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First-hand Accounts of the Istanbul Feminist Night March: Begüm Başdaş

In this episode of Çatlak Zemin's archive project tracing the history of the Feminist Night March in Istanbul, Begüm Başdaş discusses preparations for the 2005 March 8 Feminist Night March; 'Lesbians exist', chanted at the march for the first time that year; debates and disagreements over slogans; lesbian and bisexual women's struggle within the organising process to address heterosexism in the press statement and slogans; the march's dialogue with the LGBTI+ movement from its early years into the 2010s; debates over the subject of feminism; the march's inclusiveness; its differences from the daytime rallies; the rainbow flag raised for the first time at the 2005 daytime rally; and the excitement and energy of the feminist night marches.

Year
2005, 2010
Person
Begüm Başdaş
Source
Çatlak Zemin
Duration
25:54

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