The body is a powerful entity. As women, our bodies are controlled, oppressed and policed from the womb. The way we look, move, dress, walk, speak, gesture, laugh. I often wondered at what drives patriarchal fears around the power of female bodies. Where I come from sex work and sex workers were whispered of with simultaneous contempt, disgust, fascination, pity and condemnation.

Where I come from sex work and sex workers were whispered of with simultaneous contempt, disgust, fascination, pity and condemnation.

I first encountered sex work and sex workers at age 22. Simple conversations, sitting in circles, chatting over coffee and tea, we explored each other’s lives, experiences, thoughts and feelings.

For sex workers, sex work was the most worthwhile choice out of all other options to pay bills, to support family, to have more flexible working hours, to have sex. Just as I chose my job as the most worthwhile, to pay bills, to support family, to have more flexible working hours. 

These individuals, women and men, taught me that I made my own decisions about my body… where I focus its life and energy, whether I use it for pleasure or pain, whether I trade it in or give it freely, and how I want to feel about my body. The awareness was as exciting as it was empowering.

Crear | Résister | Transform: a festival for feminist movements – 2021… you accompanied me through a series of life-changing moments (!!!) 
We call these ‘events,’ though in truth, to me, your feminist learning spaces are, where I take a little of what’s inside me, a little of what your speakers say and some from the discussions to go deeper into our understanding.

Sharing… Partaking… Immersing…
in strength, in vulnerability, in pleasure.

Simply being the transformative feminist that I am, without pretentions, without misgivings… 

Welcoming the transformative feminist that I have always been, without even knowing the term or acknowledging it in such a manner or in such terms… 

Finding home for the fiercely transformative feminist living within me… 

Despite the anger, rage and frustration of not being treated as equals and being treated with ‘less __ than,’ 

I did not always consider myself a feminist nor did I recognise myself within the feminist movement or discourse… Truly, I appreciate doors being held open, chairs being pulled out to be seated, acknowledgement as a woman, of my femininity.

At times I dismissed the patriarchy with annoyance, at times, I responded with frustration and anger but I did not address it… I did not notice its sinister, insidious toxicity… I was privileged enough to be able to work through it, to survive it, to overcome it, to excel in spite of it… I did not question enough, challenge enough, push my boundaries enough… I did not do enough…
connecting with sex workers, exploring sexuality, and the women for peace and security...

Until I became fully aware and understood the implications of both privilege and oppression that was intersectional.

Until I realised what it meant to fight for gender justice and not simply ‘equality for all.’

Practitioner and facilitator no longer, I am a transformative feminist practitioner and facilitator.
Being a feminist means that I will act 

• – through my daily activities: the way I live, the work that I do, the processes that I am invited to lead, the workshops and lectures that I am invited to give – 
• to push back against patriarchal toxicity, to dismantle patriarchal structures and systems, 
• to work to decolonise values, beliefs, thoughts, to smash the myths of gender norms and expectations, 
• to address power imbalances imposed by patriarchal beliefs and socialisation, 
• to foster relationships built on inclusion, holism, equity, care, reciprocity, accountability and justice, 
• to stand and act in solidarity in the frontlines of the fight towards inclusion, equity and justice.

Plunging into uncertain, fragile, complex (and possibly quite violent) future…

• I want to discover myself and be myself more intimately, authentically and deeply through the movement… 
• I want to be more actively involved in and interconnected through this love relationship. 

I am deeply grateful for you and I promise to remain fierce in addressing and redressing problematic issues around gender, race, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation and ability, and remain present and faithful to the struggle for inclusion, equity and justice.

Khin Khin

Communicating Desire and Other Embodied Political Praxes

with Manal Tamimi, Lindiwe Rasekoala, and Louise Malherbe
Podcast credit: Zuhour Mahmoud

A AWID compromete-se a alcançar a justiça linguística e lamentamos que, neste momento, não seja viável disponibilizar um inquérito do WITM em mais idiomas. No entanto, caso precise de apoio com traduções ou queira preencher o inquérito em qualquer outro idioma, entre em contacto connosco através de witm@awid.org.

