This poem is responding to the Radboud Reflects event from the 7th of September 2023 focusing on the question: Alle meningen welkom op de universiteit? Are all opinions welcome at university?
Tag: transphobia
Trans healthcare now! A 1050 minutes long demonstration in front of Radboud UMC
by Plamena Dimova The protest for transgender* rights took place in front of Radboud UMC on the 30th of September, lasted from 7 in the morning until midnight. This is no coincidence. Currently, the waiting time for trans healthcare in the Netherlands is approximately 150 weeks (3 years!), which means 1050 days of waiting – and thus, 1050 minutes of protesting as a form of resistance.
Reflections of a Feminist – International Women’s Day 2023
By Elna Schmidt I am resisting the urge to begin with a quote by Virginia Woolf. It seems too cliché to start writing an article in a university magazine concerned with gender equality, feminism and diversity in this way. And yet, I could not help but think of “A Room of One’s Own” when entering Theaterzaal C of the Elinor Ostrom building at Radboud University, one of the only buildings on our huge campus named after a woman. The sight of a room full of women taking up space always is a sight for sore eyes…
Poem: Equity is Key
By Nanette Ashby
This poem consist exclusively of slogans from posters featured in and chants throughout the Feminist March in Amsterdam on the 5th of March 2023.