Feminism and Queer Activism. China and the Left-Series, No. 3/4

The protest of the Feminist Five and the Young Feminist Activism Movement (青年女权行动派, YFA) represents a new momentum for the feminist movement in China. Their representatives criticize issues of women* and femme-presented people and draw attention to social injustices. With their protest they fight for the rights of victims of sexual violence, women* discriminated against in rural land entitlement, employment, and higher education, people, suffering from HIV/AIDs, disabled individuals and people who experience discrimination because of their queer identity. As feminists and LGBTQIA activists who draw attention to existing realities and criticize the biopolitics of the Chinese state, as well as economic inequality, they must expect repression and imprisonment at any time. In this online discussion, we will look at intersectional feminism and queer activism in China and discuss how feminist activism can be practiced under repression and increasing state control. We also ask how we can support each other in our global struggles in the long term.

Presentations by Dong Yige and Wei Tingting

Moderation: Jule Müller (Platform Against the China-EU-Summit in Leipzig)

This is the third event of the online discussion series "China and the Left. Critical Analysis & Grassroots Activism" which is organized by people from different left-wing initiatives, including gongchao.org (https://www.gongchao.org), Made in China Journal (https://madeinchinajournal.com), and the group behind the protests against the EU-China-Summit in Leipzig, Germany (https://noeucn.org).

The series brings together activists and researchers with a left-wing perspective in order to shed more light on China’s changed role in the world as well as on the social conflicts and mobilizations in the country. It tries to instigate more direct exchanges and solidarity at the grassroots level between overseas initiatives and social struggles and activists in China. In doing so, it also aims to undermine the rising tide of anti-Chinese racism in countries of the Global North that governments and right-wing players stir up to promote their own economic and political nationalism.

The online discussions take place on the video platform Zoom. On the day of the event, those who have booked a free ticket here will get an email with the link they need to log in and participate.

You can register for the other events of the series here as well:

Registration for no. 1/4: Clash of Capitalisms? EU-China Relations at a Crossroads

Registration for no. 2/4: The Hong Kong Protest Movement

Registration for no. 4/4: Recent Labor Unrest and Organizing in China