¿Cómo reaccionas cuando parece que el mundo desciende sobre ti? Tidinha se encontró en una situación en la que logró ser escuchada al cuestionar la elección de la sede, y al mismo tiempo descubrió visiones y sueños compartidos y se dio cuenta de que no está sola.

Descarga esta historia

En su propia voz: mira la entrevista con Sara Abu Ghazal

La comunicación del deseo

y otras praxis políticas del cuerpo

La comunicación del deseo

Anfitrionx: Tendemos a pensar en la comunicación del deseo como algo circunscrito a la intimidad de la alcoba y nuestras relaciones personales. Sin embargo, ¿podemos también pensar este tipo de comunicación como una estructura, una práctica que nutre nuestro trabajo, y cómo somos, y cómo actuamos en el mundo?

LindiweCreo que, desafortunadamente, en el pasado expresar tu sexualidad tenía sus limitaciones. Se te permitía expresarla dentro de los confines del matrimonio, lo cual estaba permitido; siempre el tabú y el estigma estuvieron asociados a todo intento de expresarla de una forma distinta. Cuando se trata de comunicar, obviamente, el hecho de que ciertos estigmas se asocien a la expresión de tu sexualidad o la expresión de tu deseo hace mucho más difícil comunicar eso en la alcoba o en la intimidad con tu pareja. Desde mi experiencia personal creo que, obviamente, si me siento más cómoda expresándome fuera de la alcoba acerca de otros asuntos u otros temas, para mí es más fácil construir esa confianza, porque comprendes la resolución de conflictos con esa persona en particular, comprendes exactamente qué hacer para que esa comunicación sea especial para esa persona en particular. No es fácil. Se hace constantemente en todo tipo de relación, ya sea la pareja, algo casual o solo un momento. Pero creo que la confianza en el afuera puede traducirse definitivamente en cómo comunicas tu deseo.

Manal
Desde la infancia, a una mujer se la cría con eso de: «no tienes permiso para hablar de tu cuerpo, no tienes permiso para hablar de tu deseo», lo que hace recaer una enorme responsabilidad en las mujeres, sobre todo en las niñas en su adolescencia, cuando necesitan expresarse y hablar de estos temas. Por lo tanto, en mi opinión, este es un gran problema. ¿Sabes? Llevo casada más de 25 años, pero todavía, hasta el día de hoy, no puedo hablar de mis deseos. No puedo decir lo que quiero o prefiero, porque es como si no tuviera permitido cruzar esa línea. Es como un pecado, a pesar de ser mi derecho. Lo mismo sucede con todas mis amigas, no pueden expresarse de forma correcta.

Louise
Personalmente creo que expresar nuestros deseos, mis deseos, sea como sea que se expresen, tiene que ver con la otra persona y la mirada que esa otra persona tenga sobre mí. Así que esto también es algo que podemos vincularlo con el cine. Y la mirada que tenga sobre mí misma también: lo que creo que soy como persona, pero también lo que la sociedad espera de mí y mi sexualidad. En el pasado, de algún modo, solía establecer una analogía entre lo que sucede en la alcoba y lo que sucede en el lugar de trabajo, porque a veces se da esta dinámica de poder, lo quiera o no. Y a menudo, la comunicación verbal es más difícil de lo que pensamos. Pero cuando se trata de representarlo en el cine, es un juego absolutamente distinto. Estamos muy lejos de lo que supongo que a todxs lxs presentes nos gustaría ver en la pantalla cuando se trata de comunicar deseos sexuales dentro y fuera de la alcoba. 

En línea y en el cuerpo

Anfitrionx: Podemos pensar en el mundo digital como hecho cuerpo: aunque sea virtual, no es menos real. Y eso quedó claro en el contexto del festival de las Realidades Feministas de AWID, el cual se celebró íntegramente en línea. Entonces, ¿qué implica hablar de sexualidad de forma colectiva, política, en los espacios en línea? ¿Navegamos por los espacios virtuales con nuestros cuerpos y afectos y, en dicho caso, cuáles son las distintas consideraciones en juego? ¿Qué implica para la comunicación y la representación?

