"The Situation of Women and LGBTIQ+ in Poland. Perspectives on the Recent Women's Strike"
Picture of the attendees of the event via Zoom.
Date: Friday, 23 July 2021 at 18:00 CEST (via ZOOM)
Description: The rights of gender and sexual minorities in Poland faced a backlash last year due to events like the anti-LGBTIQ+ election campaign of President Duda and the declaration of units of local self-government as „LGBT-(Ideology) Free Zones“. Also, women’s rights have been under attack as the Constitutional Tribunal issued a de facto ban on abortions in October 2020. This caused the largest protests in Poland since 1989, coordinated by All-Poland Women’s Strike („Ogólnopolski Strajk Kobiet“) and uniting women from diverse backgrounds and ages.
The panelists will shed light on the roots of the protests, their forms, aims and opponents, and discuss what they mean for the Polish society today.
Speakers:
Marta Bucholc
Professor at the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Warsaw
Bożena Keff
Writer, poet, feminist and theorist
Mirosława Makuchowska
Vice Director of Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) and founding member of the Consultative Council (“Rada Konsultacyjna”) of All-Poland Women’s Strike (OSK)