What we're about
"The task of an activist is not to navigate systems of oppressive power with as much personal integrity as possible; it is to dismantle those systems.” ~ Lierre Keith, co-author of the book Deep Green Resistance
“Many women may share feminist ideas but it is only by taking action that we build a movement...” ~ Lynn Alderson
For a short tutorial on sex and gender from a RadFem perspective, read:
Sex and Gender: A Beginner's Guide: https://sexandgenderintro.com/gender/
If you have an interest in films by or about women, please join our sister Meetup group Cinema Femina: https://www.meetup.com/Cinema-Femina/
If you share an interest in feminist literature you may ask to join The Feminist Book Club: https://www.meetup.com/FeministReaders/
("Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books." ~ bell hooks)
For a deeper dive into the works of women, much of it political, please have a look at Reading Women's Work: https://www.meetup.com/reading-womens-work/
If you share concerns about Human Trafficking, the plight of prostituted people, labor exploitation, domestic servitude, servile marriage, and related issues... please visit our sister Meetup group Fight Slavery Now!: https://www.meetup.com/Fight-Slavery-Now/
To delve further into the many facets of Human Trafficking please visit their website: http://fightslaverynow.org/
Radical Feminist Activists Meetup Group (RadFem) was founded in 2011, had hosted hundreds of Meetups and garnered over 500 supporters before a previous organizer shut it down on New Year's Day 2016. That organizer began a new less inclusive group with a similar name and we wish them only the best. But lost in the process were all records, files, studies, reports, photos, discussions, e-lists, event history... the entire institutional memory of this group representing the collective product of many feminists over a period of years.
Those resources were created for the benefit of, and were open to, the entire Feminist community, members and non-members alike. It will take some time, but we have been rebuilding both the site and the collective inclusive spirit of the group. Silence is not an option. We have been able to restore or replicate some of this information. Since 2016 we've hosted/posted over 500 Meetups and membership has risen to over a 1500 good people interested in confronting misogyny and advancing a radical feminist agenda at home and globally, across lines of race, class, gender and ethnicity.
Please be a feminist or open to feminism if you join. There are plenty of other groups to join if you are neither. Beyond that, we welcome feminists of all stripes, colors, creeds, and gender identities who are committed to challenging, confronting, and ultimately dismantling Patriarchy. Together we hope to forge a path to sexual equality and gender justice for all, not just by talking among ourselves, but by speaking out, writing, marching, demonstrating, protesting and actively projecting a loud and fierce voice in opposition to Rape Culture and the War on Women.
Radical Feminism is not a monolithic ideology, but it does hold to some basic tenets that set it apart from what has become known as 'liberal feminism'. Notably it views patriarchy as the first and foremost form of oppression, serving as a template for racial and class hierarchies. It regards prostitution as the "world's oldest oppression". It does not seek equality for women on masculine terms, but rather seeks freedom for all from the social construct of gender norms.
For a deeper look: DGR RadFem
For a discussion of the distinction between radical vs. liberal analysis check out this video w/Lierre Keith.
For a better understanding of Patriarchy: A Brief History of Patriarchy by Dr. Gerda Lerner
This is a member-led and self-directed group. Please share not only events of interest, but ideas for actions we can take individually or collectively. Post to the message board, upload links through the comments, or suggest a Meetup. Courtesy and respect are expected and extended. Your private contact information is always protected by Meetup and shared with no one, not even the organizers.
This group subscribes and adheres to the elements of Security Culture as enumerated by Deep Green Resistance here: SECURITY CULTURE. Please do not use this site for any commercial purposes, but feel free to initiate discussions and post events of interest.
Male supremacy must end. Oppression and violence are not natural or inevitable. Neither is patriarchy or any collection of interlocking/intersecting systems of oppression. Radical Feminism, in the truest sense of the word 'Radical', is about going to the root of the systems of oppression that we all participate in and perpetuate, creating change from the ground up and making the world a better, more equitable, non-oppressive place.