LindiweLas redes sociales te hacen sentir en comunidad. Cuando expresas lo que quieres o lo que te agrada, habrá alguien que va a estar de acuerdo o en desacuerdo, pero quienes concuerdan contigo te hacen sentir que perteneces a una comunidad. Así que es más fácil lanzarlo al universo, o que otras personas lo vean, y potencialmente que no se te juzguen tanto. Y digo esto muy libremente porque a veces, según lo que expreses, serás humilladx o aprobadx. Pero cuando se trata de la alcoba, hay una intimidad y casi una vulnerabilidad que te expone a ti y a diferentes partes tuyas sobre las cuales no es fácil opinar. Cuando se trata de expresar tu deseo, hablarlo y manifestarlo y, quizás crear un tuit o un posteo en una red social, o incluso darle un «me gusta» y leer a otras comunidades con ideas afines, eso es más fácil que decirle a tu pareja, «así es como quiero recibir placer» o «así quiero que hagas ahora», debido al temor al rechazo. Pero no es eso únicamente. Sólo el aspecto de la vulnerabilidad – permitirte desnudarte a tal punto que la otra persona vea lo que estás pensando, sintiendo, deseando –, creo que es ahí donde radica la diferencia. Siento que en las redes sociales hay más comunidad y es más fácil involucrarse en conversaciones. Mientras que en la habitación, no quieres arruinar el momento necesariamente. Pero creo que eso, en cierta forma, te ayuda a comprender, según la relación con la persona, cómo te relacionarías de allí en más. Así que siempre sé que si intento comunicar algo y no lo logro en el momento, siempre puedo mencionarlo fuera de ese momento y ver cuál sería la reacción para saber cómo abordarlo en el futuro.

Louise¿Sabes? La cuestión con las películas es que no sé si la mirada masculina es intencionada o no. En verdad no lo sabemos. Lo que sí sabemos es la razón por la que la sexualidad en general ha sido tan heteronormativa y se ha centrado en la penetración, y por qué a las mujeres no se les da ningún espacio para realmente pedir algo en el cine: es porque la mayoría de la gente que ha trabajado en esta industria y tomado decisiones en cuanto a, ya sabes, la narración y la edición, han sido varones blancos. La venganza por violación es este género cinematográfico tan extraño que nació en la década de 1970, en donde la mitad de la historia sería sobre una mujer que fue violada por una o varias personas y, en la otra mitad, ella busca vengarse. Generalmente la mujer asesinará y matará a la persona que la violó y, en algunos casos, a otras personas cercanas al violador. Cuando este género comenzaba a surgir y, durante 30 años como mínimo, los varones eran quienes escribían, producían y dirigían esas películas. Por eso también buscamos tanto la representación. Muchxs feministas y pionerxs en la cinematografía queer también usaron el acto de filmar para hacerlo y reivindicar su propia sexualidad. Se me viene a la mente Barbara Hammer, una pionera queer y feminista del cine experimental de los Estados Unidos, que decidió filmar a mujeres teniendo sexo en 16mm., y, al hacerlo, reclamó un espacio dentro de la narrativa que se exhibía en el cine en aquel momento. Y también está el tema de la invisibilización: ahora sabemos, por Internet y el intercambio de conocimientos, que cineastas mujeres y queer vienen intentando y filmando desde los inicios del cine. Recién ahora nos damos cuenta porque tenemos acceso a bases de datos y al trabajo de activistas y curadorxs y cineastas.

La resistencia a la colonización

Anfitrionx: Y esto abre la conversación sobre la importancia de mantener vivas las historias feministas. Los mundos en línea también han desempeñado un rol crucial en la documentación de las protestas y las resistencias. Desde Sudán hasta Palestina, pasando por Colombia, los feminismos han tomado nuestras pantallas por asalto y desafiado las realidades de la ocupación, el capitalismo y la opresión. Entonces, ¿podemos hablar de la comunicación del deseo, del deseo de algo más, como la descolonización?

