Today: Gender Studies Conference University of Helsinki #OnViolence2019

Excited about my first twitter chat ever. Greetings from Helsinki Gender Studies conference! #ONL192

#ONL192 A1: Open education is the future. We know this. Especially when considering inclusivity, cross-cultural connections and environmental factors!

"Big issues take time, we need passion and patience!" Tarja Halonen in her opening talk! #OnViolence2019

Prof Sima Shakhsari is opening wth their keynote the second day of #OnViolence2019 Gender Studies, FIN conference!

What makes the suffering of the Other a spectacle? Prof Sima Shakhsari outlines in their #keynote the forms of violence of the asylum process and its compulsory stories of gender and sexuality and experiences of violation #genderstudies #transstudies #OnViolence2019

Thank you organisers, presenters and participants for two fantastic workshop days in stream 36 'Safer spaces'. Great reflections on responsibility, accountability, affects, dis/comfort and violence. #transstudies #genderstudies #OnViolence2019

At the panel on climate change and violence. Great contributions by Sami activist Petra Laiti (Mihku Ilmára Mika Petra) on ongoing violences against Sami people, land rights violations and deterritorialisation of indigenous people worldwide. #OnViolence2019 #ClimateEmergency #genderstudies #violence

Slow academia conference organised by activist and feminist researchers taking place in the amazing cafe/activist space Loukko in Kallio, Helsinki. Please join! #OnViolence2019 #genderstudies

What a wonderful experience of a conference that is a space of joy, of community building and extrordinary, diverse scholarship!! Closing remarks+ keynotes, minus Riley on his way to the train... #QueerDeath2019 #genderstudies