Radical. African. Lesbian. Feminist.
CAL a le plaisir de lancer “The Autonomy Project : Un rapport sur la violence faite aux femmes (VFF) et la participation politique des femmes au Rwanda, au Bénin et en Tunisie”. Cette publication examine le paysage de la violence […]
CAL is pleased to launch ‘The Autonomy Project: A Report on Violence against Women (VAW) and Women’s Political Participation in Rwanda, Benin & Tunisia.’ The publication looks into the landscape of violence against women and women’s political participation in the […]
I Am… I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian. I am the sex worker working the streets because nobody will hire a transgender woman. I am the […]
Nous sommes toutes des femmes violentées. Certaines d’entre nous vont jusqu’à s’autodétruire et entraîner dans leur chute d’autres femmes en devenant les geôlières après une vie de captives condamnées à perpétuité, elles deviennent les gardiennes de la perpétuelle violence. Elles […]
These pieces and writing were creating while in a deep collective meditation. A realization of what we have been feeling into, The doubt, the Violence, the race for time, the Lack. We have been granted a gift of awareness , […]
I am a woman A woman to be A woman to free A woman to break free I am a warrior A fighter, standing for a place to be brighter You will not shut me Even if you try hard […]
I entered the world of work without really knowing it. We are programmed from a young age to work, contribute and be productive in society. I worked in varying dimensions from nursery school to university and here I am – […]
I remember being about two years old and angry, my initiation into heteronormativity in the family yard. An uncle or neighbour calling me his wife to laughter and encouragement from those around. I was too young to understand why this […]
Motherhood is a pedestal. It is mostly desired and even prescribed. It sits high in the rank of achievable things set in the life course of the average woman. With preconceptions of mothering centered in the household, the migration to […]
In the minds of many queer Africans, there stands a panopticon – a prison-like structure with a tower containing a singular guard formed of queerphobic social norms. It is a violent structure What makes violence, violence? As I write this, […]
There has been an increase in interest and debate regarding the status of the human rights of sexual minorities across the world, more so on the African continent, where the debate has become increasingly politicised (van Klinken, 2020). Scholars Tabengwa […]
The LBQ community is at a risk of isolation, being a minority within minority groups, in the case of Zimbabwe, as it seeks to create a network of its own for self-sufficiency and sustainability. Women continue to be the backbone […]
After being immersed for at least two years in editing and writing a report on violence against women, thinking about violence led me back to an excerpt captured in CAL’s Feminist Disruptor handbook. The excerpt references a multitude of feminist […]
I woke up today, brushed my teeth and sewed my heart onto my sleeve. You told me you liked it there best. I haven’t told you that it hurts when the wind and your callous words scratch at it because […]
On this International Women’s day we present to you: The Feminist Disruptors Series: A Handbook The 2021 International Women’s Day theme is #ChooseToChallenge. We thought this an ode to feminist activism, which is constantly challenging all that threatens us with […]
La version française suit ci-dessous Submit your ideas! Feminists, activists and women human rights defenders working in countries in the Global South have been struggling with and challenging systemic and institutional oppression, including crisis in governance, patriarchy and heteronormativity, climate […]
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