Cafe Forum – VIII Women’s Congress

Hosted by Zuzanna Radzik

10:30–11:30 · Solidarity with Iranian women

Meeting with Janina Ochojska, Member of the European Parliament, and political activist Fariba Amirkhizi.

11:30–12:00 · Assistance to refugees from and in Ukraine

Experience and challenges of systemic assistance. Perspective of the West Pomeranian Province.

12:00–12:15 Coffee break

12:15–12:45 · Irina Dzhus fashion show

Fashion show with commentary by the designer. Ukrainian conceptual designer Irina Dzhus presented transformations of garments, including their metamorphosis into accessories. DZHUS promotes unified wardrobe pieces that minimise physical shopping while enabling many potential outfits — conscious consumption without limiting self-expression. Music: EYIBRA. Cruelty-free footwear: House Martin.

12:45–13:15 · Helping during the war in Ukraine: testimonies

Oksana Litvynenko and Oleksandra Jacquemain from the Ukrainian Women’s Association.

13:15–13:45 · Being from Poland and Brussels

Meeting with writer Grażyna Plebanek and book signing.

13:45–15:00 Lunch break

15:00–15:30 · Oksana Zabuzhko

Meeting with the author and book signing.

15:30–16:10 · Elles Pour Elles – Break the Silence

Support for women experiencing violence — Anna Szmit in conversation with Emilia Janisz.

16:10–16:45 · Sexual violence in peace and war

New legal tools in Belgium and the rights of refugee women — Agnieszka Sità in conversation with Emilia Janisz.

16:45–17:00 Coffee break

17:00–17:30 · “I am the multiple diversity of the cosmos”

Presentation of Paul B. Preciado’s Living on Uranus by its translator Agata Araszkiewicz.

17:30–18:00 · Girl power centre and women’s solidarity in Brussels — shall we begin?

Meeting with Agata Teutsch from the Autonomia Foundation, which runs the Girls’ Power Center and Solidarity Feminist Center in Kraków.