Queer activisme binnen de Nederlandse en Turkse Vakbeweging

Aankondiging, gepost door: Queeristan op 23/05/2013 05:01:17

Waar: Op de Valreep, Polderweg 620, Amsterdam, Netherlands (GPS lat: 52.358182 lon: 4.931435)
Wanneer: 01/06/2013 - 14:00 t/m 01/06/2013 - 16:00

Tijdens Queeristan (van 30 mei tot 2 juni) wordt de workshops 'Queer activisme binnen de Nederlandse en Turkse Vakbeweging' georganiseerd. Kom en debatteer mee over de relevantie, de successen en uitdagingen van queer organiseren binnen de vakbeweging met vakbondsleden uit Nederland en Turkije.


Queer activisme binnen de Vakbeweging.
(see English version below/Türkçesi için aşağıya bakınız)

In het verleden was er vanuit de queer- en feministische beweging veel aandacht voor de verbinding tussen queer activisme en de vakbeweging. Praktische voorbeelden van de relevantie zijn er nog altijd: van de verschillende manieren waarop vrouwen en transgenders structureel worden uitgesloten van de arbeidsmarkt, tot aan het voortbestaan van seksisme, homofobie, lesbofobie en transfobie op de werkplek en het ontslaan van werknemers op basis van hun non-normatieve seksualiteit en gender.

Maar waar er vroeger veel aandacht was voor de verbinding tussen de thema’s seksualiteit, gender en arbeid, is de laatste jaren de aandacht van ‘de Westerse’ LGBT beweging steeds meer gereduceerd tot een strijd voor ‘culturele erkenning’ en identiteitspolitiek. Ook sociale bewegingen die zich inzetten voor economische herverdeling en economische transformatie (zoals vakbonden en anti-kapitalistische groepen) zijn maar mondjesmaat geneigd geweest om de eisen en inzichten van queer activisten en arbeiders in hun politieke agenda op te nemen.

Deze workshop wil de urgentie van queer activisme en organising binnen de vakbeweging terug op de kaart zetten. We zullen dit doen in een discussie met activisten van Turkse en Nederlandse vakbonden. Drie vragen zullen hierbij centraal staan:

-Waarom is queer activisme binnen de vakbeweging belangrijk?
-Wat zijn de praktische ervaringen met queer activisme binnen de vakbeweging in Nederland en Turkije?
-Wat zijn de belangrijkste successen en uitdagingen vandaag de dag?

Vanuit de Nederlandse vakbeweging zal Lili Brouwer aanwezig zijn. Zij is een lesbische feministe en lid van FNV Vrouw en de homo-lesbische groep van AbvaKabo FNV. AbvaKabo FNV is de grootste Nederlandse vakbond in de publieke sector (rond de 350.000 leden) en is lid van FNV in Beweging.
Vanuit Turkije zijn Esin Akyol en Omer Akpinar aanwezig. Esin Akyol is een transvrouw, en kunstdocente uit İstanbul. Ze is lid van de Onderwijs en Wetenschapsvakbond (Eğitim-Sen), met 167.00 leden de grootste vakbond van de onafhankelijke vakcentrale KESK. Vanwege hun kritische opvatting ten opzichte van de overheid zitten momenteel tientallen leden van Eğitim-Sen momenteel gevangen in Turkije. Esin is ook lid van de LGBT organisatie KAOS GL uit Ankara. Ömer Akpınar is een queer activist en de web redacteur van KAOS GL.

De discussie zal worden gefaciliteerd door twee queer vakbondsleden van het Queeristan collectief.

Tijdens: Queeristan!
Plaats: Cultureel centrum ‘Op de Valreep’. Polderweg 620, Amsterdam.
Datum: Zaterdag 1 juni van 14.00-16.00.
Taal: Engels, Turks en Nederlands.
Schade: geen
Zie voor meer info: http://queeristan.org

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Queer voices from the Dutch and Turkish union movement.

In the past several queer and feminist scholars and activists have been pointing to the intersections between issues related to sexuality, gender and labour. Practical examples are manifold: from the ways in which women and trans people are being structurally excluded from the labour market to the persisting existence of sexism, homophobia, lesbophobia and transphobia on workplaces and dismissals of workers based on their non-conforming sexual and gender identity.

However in the last years the focus of mainstream LGBT movements, especially in the West, has shifted towards the realm of ‘merely cultural recognition’ and demands based on a limiting identity politics. Also social movement related to struggles of economical redistribution and economic transformation (such as trade unions and anti-capitalist activist groups) have often only marginally been inclined to take up demands of queer activists and workers.

