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Sign the petition against intimidation at abortion clinics!

Last Friday we organised a benefit for the Abortion Network Amsterdam, and we raised 245 euros! A big thank you for everyone who came and donated đź’śđź–¤

It’s amazing that we raised so much money for the Abortion Network Amsterdam, but there is still a lot of work to do to help people get access to safe abortions. We got contacted by other activists that many people who have to go to an abortion clinic are being harassed and intimitaded by anti-abortion activists. This needs to stop! Humanistisch Verbond decided to create a petition against the harassment, which you can sign here!

The petition will be handed over to all municipalities that have an abortionclinic. But we will not sit still and stay silent. We think that these anti-abortion activists are crossing boundaries in a violent and disgusting way. If you know that there is an abortion clinic close to the place you live, go there and scare the anti-abortion activists away!

Doorbraak wrote an article (in Dutch) on the petition against intimidation by anti-abortion activists that is worth reading: Read it here.

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Abort the Patriarchy Benefit Eatcafé & Concert

ABORT PATRIARCHY:

Benefit Eatcafé & Concert for the Abortion Network Amsterdam!

On the 22nd of March, the feminist initiative Kattenkwaad organizes a benefit eatcafé and a concert for Abortion Network Amsterdam (ANA).

About the Abortion Network Amsterdam (ANA)

ANA exists is a group of volunteers who came together to create a network of support for women who don’t have access to safe abortion because of a number of reasons:
– they don’t have access to legal abortion in the country of origin;
– the country where they reside doesn’t provide late term abortion;
– they don’t have access to legal abortion because of their status in the country

ANA provides the women with housing and some of the basic needs, help with transportation and translation in some cases. We make sure they get all the documents needed for the abortion, help set up an appointment and choose the appropriate clinic.

Concert Line-Up

19h Classical music from female composers
20h Laura Agnusdei, Electroacoustic
21h Mala Herba, Synth Witchcraft
22h Prophetiae Sibyllarum, Witch Noise and Drone

The feminist VOKU starts around 18h (suggested donation: 5 euros).
The concert start around 20h.

Address: Violenweg 2, 2597KL, The Hague

Date: 22nd of March

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Het Patriarkraakt: Talkinggroup about Toxic Masculinity

Het Patriarkraakt is a monthly talking group about toxic masculinity. We hope to create a space for self-reflection, to educate each other about feminism and sexism. To enable us to think in a healthy way about these issues, and to learn healthy behavior. A space to share questions, doubts, experiences and self-criticism.

The third session takes places on March 13th, this time in The Hague. This session we’re combining parts of the first two sessions. We will discuss what the patriarchy is and how it has operated in our lives. Then we’ll be looking for way to make our activist spaces safer for women, trans people and queers.

Everyone is welcome, but the talking group is focused on (the experiences of):
– Cis men
– People who want to unlearn toxic masculinity (regardless of your gender)

If this doesn’t apply to you, then you are still very much welcome. Especially if you think others can learn from you, or if you think you can learn from others.

Why do we do this?
In this patriarchal society we are taught toxic masculinity. This means that we are not able to sustain relationships in a healthy way (friendly, romantic…) . We learn to emotionally cut ourselves off from ourselves and others. We learn that aggression and violence are the only means to solve conflicts. We learn that we don’t need to listen to women/non-men and that we can cross their personal boundaries. We learn to commit sexual violence and to see it as normal or innocent.

Our activist spaces are not free from toxic masculinity. Here too we find sexism and sexual violence. Here too there is a dude-culture (brocialism/manarchism). We want to change this. We hope that this talking group will contribute to making activist spaces safer for women, non-men, trans people and queers.

Information:
Wednesday March 13th
Ruige Rog (Roggeveenstraat 56), The Hague
19:00 vegan food
19:30 start program

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Preparing for the Women’s* March on Amsterdam

On the 9th of March is the Women’s* March on Amsterdam!

Kattenkwaad will join the March and walk in the intersectional and anticapitalist block. If you also want to go, and would like to make a banner or a sign, you are welcome to join our preperation meeting on the 8th of March!

We will meet at the Samenscholing around 19:00, and together start making banners/signs. If you don’t know what to make, you can help us with painting the Kattenkwaad banner.

There will be vegan snacks at the preperation meeting and nice music.

We hope to see you there!

More information on the Women’s* March on Amsterdam can be found on their Facebook event: Women’s* March on Amsterdam
More information on the intersectional and anti-capitalist block can be found on the Facebook event created by the Vrije Bond: Intersectional/Anticapitalist block

Women* refers to everyone who identifies as a woman, or who struggles with being misgendered as a woman.

Time: 19:00
Address: Samenscholing, Beatrijsstraat 12, The Hague

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International Women’s* Month

Yes, it’s international women’s* month! Of course, for many amongst us, every day is women’s* day. If you have to fight sexism and other inequalities that intersect with sexism, you will reflect on being a woman more often than only this month. But what is great about this month is that there are many feminist activities planned. So we made a selection of some events you can go to!

2.03 Untold Stories: The South Asian #MeToo Movement, Den Haag

https://www.facebook.com/events/236186910598033/

3.03 Siksa & Pochwalone in Amsterdam // benefit for ANA, Amsterdam

https://www.facebook.com/events/797890770545561/

3.03 BFB: Black Feminism & Experimental Cinema – Barbara McCullough, Amsterdam

https://www.facebook.com/events/2269108353412338/

8.03 International Women´s Day Show, Amsterdam

https://www.facebook.com/events/1976911645938627/

8.03 International Women’s Day – Tribute to Ama Ata Aidoo, Amsterdam

https://www.facebook.com/events/491805378013494/

8.03 Mama Cash Feminist Festival, Groningen, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht

In different cities, the nongovernmental organisation Mama Cash is hosting festivals together with art institutions.

https://www.mamacash.org/nl/feminist-festival

8.03 Preparing for the Women’s March on the 9th, Den Haag

On the 8th of March Kattenkwaad will be preparing for going to the Women’s March in Amsterdam. Are you living in The Hague or feel like preparing for the March together with other feminists? You are very welcome to join! There will be some baked goods in a feminist sphere. More information will follow!

9.03 Women’s March, Amsterdam

https://www.facebook.com/events/135577197347159/

10.03 Feminist block on the Climate March, Amsterdam

https://www.facebook.com/events/143296619944772/

22.03 Abort the Patriarchy Benefit Concert for ANA, Den Haag

Kattenkwaad will be organising a benefit concert for ANA. More details will follow soon.

If you know any other events in or around The Hague, share it with us! Hopefully these events will give you some inspiration to smash the patriarchy. Because, let’s be honest – the existence of patriarchy is not doing anyone a favour.

Women* refers to everyone who identifies as a woman, or who struggles with being misgendered as a woman.