ManalQuizás porque en mi pueblo hay apenas 600 habitantes y es una única familia – la Tamimi – no hay barreras entre varones y mujeres. Hacemos todo de manera conjunta. Entonces, cuando comenzamos nuestra resistencia no violenta o cuando nos unimos a la resistencia no violenta en Palestina, nadie discutió si las mujeres debían participar o no. Asumimos un papel muy importante en el movimiento aquí en el pueblo. Pero cuando otros pueblos u otros lugares comenzaron a sumarse a nuestras protestas semanales, algunos hombres pensaban que, si estas mujeres participaban o se unían a las manifestaciones, ellas lucharían con los soldados y entonces serían mujeres fáciles. Algunos hombres que no eran del pueblo intentaron acosar sexualmente a las mujeres. Pero una mujer fuerte que es capaz de enfrentar a un soldado puede también confrontar el acoso sexual. En ocasiones, cuando otras mujeres de otros lugares se suman a nuestra protesta, en un principio son tímidas; no se quieren acercar porque hay muchos hombres. Si quieres participar en la protesta, si quieres ser parte del movimiento no violento, tienes que quitarte todas esas restricciones y todas esas ideas de la cabeza. Tienes que enfocarte simplemente en luchar por tus derechos. Desafortunadamente, la ocupación israelí conoce todo esto. Por ejemplo, la primera vez que me arrestaron, tenía puesta la hijab, entonces intentaron quitármela, intentaron sacarme la ropa, frente a todo el mundo. Había entre 300 y 400 personas y lo intentaron. Cuando me llevaron para interrogarme, el interrogador dijo: «lo hicimos para castigar a otras mujeres a través suyo. Conocemos su cultura». Yo le respondí: «No me importa, creo en lo que hice. Aun si me quitaran toda la ropa, todo el mundo sabe que Manal está resistiendo».

LindiwePienso que incluso desde una perspectiva cultural, lo cual es muy irónico, si observas la cultura en África, antes de ser colonizada, se ve que mostrar la piel no era un problema. Usar piel animal o cuero para protegerte, no era ningún problema y la gente no estaba sexualizada salvo que se diera en un contexto determinado. Pero nos hemos condicionado a decir «deberías cubrirte» y cuando no te cubres, quedas expuesta y, por lo tanto, estarás sexualizada. La desnudez se sexualiza en lugar de estar simplemente desnuda; no quieres que a una niña pequeña la vean desnuda. ¿Qué tipo de sociedad nos hemos condicionado a ser si vamos a sexualizar a alguien que está desnudx fuera del contexto del vínculo sexual? Pero el entorno definitivamente juega un papel importante, porque tu madre y tu padre y tus abuelas y abuelos y tías y tíos dicen «no, no te vistas de manera inapropiada», o «no, eso es muy corto». Entonces, primero escuchas todo eso en el hogar, y luego, en el momento en que te expones al exterior, según el entorno, ya sea eurocéntrico o más occidentalizado que el que estás acostumbrada, entonces eres un poco libre de hacerlo. E incluso entonces, por más libre que seas, eso trae consigo muchas otras cuestiones en términos de abucheos y la gente que todavía sexualiza tu cuerpo. Puedes vestir una falda corta, y alguien se siente con derecho de tocarte sin tu permiso. Hay tanto asociado a la regulación y el control sobre el cuerpo de las mujeres, y la narrativa comienza en casa. Y luego sales a la comunidad, a la sociedad, y la narrativa se perpetúa, y te das cuenta de que la sociedad te sexualiza en general, sobre todo si eres una persona de color.

La resistencia como placer

Anfitrionx: Por último, ¿cómo puede nuestra resistencia traspasar lo que está permitido? ¿Hay un lugar para el placer y el gozo para nosotrxs y nuestras comunidades?

