Demonstration against patriarchal, conservative, sexist and sexualizing structures!
On Thursday, 15 June 2023, we are taking back the night and the streets:
- We are tired of gender roles and macho slogans ruining our parties. Us women, inter, non-binary, trans, agender and people who don’t fit into the heteronormative club world are tired of being followed and harassed on the way home.
- We are tired of conservatives who discriminate against drag queens and kings because they feel threatened in their fragile heteronormative binary way of life.
- We are tired of female and queer artists and musicians still being underrepresented on the stages and in the clubs of Augsburg because the mainstream is a dick party and apparently wants to stay that way. It takes up the space that excellent female and queer artists and musicians deserve but is taken from them because patriarchy still sets them limits.
We refuse to accept those limits! Let’s reclaim the streets!
Join the Take Back The Night Demo on 15 June 2023
8 pm | Ulrichsplatz | Flinta*-only
We want to make Flinta*s (women, lesbians, inter, non-binary, trans and agender people) visible! We want to take up the space that is taken from us! That’s why our demo is flinta* only. This means that women, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, agender and all other people outside the binary gender system take the space they deserve.
The principles of our awareness concept must be followed! We take a stand against machismo, sexism, racism, homo- & transphobia/discriminatory behavior against lgbtqia* people, assaultive behaviour or other forms of discrimination. There is no place for that at the demo and it will lead to immediate expulsion.
Have you experienced the following situations? Then join us in taking back the night!
“I bought concert tickets. I want to leave my everyday life behind in anticipation of an evening among like-minded people and enjoy the music. I bought concert tickets and have been looking forward to this one evening with my favourite band for weeks. And yet I know that this evening could turn out badly in a split second. Because far too often I buy concert tickets but get sexist shit on top of it. Concerts and events in alternative spaces are only supposedly safer: Sexist behaviour, queer and transphobia as well as assaults happen everywhere.
Don’t tell us about “appropriate bands” and don’t pester us with annoying questions because we may wear merch from your favourite band. Stop engaging us in unpleasant monologues in queues! You repeat yourselves – it bores us!
We’ve had enough of “Can’t help it if there aren’t enough good female and queer artists. We’d book them already.” Some organisers simply can’t or won’t think outside the box. Far too often the so-called similarity principle takes hold: dudes book other dudes. We have had enough of this “buddy culture”!
Take Back The Night: What we want!
We demand more queer and female artists on stages! We want more finta*s behind and in front of the DJ booth! And we want a society in which drag queens and drag kings are allowed to read to children without conservative politicians shouting “child endangerment” and using it to campaign before election day.
Support feminism in solidarity – not only if it makes you look cool and earns you points, but also if it’s controversial. We don’t need protectors who rescue us from the mosh pit without being asked. We want to be taken seriously! Don’t defend yourselves and your mates with “We’re not like that!” Be quiet and listen to your (flinta) friends, who fight a day to day battle against heterosexism!
Join us at Take Back The Night demo on June 15th! Together we – the feminist strike committee – will dance with you through Augsburg city centre!
Let’s fight and party for feminism and against violence against FLINTA*, take a stand against discrimination and take back the night!
Finally: No band, no organiser, no club collective can guarantee that shows or parties will not be attended by toxic assholes. So look out for each other! Don’t look away when something happens! Be attentive! Your body belongs to you. That means you decide who touches this body, YOUR body, when and how. No matter if during the concert, in the queue in front of the bar or later on the way home.