FEM
Conferences have unearthed a huge hunger for feminism in the UK. They have demonstrated
a wealth of fantastic feminist activism currently taking place, and revealed a
new generation of activists proudly coming forward to join the struggle against
gender inequality.
 FEM
04 - Saturday 6 November 2004
Run on grand budget total of
£180, FEM 04 was the first FEM Conference. 90 people made the trip to Sheffield
to take part.
Speakers
included: Dr Katherine Rake, Director of the Fawcett Society; Anne Quesney, Director
of Abortion Rights; and representatives from Womankind Worldwide, Anti-slavery
International, and Refuge.
 FEM
05 - Saturday 5 November 2005
Over
10 months hard work by a dedicated group of volunteers went in to organising FEM
05. And it was worth it. The event was a 'sell-out' - with over 400 women and
men attending. The six most popular words chosen by delegates to describe the
event were interesting, enjoyable, well presented, valuable, stimulating,
and motivating.
Speakers
included: Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK; Rebecca Gill, TUC
Women's Officer; Jeff Hearn, Swedish School of Economics; and Zlakha Ahmed, Apna
Haq. Download
the FEM 05 Post-conference Report Summary
 FEM
07 - Saturday 10 March 2007
FEM
07 was another sell-out, with 400 women and men travelling from over 64 different
towns and cities to take part. The most popular rating chosen by delegates to
individually rate various aspects of the conference was 'very good' - the highest
available rating.
Speakers
included: Jennifer Williams, Women of Zimbabwe Arise; Damian Carnell, Nottinghamshire
Domestic Violence Forum; John Morrison, Acid Survivors; Meena Patel, Southall
Black Sisters; and Pinky Lilani, Asian Women of Achievement Awards. Click
here to see photos from FEM 07 Downloads:
Opening
speech by Kat Banyard
Guardian
Comment is Free review
of FEM 07.  FEM
08 - Saturday 26 April 2008
Over
500 women and men attended the biggest FEM Conference yet. The six words most
frequently chosen by delegates to describe the conference were interesting,
motivating, inspiring, enjoyable, stimulating and valuable. The most
popular rating chosen by delegates to best describe their overall impression of
the conference was 'very good' - the highest available rating.
Speakers
included: Germaine Greer; Kira Cochrane, the Guardian; Julie Bindel; Joella Hazel,
Fawcett Society; and Thomas Schultz, Oxfam. Click
here to see photos from FEM 08. | 
