We've been around since October 2006, when a small group of women got together in Leicester to campaign for Object!, and we decided the East Midlands was in need of a feminist activist group.
WHAT DO WE DO? We do a variety of campaign work, sometimes on behalf of an organisation, for many different issues. Although this is normally within the East Midlands, we also travel out to national events and meet up, including Reclaim the Night. We're also a social group though, as we feel it's important to meet others who feel strongly about the issues important to you, so not everything we organise is campaign based.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? Anyone is welcome to get involved with EMFems. Feel free to contact us at this page, where you can also join our mailing list, which will keep you up to date with all our plans.
LOGO NEEDED!
EmFems are in need of a logo of some sort, just something simple, preferably that could be printed in black & white easily if it's colour, to be used on campaign material such as leaflets, banners, and t-shirts. If you have an idea for a design, send it to emfems[at]hotmail.co.uk before the end of August.
- [note 8/9/07] we'll have a look at the logos we've been sent over this next month and hopefully we'll have one sorted by October
NEWS
On 9 Feb '07, EMFems, along with Sheffield Fems, Northwest Fems, REsisters, Warwick Anti-Sexist Society, and others, were interviewed for an article by Rachel Bell in The Guardian. You can read the article here.
Brilliant news - The Nuts 'babes on the bed' tour at DeMontfort University in Leicester has been cancelled! Read how the uni saw sense with the help of EMFems, NW Fems, and Object! at Charlie's blog. Success!
A new feminist reading group has been set up in Derby. Go to the Derby Reading Group page for more information.
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