LouiseEncontrar placer en la resistencia y resistencia en el placer; en primer lugar, para mí está la idea del cine de guerrilla o el acto de filmar cuando se supone que no deberías o cuando alguien te dijo que no lo hagas, lo cual es el caso de muchas realizadoras, incluidas lxs realizadorxs queer, en el mundo de hoy. Por ejemplo, en el Líbano, que es un terreno cinematográfico que conozco muy bien, la mayoría de las historias de lesbianas que he visto las han rodado estudiantes en formatos muy cortos «sin valor de producción», como se diría en Occidente: sin dinero, debido a la censura en el ámbito institucional, pero también en la esfera familiar y privada. Creo que filmar lo que sea, pero también filmar el placer y el placer en la narrativa lesbiana, es un acto de resistencia en sí mismo. Muchas veces, tan solo tomar una cámara y conseguir que alguien edite y que alguien interprete es sumamente difícil y requiere de mucha convicción política.

LindiweTengo un grupo de apoyo para casos de violación. Intento asistir a las mujeres para que se restablezcan desde una perspectiva sexual: si quieren volver a tener intimidad, que los traumas del pasado no influyan a la hora de seguir adelante. No es fácil, pero es individual. Por eso siempre comienzo por comprender el cuerpo. Creo que cuanto más lo comprendes y lo amas y más orgullo sientes por él, serás mucho más capaz de recibir a alguien en ese espacio. Lo denomino entrenamiento en la sensualidad, donde hago que comiencen a verse a sí mismas no como objetos sexuales, sino como objetos de placer y deseo que pueden ser intercambiables. De ese modo eres tan digna de recibir como de dar. Pero no solo desde un punto de vista psicológico, también es físico. Cuando sales de la ducha, sales de la tina, y te pasas loción por el cuerpo, miras cada parte de tu cuerpo, sientes cada parte de tu cuerpo, sabes cuando hay cambios, conoces tu cuerpo tan bien que si te sale un grano nuevo en la rodilla, eres tan consciente de ello porque hasta hace unas horas no lo tenías. Con este tipo de cosas intento hacer que las personas se amen a sí mismas desde su interior, se sientan que son dignas de recibir amor en un espacio seguro, así las guío hacia la reivindicación de su sexualidad y su deseo.

Manal
¿Sabes? Comenzamos a ver mujeres de Nablus, de Jerusalén, de Ramallah, incluso de las 48 zonas ocupadas, que tienen que conducir entre tres y cuatro horas solo para sumarse a las protestas. Luego intentamos ir a otros lugares, hablar con las mujeres, decirles que no sean tímidas, que simplemente tienen que creer en sí mismas y que no hay nada de malo en lo que estamos haciendo. Puedes protegerte, entonces, ¿qué tiene de malo participar o sumarte? Cuando les pregunté a algunas de ellas por qué se habían sumado, respondieron, «si las mujeres Tamimi pueden, nosotras también». Con toda honestidad, escuchar esa respuesta me hizo muy feliz porque éramos una especie de modelo para otras mujeres. Si tengo que defender mis derechos, deberían ser todos mis derechos, no apenas uno o dos. Los derechos no se dividen.

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The Service may contain links to websites, mobile applications, and other online services operated by third parties.  In addition, our content may be integrated into web pages or other online services that are not associated with us.  These links and integrations are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party.  We do not control websites, mobile applications or online services operated by third parties, and we are not responsible for their actions. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites, mobile applications and online services you use.

Security 

We employ a number of technical, organizational and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we collect.  However, security risk is inherent in all internet and information technologies and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. 

International data transfer

We are headquartered in the United States and may use service providers that operate in other countries. Your personal information may be transferred to the United States or other locations where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your state, province, or country.  

Users in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the European Economic Area should read the important information provided below about transfer of personal information outside of the European Union. 

Children  

The Service is not intended for use by anyone under 18 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian of a child from whom you believe we have collected personal information in a manner prohibited by law, please contact us.  If we learn that we have collected personal information through the Service from a child without the consent of the child’s parent or guardian as required by law, we will comply with applicable legal requirements to delete the information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy 

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on the Service or other appropriate means.  Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting the modified version (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your use of the Service after the effective date of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acknowledgment that the modified Privacy Policy applies to your interactions with the Service and our business.

How to contact us

• Email: Contact Us 
• Mail: 192 Spadina Ave, Suite 300, Toronto, ON L1T 0G7
• Phone: 416 594 3773

Notice to European Users

Where this Notice to European users applies. The information provided in this “Notice to European users” section applies only to individuals located in the EEA or the UK (EEA and UK jurisdictions are together referred to as “Europe”).

