Panel discussion Sisters Unite!

Sisters* Unite! 

A discussion about queer_feminist political activism at Rampenfieber Festival
Friday, September 21st 2012, at 17.00, Fluc, Praterstern 5, Vienna


Nighttime is the right time for conspiracies with the feminist terrorist?! (Luise Pop)

Femen and Pussy Riot - feminist activism was hardly ever as present in the media as it is today. And hardly ever as actually those actions challenge the established political systems and bring topics such as sex work, sexism, or the right to freedom of expression to the general public. But Femen and Pussy Riot are just the tip of the queer_feminist iceberg, everywhere arise and exist feminist networks, platforms, forums, festivals, fanzines and radio shows. But many of these initiatives are only known by few, the flow of information rarely fails solely to language barriers …

With this panel we want to bring queer_feminist activists from different contexts, networks and locations together to talk about shared and different issues, approaches and practices as well as specific forms of action in relation to their individual/common political intentions. What is the role of national /regional contexts? What about the (international) exchange and what can we learn from each other?

Panel members:
Zosia Hołubowska (anthropologist, queer and anarchist activist; Copenhagen, Denmark)
Martyna Hormańska (musician, vegan and queer feminist; Wrocław, Poland)
Tea Hvala (feminist writer and organiser; Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Dorottya Karsay (queer and anti-racist activist; Budapest, Hungary)
Marissa Lôbo (migrant black activist and artist; Vienna, Linz, Austria and Brazil)
Zhenja (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Moderation / chair: Sushila Mesquita (activist, musician, researcher; Vienna, Austria)

Panelists' biographies.
Festival program (booklet in PDF).

Posvet 'Kultura in medijski prostor'

Koliko in kako pišemo o produkciji NVO na področju umetnosti in kulture?

Vljudno vas vabimo, da se udeležite posveta Medijski prostor in kultura ‐ Koliko in kako pišemo o produkciji nevladnih organizacij (NVO) na področju kulture in umetnosti, v sredo, 17. marca, od 11. do 13. ure v prostorih Stare mestne elektrarne na Slomškovi 18 v Ljubljani.

Pogovor bo moderirala novinarka Dnevnika Tanja Lesničar Pučko. Gostje omizja bodo Tea Hvala, publicistka in soorganizatorka festivala Rdeče zore, Darja Korez – Korenčan, urednica kulturno informativnega programa RTV Slovenija, Jelka Šutej – Adamič, urednica kulturne redakcije Dela, Mare Bulc, gledališki režiser, Skender Adem, sekretar na Direktoratu za medije, Ministrstvo za kulturo RS.

S posvetom želimo preseči večni antagonizem med kulturniki in novinarji in skupaj odpreti teme, ki se tičejo obeh področij. Pogovarjali se bomo o krčenju oziroma širjenju medijskega prostora pri poročanju o produkciji NVO. Razmislili bomo, kakšna je pri tem razlika med posameznimi mediji in kakšna je usposobljenost piscev oz. avtorjev oddaj za tovrstno poročanje? Kako ob vse večjem številu kulturnih dogodkov poteka odločanje o uredniških politikah? Na kakšen način lahko Ministrstvo za kulturo vzpodbuja kvalitetno poročanje o umetniški produkciji NVO v medijih? Kdo skrbi za promocijo nevladne produkcije v tujih specializiranih revijah? Ali pri poročanju posvečamo dovolj pozornosti različnim ciljnim publikam? Ali imamo dovolj specializiranih revij/oddaj oz. ali se preveč specializirano izražamo za splošne publike? Kako vešče so same NVO pri obveščanju medijev? Kako medijska podoba NVO vpliva na podobo NVO v javnosti?

Posvet organizira Društvo Asociacija, kot predstavnica NVO in samostojnih ustvarjalcev s področja kulture in umetnosti, v okviru projekta Mreženje in krepitev kapacitet NVO v kulturi, katerega cilji so med drugim tudi vzpostavitev pogojev za sooblikovanje kulturnih politik in predpisov, ki bodo prispevali k izboljšanju položaja in vloge NVO na področju kulture.

Društvo Asociacija.

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Panel Discussion 'Culture and Media Space'
How and how much do we write about independent/NGO production in the field of art and culture?

The media space dedicated to culture in Slovenia is becoming increasingly narrower, whereas information pertaining to culture is becoming increasingly fact-oriented and stripped of any relevant content. This way of reporting about culture and art may give a reduced and poor image of the area in question. Apart from the narrowing of media space, the debate shall also touch upon certain other issues, such as: lack of writers for certain areas, editorial policies vs. cultural policies, etc. Participants will be editors of cultural editions, cultural journalists, workers in culture, researchers, critiques, representatives of authorities, representatives of media owners.

Moderator: Tanja Lesničar Pučko
Panelists: freelance writer and Red Dawns Fest co-organizer Tea Hvala; cultural and informative program editor for RTV Slovenia, Darja Korez - Korenčan; department of culture editor for newspaper Delo, Jelka Šutej - Adamič; theater director Mare Bulc; Directorate for Media (Ministry of Culture) secretary Skender Adem.

The consultation is organized by Asociacija, an association for non-governmental and independent workers in the area of art and culture.

Discussion about participatory culture...

...and technology in on- and off-line networks took place at the Civilmedia conference in Salzburg on Saturday, November 7th 2009. The audio recording of the debate was published on the CBA (Cultural Broadcasting Archive) site and can be heard here.

Initially, Alek Ommert was supposed to join the conversation but could not make it. Instead, Sonja Prlic spoke about Frontiers, an online computer game about crossing borders. Rosa Reitsamer spoke about the Vienna-based feminist and anti-racist series of discussions Female Consequences and about the DVD and online publication Dig Me Out dedicated to female musicians and performance artists. I spoke about Rdeče zore festival and a little bit about my recent blogging experiences. The debate was moderated by Elke Zobl.

Rosa Reitsamer, Tea Hvala, Sonja Prlic, Elke Zobl (Photo by Dušan Dobiaš).

Inside The Great Muddigger

The PostProloClub takes place once a month in Vienna. It is a space to present, discuss, and criticize projects, ideas, texts, or whatsoever the invited PostProlos are working on. It is there to learn how to talk, to talk wild and big!

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The PostProloClub is going to temporarily inhabit the complicated mind of the great muddigger (Caenulentus major) in order to gain insight into the changes this species on the verge of extinction has had to face when it was forced to move from a dessicated swamp, his natural habitat, to a rented flat. Ever since he has been living with his human friend, zoologist Bata Leviki, the great muddigger has been suffering from a mild form of depression. He now spends most of his time soaking his dried-out body in the bathtub, thinking about the price of domestication, adaptation to human ways.

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Fig. 1: Caenulentus major's natural habitat (Photo by Bata Leviki)

On Saturday, unexpected voices in his head suggest that domestication or, as they put it, the process of becoming human, has its advantages. They remind him that Bata Leviki is going through a similar process, wondering about his own transformation into a companion species. PostProlos also prepare a delicious veggie soup that, as the muddigger eventually admits, tastes much better than swamp microorganisms – or, for that matter, Bata's endless plates of spaghetti. After they generously offer him several shots of vodka, a most unusual yet empowering conversation takes place. That same night, the great muddigger is overcome by a most lucid dream, or perhaps a premonition about what is yet to come...
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Fig. 2: Becoming human... (Photo by Bata Leviki)

Saturday December 13, 2008 at 18:00.
VBKÖ, Maysedergasse 2 (4th floor), 1010 Vienna.
Find a map here.
Check Sunday's program here.

PostProloClub's Interview with Tea Hvala.