Dear friend of Arkadia, You are heartily invited to ‘Five common biology myths’ (or ‘Science in the service of the anthropocentric patriarchy’) by biologist Sedeer El-Showk on Tuesday 14.2 at 6pm. Sedeer El-Showk will talk about five commonly accepted biological “facts” which are untrue but are used to justify our conception of ourselves and our [...]
Category Archives: Gender Issues at Arkadia
Wednesday 16.11 at 6pm: Men, Violence & Feminism by Profeministimiehet ry with Timo Honkasalo and Bert Bjarland
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are invited to ‘Men, Violence & Feminism’ by Profeministimiehet ry with Timo Honkasalo and Bert Bjarland onWednesday 16.11 at 6pm. http://www.profeministimiehet.net/ The talk will be in English but questions can be posed in Finnish and Swedish. All opinions are most welcome to the discussion. Warm regards, Ian www.arkadiabookshop.fi Entrance is [...]
Friday 7.10 at 6pm : ‘Single-motherhood in Finland’ with The Helsinki Feminist group
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are invited to a talk on Single-motherhood in Finland with The Helsinki Feminist group on Friday 7.10 at 6pm. For more information check out The Helsinki Feminist group facebook page or email Claire@ropelinen.org Welcome! Warm regards, Ian www.arkadiabookshop.fi -Entrance is free and green tea will be offered. A donation of €2 [...]
Wednesday 13.7 at 6pm: First meeting of the ‘Helsinki Feminist Group’
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are warmly invited to ‘Gender, Sex, Feminism’ the first meeting of the ‘Helsinki Feminist Group’ on Wednesday 13.7 at 6pm. Claire Röpelinen has kindly accepted to start this discussion group. Any questions or comments can be made on the ‘Helsinki Feminist Group’ event page on Facebook. Welcome! Warm regards, Ian [...]
Wednesday 17.11 at 6pm: The Western Sahara conflict & Saharawi women with Maima Mahamud & J.M.Salvatierra
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are warmly invited to an open discussion and documentary screening (“ A bird that brings luck” by J.M.Salvatierra, http://vimeo.com/16166581) on the Western Sahara conflict on Wednesday 17.11 at 6pm. The open discussion will centre on Saharawi women with the participation of Maima Mahamud, representative of the Polisario Front in Finland, [...]
Wednesday 3.11 at 6pm: International launch of On Growin’ Up by Ryan Kerr
Dear Friend of Arkadia, You are warmly invited to attend the first international launch of On Growin’ Up by Ryan Kerr on Wednesday 3.11 at 6pm. Ryan Kerr will give a reading of his book and open a discussion with Kenneth Liukkonen. www.ongrowinup.com It will be quite an evening and you are most welcome to [...]