We believe change is possible and above all necessary. Radical Feminist Activists is a place for Radical Feminists to gather, consciousness raise, get creative, share stories, and engage in activism in New York City and beyond. Please join us in this struggle.
Issues we care about (neither exhaustive nor in any hierarchy):
- Reproductive rights and women's healthcare
- Domestic violence
- Rape and sexual abuse
- Human trafficking
- Childhood sexual abuse (CSA)
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- 'Honor' Violence (so-called)
- History of feminist theory and what sets Radical Feminism apart
- The wage gap and the glass ceiling
- Period poverty: ending the "Tampon tax"
- Sexual harassment and stalking
- Heteronormativity, homophobia, transphobia
- Violence against sex/gender nonconforming people
- Consciousness Raising as a tool for liberation
- Femicide
- Pornography
- Prostituted women
- Sex/gender roles and stereotypes
- Sexism in media and advertising
- Global solidarity for women's rights
- Surrogacy and reproductive exploitation
- Intersection w/ race and class oppression
- Racism
- Islamophobia and antiSemitism
- Mass incarceration and the prison-industrial complex
- Migration and Immigrant rights
- Women artists, writers, actors, filmmakers, dancers, musicians, scientists, explorers, politicians, teachers, innovators, activists, etc... both contemporary and historical
Join us to plan activist events and projects; get together to discuss feminism, current events, and anything else of interest; plan creative projects like advertising campaigns, videos, stories, spoken word and poetry; and start activist actions on issues that matter to us all!
Peace, Justice and Freedom...
Upcoming events (4+)
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We are not alone! Come listen, learn, and share at this weekly WOMEN ONLY presentation by Women's Declaration International (formerly Women's Human Rights Campaign). Join this sorority of radical feminists from around the world as they inform us about the challenges and struggles in their own countries. Chat with other attendees and put questions to the panelists. Following the presentation, you are invited to join breakout rooms (women only please) with the panelists.
These weekly online webinars present a new panel each week from around the world, often reporting on a central theme. They are attended by a global feminist and activist community of between[masked]. The main focus is how gender ideology is harming the rights of women and girls.
The speaker list and any particular theme is usually announced mid-week before the webinar. Information will be added here as it becomes available.
Invitation to Feminist Question Time LIVE:
ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mq9EMIAbTkyNz5gAx4l2DQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
You can see recordings of previous panels on the WHRC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWECmp5Tk3epYSkjs0qAKKQ
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Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights
https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/
The Declaration re-affirms women and girls' sex-based rights, and challenges the discrimination experienced from the replacement of the category of sex with that of ‘gender identity'.
Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights: Summary
https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/declaration-womens-sex-based-rights-summary/
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The legal adoption of "gender identity" politics is fraught with unintended consequences. A clear example has unfolded in New York where a self-described "trans-woman lesbian" (a hetero man in a dress) has used gender-neutral language amendments to supplant women in elected offices that had been specifically reserved for females. The arrangement of "1 man + 1 woman" had been put in place to ensure women's fair representation in an arena from which they have been historically underrepresented or excluded:
https://thevelvetchronicle.com/exclusive-decaudin-preps-for-election-recount-after-unofficially-taking-2-female-seats-new-details-uncovered/
Women's Liberation Front: "New York Democrats have decided to insult women by pretending in public that state committee member Emilia Decaudin is literally female..."
https://www.womensliberationfront.org/news/6talyh8q4v98g4eksjv56l8530bthb
WOMAN: noun; adult human female
- avra c.
- 1 attendee
Screening followed by Q+A with Joan Roth, executive producer/writer Melanie Gorelick, and director/producer Pamela French. Moderated by Jodi Rudoren (Editor-in-Chief, The Forward). Remarks by Gloria Steinem.
Tickets: $16: https://jccweeklyfilm.eventive.org/schedule/64498c71e8abf300b799c2f8/tickets
Reception to follow!
## A Feminist Lens: The Art & Activism of Photographer Joan Roth
An intimate portrait of internationally acclaimed photographer Joan Roth. The film focuses on five decades of Roth’s pioneering photography, in which she used her camera to advocate for homeless women in New York City, documented leaders in the U.S. Women’s Movement from the 1970s through today, and illuminated the diverse lives of Jewish women around the world.
