“Developing our African eco-feminist craft; strengthening the tools of our resistance.”
For eight days, from 7 to 14 June 2017, WoMin convened its second Annual Feminist School of 46 participants from 11 countries in the region. The aim of the 2nd Annual Feminist School, hosted by our Ghana ally, NETRIGHT, was to make visible the exploitation of women and nature. By analysing the way economic and political systems (like governments, the courts, political party based democracy etc.) are set up and run, the School aimed to surface how corporations and the rich benefit from natural resources like land, forests, minerals and water often at the expense of people. Together, participants brought their own diverse experiences to bear in order to understand how families, communities and the economy are structured to undermine, marginalise and exploit women.
This resource page serves as a sharing of the school with our larger WoMin community. From the initial conceptual thinking that framed the experience and critical presentations and readings provided by facilitators to lively audio interviews from participants at the school and vibrant photos that offer a flavour of the week in Accra.
Introduction
Resources
WoMin would like to thank the many resource people who put energy, effort and time as well as analysis, thinking and experience into co-building the feminist school.
- Feminist School Reader
- Presentations and readings compiled by facilitators, resource people, friends and allies for the school.
Watch Activist Interviews
- Sostine Namanya of the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) Uganda reflects on her experience at the Second Annual WoMin Feminist School, in Accra, Ghana.
- Gifty Baaba Asmah of Daasgift Quality Foundation and NETRIGHT Ghana talking about her reflections and experience at the Second Annual WoMin Feminist School, in Accra, Ghana.
Reporting and Reflection
The reflections and documentation below offer a more reflective summation of the school. The overview report and communique offer conceptual and reflective angles on the school process, delving into critical political thinking and analysis that emerged over eight days. For more details about the process itself, the detailed school notes and consolidated evaluation report will be useful. In addition, the methodology folder highlights feminist popular education tools and methods used throughout the school.
- Communiqué in English | French | Portuguese
- Notes and Reports:
- Methodologies and Tools:
- Reflection on Method – A living learning space
- Reflection on Method – Tools to craft with
- Reflection on Method – Breath as life
