Flavia Fascendini

Opening plenary: Energy, song and feminist rituals to ward off evil
Opening plenary: Energy, song and feminist rituals to ward off evil 27 September 2016 Flavia Fascendini

“We don’t like prisons but we don’t fear them.” – Yara Sallam, Egypt The 13th AWID International Forum began on Thursday with an opening plenary to the tune of Bahian music, song and dance to honor Oxum, orisha of Brazilian hospitality, followed by inspiring presentations and questions posed by guest panelists on t

See it, film it, change it: Training and supporting people using video for human rights
See it, film it, change it: Training and supporting people using video for human rights 17 September 2016 Flavia Fascendini

_“In this age, when the mass media rest in fewer and fewer hands, we must have strong, vital, independent voices if we ever want to hear all the stories or seek justice.

IGF 2015: Diversity, gender, women's and sexual rights
IGF 2015: Diversity, gender, women's and sexual rights 17 December 2015 Flavia Fascendini

The Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa was a very interesting opportunity to see how gender, technology and online violence against women have been increasingly recognised as human rights issues.  

Threats on her phone and footsteps behind her back
Threats on her phone and footsteps behind her back 25 November 2015 Flavia Fascendini

Nina finished her work day at the high-fashion clothing store in the biggest shopping mall in Sarajevo, after tagging the new clothes they had received that morning and placing them on the bright red shelves. She said goodbye to the rest of the staff remaining, and left for home.    

What do women expect for this 10th IGF?
What do women expect for this 10th IGF? 06 November 2015 Flavia Fascendini

GenderIT.org asked many of the participants in the Gender and Internet Governance eXchanges (gigX) from three different regions what they expected for this year’s 10th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Brazil, in terms of women’s and sexual rights, gender, and internet governance.

Storify: More Imagine a Feminist Internet!
Storify: More Imagine a Feminist Internet! 17 July 2015 Flavia Fascendini

[View the story “More Imagine a Feminist

ICANN, you can too
ICANN, you can too 03 July 2015 Flavia Fascendini

In June I had my first experience at an ICANN meeting. I was tagged with a bright green badge as a “newcomer” as soon as I registered.

“Shut up you bitch”: Some thoughts on women speaking up, internet trolls and ignorance
“Shut up you bitch”: Some thoughts on women speaking up, internet trolls and ignorance 03 July 2015 Flavia Fascendini

At the end of June I attended a workshop organised by the Centre for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE) at the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the topic “Digital violence and hate speech”, which dealt with the tensions between advocates for freedom of expression and the

Highlights of ICANN 53 in Argentina, June 2015
Highlights of ICANN 53 in Argentina, June 2015 29 June 2015 Flavia Fascendini

[View the story “Highlights of ICANN 53 in Argentina” on St

« Go back