A chat about our trip to FiLiA, the largest grassroots feminist conference in Europe.

Celebrating their tenth anniversary, FiLiA 2025 was held in Brighton, UK and hosted 300 speakers from 75 countries and nearly 3,000 attendants - and Elle was there to soak it all up.

In this episode Elle shares the inside scoop about what she saw and heard - the good, the bad and the ugly. From the powerful panel discussions (see list below), to women’s newfound global connectivity and solidarity, to frictions between feminists of different cultures, getting a 360º view of women’s oppression, and how we stay ahead of the patriarchal onslaught.

WE DISCUSS:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:36) Background on FiLiA Conference

(00:04:49) Elle travels to Brighton

(00:09:31) TERF Island

(00:11:41) Opening Ceremony & Brighton’s Suffragette History

(00:19:16) Feminism and Militarism Panel

(00:27:18) Beyond the Misogynist Backlash Panel

(00:33:01) Erasure of Women’s History Panel

(00:35:56) Modern Matriarchy Panel

(00:38:12) Women and the State Panel

(00:42:22) Surrogacy Panel

(00:47:19) Femicide Panel

(00:54:42) Drama at the Disco

(00:59:39) State Violence & Gender Ideology in Brazil

(01:06:20) Importance of Women’s Gatherings

EPISODE LINKS

FiLiA

Mary Clarke Brighton’s Suffragette History

Esua Goldsmith

Max Dashu Interview | Subject to Power

Total Woman Victory

Minangkabau Matrilineal Community

Right To Remain

Femicide Census

Counting Dead Women UK

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