Away edition · Kraków 2026
XI Women’s Congress in Brussels
Brussels came to Kraków
In 2026, the eleventh edition of our Congress took place away from Brussels and became part of the programme of the XVIII Women’s Congress in Kraków. Three debates featuring our Brussels team brought together European feminist politics, sexuality and menopause, and the question of men’s allyship in social change.
5–6 September 2026
ICE Kraków Congress Centre
Marii Konopnickiej Street 17
30-302 Kraków
Accompanying event at MOCAK: 4 September
Democracy · Equality · Solidarity
Our Brussels delegation
Agata Araszkiewicz · Agata Szybowska · Ewa Żełudziewicz
This time, we did not build a separate stage in Brussels. We brought a Brussels perspective to Poland’s largest forum for women — joining conversations about Europe, bodies, relationships, alliances and social change.
Three panels. Three perspectives.
Our contribution to the official programme of the XVIII Women’s Congress.
Saturday · 15:45–16:15 · International Centre · room S2
What is feminist politics, and how is it pursued by European institutions?
Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Magdalena Środa
Moderated by: Agata Szybowska and Ewa Żełudziewicz
Saturday · 16:30–17:00 · Women’s Health Centre · room S4/A
Andropause and menopause: how our libido affects work and relationships
Agata Araszkiewicz, Alicja Długołęcka, Elżbieta Polak, Anna Samsel, Joanna Spaczyńska
Moderated by: Małgorzata Skowrońska
Sunday · 10:30–11:00 · Centre for Masculinity, the Manosphere and Backlash · room S4/C
Men as allies in social change
Maciej Duda, Remik Pokrzywa, Wojciech Śmieja, Marek Twardoch
Moderated by: Agata Araszkiewicz and Michał Bomastyk
Agata Araszkiewicz: art, the city and action
The Congress also moved beyond ICE. In the accompanying programme, Agata Araszkiewicz appeared where feminism met art and public space.
4 September · 17:30 · MOCAK
In the footsteps of women artists
Agata Araszkiewicz and Kamil Kuitkowski led a tour of the exhibition Stan posiadania. Topografia Kolekcji MOCAK-u – część I (State of Possession: Topography of the MOCAK Collection, Part I).
Night of 5–6 September · Kraków
The streets are ours
An urban action in which Kraków’s streets symbolically received women’s names. Participants included Iwona Demko, Magda Ujma, Agata Araszkiewicz and others.
6 September · 18:30 · MOCAK
Why weren’t there any great women artists — when there were?!
A conversation with Agata Araszkiewicz, Iwona Demko, Magda Ujma and Alicja Zioło, moderated by Kamil Kuitkowski.
One edition, two cities, the same movement.
In 2026, the XI Women’s Congress in Brussels did not have one stage in Brussels. Instead, it had a presence in Kraków: in debates, at the museum and in the streets. This is exactly what European sisterhood means to us — exchange, collaboration and speaking up wherever a conversation is taking place.
Artwork for the XVIII Women’s Congress: materials courtesy of the Women’s Congress Association.