Hi everyone,

From the last discussion, people decided to chat about the idea of female masculinity; gender beyond sex, beyond binary, pleasure beyond principles and what have you.

* Feminine/masculine – why can’t I be both?

* Constructing masculinities in communities and within the individual: .

Some suggestions to chat about: tdrag kings, butch/femme dynamics in relationships, genderqueers, queers, tomboys etc.


Bewleys wasn't as quiet so we're meeting up in Seomra Sproai on the evening14th May from 7pm in the social sinema room (the first room on the ground floor- there'll be donation-based food and treats too :) )

looking forward to seeing a lot of you soon! x

Date: Tuesday, 15th of January
Topic: Feminism & Teenagers
Guest: NWCI's Y-Factor Project team
Location: the Exchange, (Exhange Street Upper, Temple Bar) an arts collective whose website can be found here: http://exchangedublin.ie/
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/488675527851106/?ref=ts&fref=ts


To facilitate discussion, we'll have these ground rules:

-Everyone has the right to contribute to the discussion
-Refrain from personal attacks, criticise the idea and not the person
-Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of age, gender, race, class, sexual orientation, transgender status, religious belief, disability, membership of the travelling community, marital status or family status.

Hope to see you there!

You are invited to the fifth IFN Discussion Group!

Date: Tuesday, 18th of September
Topic: Migrant Women's Rights
Guest: TBC
Location:  the Exchange, (Exhange Street Upper, Temple Bar) an arts collective whose website can be found here: http://exchangedublin.ie/
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm 
RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/312643945500036/

To facilitate discussion, we'll have these ground rules:

-Everyone has the right to contribute to the discussion
-Refrain from personal attacks, criticise the idea and not the person
-Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of age, gender, race, class, sexual orientation, transgender status, religious belief, disability, membership of the travelling community, marital status or family status.

Hope to see you there!

You are invited to the fourth IFN Discussion Group!

Date: Tuesday, 17th of July
Topic: Single Parents
Guest: Louise Bayliss, spokesperson for SPARK
Location:  the Exchange, (Exhange Street Upper, Temple Bar) an arts collective whose website can be found here: http://exchangedublin.ie/
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm (Facebook http://www.facebook.com/events/382141078512053/ )

To facilitate discussion, we'll have these ground rules:

-Everyone has the right to contribute to the discussion
-Refrain from personal attacks, criticise the idea and not the person
-Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, transgender status, religious belief, disability, membership of the travelling community, marital status or family status.

You are invited to the third IFN Discussion Group!
Date: Tuesday, 19th June
Topic: LGBTQ Rights
Guest: Moninne Griffith, Director of Marriage Equality.
Location:  the Exchange, (Exhange Street Upper, Temple Bar) an arts collective whose website can be found here: http://exchangedublin.ie/
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm (Facebook RSVP)

To facilitate discussion, we'll have these ground rules:

-Everyone has the right to contribute to the discussion
-Refrain from personal attacks, criticise the idea and not the person
-Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, transgender status, religious belief, disability, membership of the travelling community, marital status or family status.

You are invited to the second IFN Discussion Group!
Date: Tuesday, 15th May 
Topic: Prostitution and Sex Trafficking
Guest: Sarah Benson, the CEO of Ruhama (which is part of the Turn Off the Red Light Campaign) will introduce the topic.
Location:  the Exchange, (Exhange Street Upper, Temple Bar) an arts collective whose website can be found here: http://exchangedublin.ie/
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm

To facilitate discussion, we'll have these ground rules:

-Everyone has the right to contribute to the discussion
-Refrain from personal attacks, criticise the idea and not the person
-Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, transgender status, religious belief, disability, membership of the travelling community, marital status or family status.

Disclaimer: While we understand that this is a divisive topic within feminism, the Irish Feminist Network supports the Turn Off the Red Light Campaign. As such, we will be aiming to discuss this campaign and how to contribute to its success.