). Honestly, I wasn't expecting people to stand up and clap for me like that. You made me ...
RT @ariana_erbon: Filia volunteers telling each other how we made a fool of ourselves with the feminists we wanted to meet. One told me that when she saw @bindelj she smiled, Julie smiled back and she froze smiling ๐ me: talked to @HJoyceGender and ...
"The ability to tell stories is one of the things that makes us human, and telling our own story is the way we claim kinship with other people. It follows, then, that those whose stories are not told can never fully belong. My work is to make those ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: "Creating bridges between generations is essential for the continuity of the #feminist movement." ADRIANA S THIAGO #PoliticalParticipa... #MigrantWomen #FiLiA2021 |16th-17th October | #Portsmouth https://t.co/X6dOC6... https://t.c ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 8) And as for my daughter- I love you so much sweet heart ๐ Thank you for laughing with me, thank you for hugging me when I cried, and letting me hug you when you wept too. Thank you for making me the proudest mum ๐๐ The world is so ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 7) To see the perception of middle aged women evolve from irrelevance to super Queens To see how powerful our daughters are when we hold space for them When they have a weekend where EVERYONE SMILES at them When together we raise th ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 6) It would be ace to see @Filia comp tickets to some Cardiff colleges for the enrichment of interested students for #Filia2022 To keep bridging the gap @FiLiA_charity ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 5) she joined us all on the steps for lunch Raging at the misogyny of the *protestors* she couldnโt consolidate their actions against the richness of the movement inside the building But she wasnโt intimidated Held her head high ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 4) Often shy, she learnt how to smile at strangers (her words) EVERYONE SMILED AT HER EVERYONE A million miles from her college corridors where shoulders barge, or the Brighton streets where men & boys leer & mutter ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 3) At 16 she broke bread with feminist giants Women who took the time & interest in her Women whose work she knows showed her how compassion for our sisters evolves a movement How we are all equal How we can all fight She reele ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 2) not only was this not the case, but she was able to see โmiddle agedโ women anew To see & feel their POWER & wisdom. To see women as the sum of their work, not the sum of their male-gaze appraised parts To feel their humo ...
RT @HanoverHussy: 1) Intergenerational feminism- a small thread & an ode to my beautiful daughter Doing #FiLiA2021 with my 16yo daughter was a dream ๐ When I booked it 9+ months ago she took some convincing.. In fact she said it would be โjust ...
RT @Mocha_Soul: @cateother @FiLiA_charity Ah Cate! I'm writing about it as we speak. There is nothing quite like this massive splash of female energy. Nothing!
With love and respect to Feminists. Sisterhood and Solidarity! See you at FiLiA2022! #FiLiA2021 ...
With love and respect to Feminists. Sisterhood and Solidarity! See you at FiLiA2022! #FiLiA2021 https://t.co/JBwtO2...
RT @WeAreWithWoman: #FiLiA2021 @FiLiA_charity We were so moved to be part of that phenomenal gathering of women. We made lots of new connections, participated in the session on reclaiming birth knowledge and power, and so many others. We laughed, we ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: CALL TO ACTION: ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก Escaping violence and lesbophobia in their home country, #lesbian refugees are sent by @Refugees to the #Kakuma refugee camp Read the CAMPAIGN PACK -support and share #AlutaContinua #Block13 ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: Our redesigned shop is full of products that we love & that inspire us, in collaboration with a range of activists and artists. All proceeds go to support the work of #FiLiA #WomenSupportingWom... #Sisterhood #Solidarity ...
"Women's historical records ensure the continuity of our kaleidoscopic and complex memories across generations, and prevent the cyclical repetition of reanimating feminist consciousness from scratch every 50 years." Bec Wonders #FiLiA2021 | 17-18th ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: "As #women we share a history, we share experiences of #oppression and we can unite in our unique struggle for #freedom ." ALEKSANDRA KUSNIERKIEWICZ #PoliticalParticipa... #MigrantWomen #FiLiA2021 |16th-17th October | #Portsmouth h ...
RT @SonyaDouglas: But we are women. We contain worlds that have crumbled, and the world to come. Before we were born we were part of the many. Even our silences are a language we understand. And weโre reconnecting in ways we havenโt for decades, ...
RT @SonyaDouglas: fully explain to a man. How do we live in a world that places us under such constant pressures, from birth to death, with the greatest peril when we are at our most vulnerable, and all predicated on the seeming accident of our ...
RT @SonyaDouglas: and practical knowledge: The wisdom of women becomes a kind of witchcraft to men, beyond their understanding, something to be controlled, something to be feared. But to us, who feel the tides ebb and flow in our bodies, we are ...
RT @SonyaDouglas: An international gathering of women is far more impressive than the equivalent of men. Not a demonstration of might or right, or the heralding of important decisions, lofty intentions; but an uncovering of secrets; a demystifying of ...
RT @SonyaDouglas: This is a wonderful photo. A real sense of quiet dignity and strength thatโs nonetheless loud and powerful. Thereโs something about a gathering of women that makes me see what men fear in us: we really do represent Life in all its ...
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RT @FiLiA_charity: ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง We want to connect lesbians with a rich cultural legacy With Claire Heuchan Follow @LabrysLit #Lesbian Only https://t.co/zKRz5E...
RT @RadFemAlliance: Dear @AmnestyUK @amnesty, can you please explain why you supported a demo which threatened survivors of rape & violence with abuse?! Disrupted moving testimonies of rape as a tool of war & genocide? #maleviolence #MRA ...