Personal information. References to “personal information” in this Privacy Policy should be understood to include a reference to “personal data” (as defined in the GDPR) – i.e., information about individuals from which they are either directly identified or can be identified. It does not include “anonymous data” (i.e., information where the identity of individual has been permanently removed). The personal information that we collect from you is identified and described in greater detail in the section “Personal information we collect”.

Controller. AWID is the controller in respect of the processing of your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy for purposes of European data protection legislation (i.e., the EU GDPR and the so-called ‘UK GDPR’ (as and where applicable, the “GDPR”)). See the How to contact us section above for our contact details. 

Our legal bases for processing. In respect of each of the purposes for which we use your personal information, the GDPR requires us to ensure that we have a “legal basis” for that use. 

Our legal bases for processing your personal information described in this Privacy Policy are listed below.

• Where we need to process your personal information to deliver our Services to you (including our Site) (“Contractual Necessity”).
• Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (“Legitimate Interests”). More detail about the specific legitimate interests pursued in respect of each Purpose we use your personal information for is set out in the table below.
• Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation (“Compliance with Law”).
• Where we have your specific consent to carry out the processing for the Purpose in question (“Consent”).  

We have set out below, in a table format, the legal bases we rely on in respect of the relevant Purposes for which we use your personal information – for more information on these Purposes and the data types involved, see How we use your personal information above.

Retention. We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, to establish or defend legal claims, or for compliance and protection purposes, unless specifically authorized to be retained longer.  

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements. 

When we no longer require the personal information, we have collected about you, we will either delete or anonymize it or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. If we anonymize your personal information (so that it can no longer be associated with you), we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

Other information

No obligation to provide personal information. You do not have to provide personal information to us. However, where we need to process your personal information either to comply with applicable law or to deliver our Services to you, and you fail to provide that personal information when requested, we may not be able to provide some or all of our Services to you. We will notify you if this is the case at the time.

No Automated Decision-Making and Profiling. As part of the Services, we do not engage in automated decision-making and/or profiling, which produces legal or similarly significant effects. We will let you know if that changes by updating this Privacy Policy.

Security. We have put in place procedures designed to deal with breaches of personal information. In the event of such breaches, we have procedures in place to work with applicable regulators. In addition, in certain circumstances (including where we are legally required to do so), we may notify you of breaches affecting your personal information.

Your rights

General. European data protection laws give you certain rights regarding your personal information. If you are located in Europe, you may ask us to take any of the following actions in relation to your personal information that we hold:

• Access. Provide you with information about our processing of your personal information and give you access to your personal information.

• Correct. Update or correct inaccuracies in your personal information.
• Delete. Delete your personal information where there is no lawful reason for us continuing to store or process it, where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal information to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons that will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request. 
• Portability. Port a machine-readable copy of your personal information to you or a third party of your choice, in certain circumstances. Note that this right only applies to automated information for which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.
• Restrict. Restrict the processing of your personal information, if, (i) you want us to establish the personal information's accuracy; (ii) where our use of the personal information is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (iii) where you need us to hold the personal information even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (iv) you have objected to our use of your personal information but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use.
• Object. Object to our processing of your personal information where we are relying on legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation that makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedom – you also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
• Withdraw Consent. When we use your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent.  

Exercising These Rights. You may submit these requests by email. See the How to contact us section above for our contact details. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request. Whether or not we are required to fulfill any request you make will depend on a number of factors (e.g., why and how we are processing your personal information), if we reject any request you may make (whether in whole or in part) we will let you know our grounds for doing so at the time, subject to any legal restrictions.  Typically, you will not have to pay a fee to exercise your rights; however, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within a month. It may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or if you have made a number of requests; in this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.

Your Right to Lodge a Complaint with your Supervisory Authority. In addition to your rights outlined above, if you are not satisfied with our response to a request you make, or how we process your personal information, you can make a complaint to the data protection regulator in your habitual place of residence. 