PLAY TRAILER
- avra c.
- 1 attendee
Woodlawn Cemetery • Crematory • Conservancy
Celebrate Founders Day with the League of Women Voters of NYC
Tickets @ Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-founders-day-with-the-league-of-women-voters-of-nyc-tickets-635581149327
Join us June 21 for a Trolley Tour at Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy. Celebrate the suffragists and women who fought for the rights we hold today. Bring a friend and enjoy the beauty of this National Historic Landmark.
We’ll gather for light refreshments, after the 90-minute tour, to toast the League of Women Voters turning 104 years old and talk about the vital work in front of us.
June 21st is also the day of the summer solstice. Don’t let the sun set on the Equal Rights Amendment!
Date: June 21, 2023
Time: 12:00 Noon – 2 PM
Seating is limited, First come, first reserved.
Fee: $10, Bring a friend for Free
Raindate: July 19, 2023
FYI: League of Women Voters NYC has their own Meetup group here:
https://www.meetup.com/league-of-women-voters-of-the-city-of-new-york/ Join today to stay updated on their events!
Make your Birthday Donations Here: Help the League continue its work. Donate $104 and receive a keepsake reproduction of the Declaration of Sentiments that was adopted officially at the Seneca Falls Convention in July 1848. Be amazed at how many of the rights listed then are still being fought for today.
About Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy
Woodlawn Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark, certified arboretum, outdoor museum & active, 400-acre cemetery. Our tour will take us to celebrate the lives of many of our women notables who helped to shape our culture. Visit the gravesites of suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, America’s first investigative reporter, America’s first self-made female millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker, the “Queen of Happiness” Florence Mills, the “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz, Nellie Bly, Olympic Gold Medalist Gertrude Ederle, founder of Pepperidge Farm, Margaret Rudkin, poet, writer, critic and satirist, Dorothy Parker, and more.
- avra c.
- Michelle M.
- 2 attendees
We are not alone! Come listen, learn, and share at this weekly WOMEN ONLY presentation by Women's Declaration International (formerly Women's Human Rights Campaign). Join this sorority of radical feminists from around the world as they inform us about the challenges and struggles in their own countries. Chat with other attendees and put questions to the panelists. Following the presentation, you are invited to join breakout rooms (women only please) with the panelists.
These weekly online webinars present a new panel each week from around the world, often reporting on a central theme. They are attended by a global feminist and activist community of between[masked]. The main focus is how gender ideology is harming the rights of women and girls.
The speaker list and any particular theme is usually announced mid-week before the webinar. Information will be added here as it becomes available.
Invitation to Feminist Question Time LIVE:
ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mq9EMIAbTkyNz5gAx4l2DQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
You can see recordings of previous panels on the WHRC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWECmp5Tk3epYSkjs0qAKKQ
***
Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights
https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/
The Declaration re-affirms women and girls' sex-based rights, and challenges the discrimination experienced from the replacement of the category of sex with that of ‘gender identity'.
Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights: Summary
https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/declaration-womens-sex-based-rights-summary/
***
The legal adoption of "gender identity" politics is fraught with unintended consequences. A clear example has unfolded in New York where a self-described "trans-woman lesbian" (a hetero man in a dress) has used gender-neutral language amendments to supplant women in elected offices that had been specifically reserved for females. The arrangement of "1 man + 1 woman" had been put in place to ensure women's fair representation in an arena from which they have been historically underrepresented or excluded:
https://thevelvetchronicle.com/exclusive-decaudin-preps-for-election-recount-after-unofficially-taking-2-female-seats-new-details-uncovered/
Women's Liberation Front: "New York Democrats have decided to insult women by pretending in public that state committee member Emilia Decaudin is literally female..."
https://www.womensliberationfront.org/news/6talyh8q4v98g4eksjv56l8530bthb
WOMAN: noun; adult human female
- avra c.
- 1 attendee
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- avra c.
- Melanie
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