RT @raychilled: ๐๐ค ๐ for all the many women who supported @FiLiA_charity 's Kakuma campaign over the weekend - supporting survivors in Block 13, #Kakuma refugee camp #FiLiA2021 https://t.co/N08G4D...
RT @FiLiA_charity: Our redesigned shop is full of products that we love & that inspire us, in collaboration with a range of activists and artists. All proceeds go to support the work of #FiLiA #WomenSupportingWom... #Sisterhood #Solidarity ...
"Women can love and support each other because we are part of a class that shares a history, memory, a combat and a common goal. If we unite, if we manage to share a common consciousness of what it is to be a woman, we are a political and cultural ...
"Pots are our museum pieces and archaeological record - often the only memorial of forgotten, marginalised lives." CLAUDIA CLARE #CreativeResistance #WomensArt #FiLiA2021 | 16th-17th October | #Portsmouth https://t.co/X6dOC6... https://t.co/vpPKWX...
RT @westcountrygirl: Seeing and hearing these women talk yesterday morning at #FiLiA2021 was really harrowing. But seeing the support from everyone at the Conference was so wonderful. Please help if you are able to. https://t.co/EGaoEV...
RT @QBoudicaa: Thank you for the best, most inspiring, thought provoking and fun weekend @FiLiA_charity with amazing women. Dates in diary for Oct 2022! #FiLiA2021 https://t.co/76tleB...
RT @ariana_erbon: I'm officially announcing that I'm unable to write a Grumpy Guide to Filia due to a lack of things to complain about, apart from the hours it took me to get there. #FiLiA2021 ...
RT @emocionycambio: @MadreDeTragonas Y despuรฉs estamos locas o somos exageradas o nos quejamos por todo. Aquรญ con mayor decoraciรณn y sin embargo. No hay mujer realizada , reventada sรญ. #Mujeres23Oct #MujeresALasCallesY... #FiLiA2021 ...
RT @raychilled: @KirstieMAllsopp @BBCSounds I listened to the whole brilliant important series travelling to & from the amazing @FiLiA_charity conference #FiLiA2021
RT @foreverglinda: All these women are amazing, and in particular our own @anliathluachra founder of @TheCountessIE #FiLiA2021 https://t.co/hQzZtV...
RT @RahilaG: The #FiLiA2021 conference finished yesterday, packed with hundreds of women - thought provoking, emotional, heartwarming. Want to big up Lisa-Marie, the powerhouse beind these annual conferences who appears to be building a feminist ...
RT @emmajaned0lan: @KnownHeretic @bjportraits @amnesty These were the placards outside #FiLiA2021 that bothered me most. (Much more sinister than the childish S*ck My D*ck C*nuts offerings) ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉโ ๏ธโ ๏ธโ ๏ธ #GrandmaWhatBigTeet... #safeguarding #WolfinSheep ...
RT @raychilled: Morning after #FiLiA2021 - fab weekend volunteering & talking with so many wonderful women. Itโs takes a whole to process it all โฆ. https://t.co/U21T86...
RT @HHbruichladdich: @_Leyanelle_ I saw this @JolyonMaugham and cd not believe meant #FiLiA2021. Amazed he did not know filia which has been going for some time,a heroic, voluntary effort of sisterhood, his suggestion of millions of organised money ...
RT @GirlsssRadical: Feminism is built from the ground up and what we experienced this weekend at @FiLiA_charity only gave us more confidence to keep pursuing what we do with and young migrant women. Sisterhood is achievable & women are dynamite. ...
RT @helensaxby11: Great to see @WalsheSam at #FiLiA2021 Here's her campaign, please give her some support. https://t.co/0adBef...
RT @ACJuly1: Disturbing images & horrific threats of violence against women at the protest in Portsmouth officially supported by @amnesty & promoted by @PlaceSteph. How any organisation can stand for & condone this misogyny & ...
RT @polblonde: I donโt usually retweet this kind of material. But I was at #FiLiA2021 at the weekend while gender extremists threatened sexual violence outside the venue. Some of the women inside were victims of rape and DV. Do people who tell us to ...
RT @RehmanYasmin: Thank you to all of you who tweeted about #FiLiA2021. I go every year I can but this year being too ill to travel meant I could be there but able to follow via Twitter has been great. ๐ see you in 2022 insha Allah ๐คฒ๐ฝ ...
RT @Wild_Womyn: Heading back from @FiLiA_charity Magnificent weekend meeting so many women & catching up with so many friends! Highlights apart from the powerful speeches, brilliant women & inspirational activism?! I danced with a dinosaur ...
RT @LeedsReSisters: #CourageCallsToCour... panel at #FiLiA2021 Wow! These are some of the witches that canโt be burnt https://t.co/6vEG54...
RT @WalsheSam: Hoarding womenโs rights at #FiLiA2021 Until Next Time Dinosaurs ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ป๐ฅฐ๐ https://t.co/TiXDbi...
RT @LilyLilyMaynard: 1/ Spending the weekend at FilLiA made me wonder again how it can be possible for anyone who really thinks about it to continue to deny that the oppression of women and girls is rooted in their sexed bodies.
RT @WalsheSam: Iโm humbled to be shortlisted 4 @EmmaHPrize ๐ค I Wish I Could Tell 6yr old Me Hold On In There Itโll Get WAY Worse Before It Gets Better BUT It Will Get Better, Your Voice Will Be Heard You Will Change Laws & Make a difference! ...
RT @NataliePage31: ๐ This happened today! Huge thanks to @centreWJ @EmmaHPrize and of course @FiLiA_charity for such an inspiring conference. I'm so happy to receive this award. A huge well done to all who were nominated, it was a stellar list! ...