• For users in the European Economic Area – the contact information for the data protection regulator in your place of residence can be found here: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en.
• For users in the UK – the contact information for the UK data protection regulator is below:

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Water Lane, Wycliffe House

Wilmslow - Cheshire SK9 5AF

Tel. +44 303 123 1113

Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

Data Processing outside Europe; we are a US-based company and many of our service providers, advisers, partners or other recipients of data are also based in the US. This means that, if you use the Services, your personal information will necessarily be accessed and processed in the US. It may also be provided to recipients in other countries outside Europe.  

It is important to note that that the US is not the subject of an ‘adequacy decision’ under the GDPR – basically, this means that the US legal regime is not considered by relevant European bodies to provide an adequate level of protection for personal information, which is equivalent to that provided by relevant European laws. 

Where we share your personal information with third parties who are based outside Europe, we try to ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it in accordance with applicable privacy laws by making sure one of the following mechanisms is implemented: 

• Transfers to territories with an adequacy decision. We may transfer your personal information to countries or territories whose laws have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal information by the European Commission or UK Government (as and where applicable) (from time to time).

• Transfers to territories without an adequacy decision. 
  • We may transfer your personal information to countries or territories whose laws have not been deemed to provide such an adequate level of protection (e.g., the US, see above).  
  • However, in these cases:
    • we may use specific appropriate safeguards, which are designed to give personal information effectively the same protection it has in Europe – for example, standard-form contracts approved by relevant authorities for this purpose; or 
    • in limited circumstances, we may rely on an exception, or ‘derogation’, which permits us to transfer your personal information to such country despite the absence of an ‘adequacy decision’ or ‘appropriate safeguards’ – for example, reliance on your explicit consent to that transfer. 

You may contact us if you want further information on the specific mechanism used by us when transferring your personal information out of Europe.

التجسيدات العابرة للحدود

نصدر النسخة هذه من المجلة بالشراكة مع «كحل: مجلة لأبحاث الجسد والجندر»، وسنستكشف عبرها الحلول والاقتراحات وأنواع الواقع النسوية لتغيير عالمنا الحالي وكذلك أجسادنا وجنسانياتنا.

استكشف المجلة

Безусловно, эти вопросы являются необязательными, мы ценим ваше право сохранять конфиденциальность. Пожалуйста, заполните опрос независимо от того, указываете вы название вашей группы, организации и/или движения и контактные данные или нет.

L’Appel à activités énumère plusieurs formats et méthodologies pour le déroulé des activités. Faites preuve de créativité et assurez-vous d’avoir lu la section « Ce qu’il faut savoir » avant de commencer.

El calendario nos invita a sumergirnos en el inspirador mundo del arte feminista. Conforme se despliega, cada mes brinda una vívida pieza de artistas feministas y queer de nuestras comunidades. Sus creaciones no son meras imágenes: son, en cambio, narraciones profundas que resuenan con las experiencias de lucha, de conquistas y de valentía imperecederas que definen nuestra búsqueda colectiva. Las historias visuales desbordantes de color y emoción sirven para acortar distancias y tejer juntxs nuestras experiencias diversas para acercarnos en nuestras misiones compartidas.

Con este calendario te hacemos un pedido: Úsalo, imprímelo, compártelo. Que sea una compañía diaria en tu viaje, un recordatorio constante de nuestra interconexión y nuestras visiones compartidas de un mundo mejor.

Deja que te inspire, como nos inspira a todxs nosotrxs, para continuar avanzando juntxs.

Úsalo, imprímelo, compártelo.

Disintegration

Adapted from a tale by Ester Lopes

Photos by Mariam Mekiwi
Costume design and modeling by El Nemrah

Iremos analisar as respostas ao inquérito para obter informações e tendências, e iremos apresentar os resultados durante o 15.º Fórum Internacional da AWID em Bangkok, e online em dezembro de 2024. Registe-se para participar no Fórum aqui!

 As we are submitting the application almost one year before the actual event. 

Yes! Currently the form requests to list presenters even if they are not confirmed yet. We understand that changes are likely to occur within a year.