Dear all!
                                  
We would like to invite you to
participate in our non-commercial, self-organized Do-It-Yourself
queer[1]_feminist super cool festival of awesomeness against Western bias :-)
                                   
The queer_feminist festival is organized by a group of migrants* 
    from the imaginary place called “(South) 
    Eastern Europe” and their allies. The aim of the festival is to create a
    space where we all can engage in a critique of the notorious dominance of
    “Western” queer_feminist concepts within LGBTIAQQ[2]
    activism as well as theory. We want to
    focus on self-(re)presentation, empowerment and trans-regional
    networking of activists from (South)
    Eastern Europe and to spotlight activism beyond hegemonic “Western”
    images and ideas of how “queer” and "feminism” have to be or what they look like.
                               
    More than 150 kvir_feminist
                activists, artists, performers,  musicians and (other) people
                interested from various feminist and LGBTIAQQ- spaces and regions from
                (South)Eastern contexts and beyond will come to Vienna to engage with
                each other, learn from one another and present their art and activism in the
                form of workshops, lectures, film presentations, discussions,
                exhibitions etc. Literally, we all want to create a space for debating
                and examining representations, differences and imbedded
                power-relations. Furthermore, we would
                like to work on kvir_feminist strategies, subversive crafting,
                artistic expression and forms of
                solidary action to fight heteronormativity, homophobia, sexism
                and other forms of oppression and to
                further a kvir_feminist world revolution.
                              
                                
                                   
        The festival
                 organizers will (try to) provide
                 food and accommodation for everyone who wants to attend.
                 However, we are just a handful of people and therefore volunteers
                 are very much needed and appreciated. Whether you want to
                 help with cooking, translating, transporting stuff or whatsoever:
                 helping hands are very welcome at any time!
        We all share a do-it-yourself ethos and approach
                                      which means that everyone
                                      contributes only as much as one is
                                      able to, so we expect that all
                                      participants, visitors,
                                      workshop-leaders, artists will do
                                      the same. The festival will be
                                      what we make of it, together!
                                   
                                  Come kvir, stay rebel, see you there!
                                   
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      For more information on program, location, facilitation, etc. go
      to:   https://kvirfemactziya.diebin.at/
      or contact: kvirfem_festival@riseup.net
                                   
                                   
                                
                              
                              
                              
                                [1]  We
                                      are aware that by now, “queer“ is
                                      a highly theoretical and academic
                                      term, which at the same time
                                      becomes more and more linked to
                                      consumerism and a certain “chic
                                      lifestyle”. Nevertheless we
                                      decided to use it for our cause,
                                      to re-implement it, to signify a
                                      form of fight, and to make it
                                      visible and strong again. We are
                                      also aware that “queer” can be
                                      seen as a Western hegemonic
                                      concept and that in the course of
                                      the festival it will not appeal to
                                      everyone. One of the purposes of
                                      the festival will be to discuss
                                      exactly these issues.
                              
                                 [2] 
                                  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*,
                                  Intersex, Asexual, Questioning, Queer