This workshop will be directed to the question how we can improve the connection between queer activism and labour. We will do this in a dialogue with LGBT union activist from the Turkey and the Netherlands who will share their experiences with queer organising in their unions. Three questions will be central to our discussion:

-Why is queer organising in the union important?
-What have been the practical experiences?
-What are the main successes and challenges today?

From the Dutch context Lili Brouwer will participate, a lesbian feminist analyst & active member trade union FNV Vrouw (Womens Union) & the LGBT group of Abvakabo FNV. AbvaKabo FNV is the biggest public services union in the Netherlands (around 350.000 members) and member of the Dutch Confederation of Labour Unions (FNV in Beweging).

From Turkey Esin Akyol and Omer Akpinar will participate. Esin Akyol is a trans-woman and a painting teacher in İstanbul. She is a member of Education and Science Workers' Union (Eğitim-Sen), with 167.00 members the biggest union of the independent confederation KESK. Because of their critical position towards the goverments dozens of Eğitim-Sen members are currently jailed in Turkey. Esin is also a member of the Ankara based LGBT organization KAOS GL. Ömer Akpınar is a gay activist and the web editor of Kaos GL's website.

The discussion will be facilitated by two queer union members of the Queeristan collective.

At: Queeristan!
Location: Cultural Centre ‘Op de Valreep’. Polderweg 620, Amsterdam.
Date: Saturday 1rst of June from 14.00-16.00.
Language: English, Turkish and Dutch.
Damage: non.
See for more information: http://queeristan.org

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Hollanda ve Türkiye Sendikal Hareketlerinden Kuir Sesler

Geçmişten bugüne birçok kuir/ feminist akademisyen ve aktivist; cinsellik, toplumsal cinsiyet ve emek konularının kesişim noktalarına vurgu yapıyor. Kadınların ve trans bireylerin yapısal bir biçimde işgücünden dışlanmasından, işyerindeki cinsiyetçilik, homofobi ve transfobinin ısrarcı konumuna ve de normlara uymayan cinsel yönelimi ve cinsiyet kimliğinden dolayı işten çıkarılan işçilere değin bu konuda örnekler çok katmanlı.

Fakat son yıllarda, özellikle Batı’daki ana akım LGBT hareketlerinin odağı ‘salt bir kültürel tanınma’ alanına ve kimlik politikalarına sınırlanmış taleplere doğru kayıyor. Bunun yanında, gelir dağılımı ve ekonomik dönüşüm mücadeleleriyle alakalı sosyal hareketler (sendikalar ve antikapitalist aktivist gruplar gibi) genelde LGBT aktivistlerin ve işçilerin taleplerine nadiren yer veriyorlar.

Bu atölye, LGBT aktivizmi ve emek konuları arasındaki bağlantıyı nasıl geliştirebileceğimiz sorusuna yönelik. Bunu da, sendikalarında LGBT örgütlenmeleri yürüten ve bizimle deneyimlerini paylaşacak Türkiye ve Hollanda’dan sendikalı LGBT aktivistleriyle gerçekleşecek bir diyalogla gerçekleştireceğiz. Tartışmamız şu üç soru etrafında şekillenecek:

-Sendikada LGBT örgütlenme neden önemli?
-Bugüne kadar uygulanmış deneyimler ne söylüyor?
-Bugüne değin kazanımlar ve zorluklar neler?

Atölyeye Hollanda’dan, lezbiyen feminist araştırmacı, FNV sendikası kadın kolu olan FNV Vrouw ve Abvakabo FNV’nin LGBT örgütlenmesinde aktif görev alan Lili Brouwer katılacak. Abvakabo FNV, yaklaşık 350.000 üyesiyle Hollanda’daki en büyük kamu emekçileri sendikası.

Türkiye’den de Esin Akyol ve Ömer Akpınar katılacak. Esin Akyol, İstanbul’da resim öğretmenliği yapan bir trans kadın. Eğitim-Sen, KESK ve Ankara merkezli bir LGBT oluşumu olan Kaos GL üyesi. Ömer Akpınar da eşcinsel aktivist ve Kaos GL’nin web editörü.
Tartışmanın kolaylaştırıcılığını, Queeristan kolektifinden iki kuir sendika üyesi üstlenecek.

Queeristan Festivali’nde!
Zaman: 1 Haziran Cumartesi, 14-16 arası.
Yer: ‘Op de Valreep’ Kültür Merkezi, Polderweg 620, Amsterdam.
Hasar: Yok ...
Daha fazla bilgi için: http://queeristan.org


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