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The Debate

Affinity Groups are a new, experimental model to have debates across Europe. Affinity Groups work on different topics and are non-hierarchical, open, participatory and innovative. Each group is organising the dialogue on their topic in their own way. Existing Affinity Groups put outcomes of their discussions regularly on this website. Either as a discussion paper, a video, a podcast or something else. Affinity Groups started to work in 2007 and will continue until June 2008, contributing to agenda setting of the European Forum. Some Affinity Groups are discussing online. This is an opportunity for you to follow the discussions. Simply go to ‘Participate in EFF’ and subscribe.

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European Union/Finances

EU Financial Instruments and EU Policy on Gender Affinity Group The general aim of the group is enabling women both in the “old” and “new” Europe to cooperate in monitoring and lobbying the EU on its financial instruments and development policies.

Feminist Art

Participants discuss art as a tool for feminist activism. These are feminists searching for both new and old ways of feminist art.

ICT/New Media

Feminists working on ICT/new media link up in this Affinity Group. The discussions are on easier access, more access for women and a feminist presence. The group explores the possibilities and snags of new technologies and the feminist answers to that.

Labour Market

Europe faces a rapidly changing labour market. Restructuring, migration, informalization and precarity play out in women’s working lives, and beyond. What are the consequences for feminists strategies regarding the European labour market.

Lesbians/LGBTI

The legal protection against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in Europe is still incomplete and states are slow to expand that protection. In the meantime homophobia/lesbophobia/ transphobia seems to be growing. This group discusses strategies for increasing social acceptance and visibility of LGBTI persons and safeguarding their rights.

Masculinity, Violence and Feminism

This Affinity Group is working on the issue of masculinity and violence and the connection to feminism.

Migrant Feminist Agenda

Migrant women contribute to European economies, values and social structures, but seldom have full access to democratic spaces. This Affinity Group crosses cultural barriers to develop a European migrant women’s agenda.

Movement

The European feminist movement is renewing itself. The Affinity Group starts a dialogue between generations and between movements on the best strategies for inclusion, proper funding, and a feminist Europe.

Peace and Security

Women’s Action for Peace and Security Affinity Group
Peace is more than the absence of war: it is only possible with the security that comes with social and economic justice and adequate, fair access to basic resources. Our group will address issues of equity inside Europe and with neighbours to the south and east, as well as conflicts related to energy, climate change, water and other natural resources world-wide. We see on-going work for peace with justice as a feminist issue. There is already much women’s activity, campaigns and networking for peace going on. Our hope is that the EFF (...)