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Our mission

Feminist Evolution Leiden (FEL) is a space for feminism to grow and develop. We offer dual-language lectures, a newsletter, booktalks, and other awesome collaborations. Join us!

Upcoming Events

  • Consent Panel
    Consent Panel
    Thu, 13 Oct
    Leiden
    13 Oct 2022, 18:00 – 19:00
    Leiden, Kaiserstraat 25, 2311 GN Leiden, Netherlands
    Consent is a hot topic, now more than ever. It is a discussion that we all, as members of society, need to have.
  • FEL BookClub #11
    FEL BookClub #11
    Tue, 27 Sept
    Location is TBD
    27 Sept 2022, 19:00 CEST
    Location is TBD
    Read along with us!
  • FEL Documentary Night
    FEL Documentary Night
    Wed, 14 Sept
    Leiden
    14 Sept 2022, 19:00
    Leiden, 2e Binnenvestgracht 15, 2312 BZ Leiden, Netherlands
    Join us in this new edition of a FEL documentary night
  • FEL Book Talk #10
    FEL Book Talk #10
    Tue, 14 Jun
    Leiden
    14 Jun 2022, 19:00 – 22:00
    Leiden, Hooglandsekerk Choorsteeg 13, 2312 KK Leiden, Netherlands
    An occasion to gather together and discuss a piece of feminist literature!
  • FEL Booktalk #8
    FEL Booktalk #8
    Wed, 19 Jan
    Location is TBD
    19 Jan 2022, 19:00 – 21:00
    Location is TBD
    Read along with us!
  • Leidse Literaire Avond
    Leidse Literaire Avond
    Thu, 28 Nov
    Old School
    28 Nov 2019, 19:30 – 22:00
    Old School, Pieterskerkhof 4A, 2311 SR Leiden, Netherlands
    Een toffe winteravond met schrijfster Carmen Felix, uitgever Sayonara Stutgard, spoken word poet Fatiha Hakime en muziek door DJ Latap op 28 november in de altijd mooie Old School!
  • FELfest: Mind the Gap
    FELfest: Mind the Gap
    Fri, 11 Oct
    PLNT
    11 Oct 2019, 16:00 – 19:30
    PLNT, Langegracht 70, 2312 NV Leiden, Netherlands
    Celebrate one year of feminist evolution! Please see the link in description to buy your tickets!
  • Feminists for Climate March
    Feminists for Climate March
    Fri, 27 Sept
    Leiden Centraal
    27 Sept 2019, 12:00
    Leiden Centraal, Stationsplein 3J, 2312 AJ Leiden, Netherlands
    There is no planet B! March with the united feminists of FEL and other organizations in the Hague. Wanna travel together? RSVP!
  • FEL Booktalk #7: Whitney Krens on Audre Lorde
    FEL Booktalk #7: Whitney Krens on Audre Lorde
    Sun, 16 Jun
    Location is TBD
    16 Jun 2019, 19:30 – 21:30
    Location is TBD
    The essays from Sister Outsider reflect the thoughts and ideas of warrior poet Audre Lorde like no other. Literary and cultural studies expert Whitney Krens guides us through her work.
  • FEL talk: A Feminist Europe
    FEL talk: A Feminist Europe
    Sun, 12 May
    Burgemeester Goeswijn
    12 May 2019, 14:00 – 16:00
    Burgemeester Goeswijn, Choorlammersteeg 1D, 2311 EP Leiden, Netherlands
    Join FEL and three political panelists as we discuss what feminism means in the upcoming European elections. What better than wise words over wine on a Sunday? Yeah, we can’t think of anything either.
  • FEL Booktalk #6
    FEL Booktalk #6
    Thu, 02 May
    't Gerecht
    02 May 2019, 20:00 – 22:00
    't Gerecht, Diefsteeg 19, 2311 TS Leiden, Netherlands
    Journalist/public speaker Ingeborg van der Ven will give a talk about Inferior, written by Angela Saini. "The true power of women and the science that shows it".
  • FEL Booktalk #5
    FEL Booktalk #5
    Wed, 10 Apr
    Location TBD
    10 Apr 2019, 20:00 – 22:00
    Location TBD
    Historian Larissa Schulte Nordholt will give a talk about Tsitsi Dangarembga's modern classic Nervous Conditions.
  • FEL x Women's March Amsterdam
    FEL x Women's March Amsterdam
    Sat, 09 Mar
    Leiden Centraal
    09 Mar 2019, 11:00 – 16:00
    Leiden Centraal, Stationsplein 3J, 2312 AJ Leiden, Nederland
    Leiden delegation to the Women's March in Amsterdam. We will hold a protest sign meeting in advance on March 3rd.
  • FEL x LISFE: International Women's Day
    FEL x LISFE: International Women's Day
    Fri, 08 Mar
    Old School
    08 Mar 2019, 13:00 – 22:00
    Old School, Pieterskerkhof 4A, 2311 SR Leiden, Nederland
    FEL will collaborate with the Leiden International Short Film Experience on programming for International Women's Day. More information will follow!
  • Women's March Sign Making
    Women's March Sign Making
    Sun, 03 Mar
    Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw
    03 Mar 2019, 14:00 – 16:00
    Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw, Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw, 2311 RS Leiden, Nederland
    For the Women's March demonstration you need a proper sign. Join us for a creative afternoon with the Studentteam UNICEF Leiden. Materials will be provided!
  • FEL Booktalk #4: Woman on the Edge of Time
    FEL Booktalk #4: Woman on the Edge of Time
    Mon, 25 Feb
    Looiersplein
    25 Feb 2019, 20:00 – 21:40
    Looiersplein, Looiersplein 6, 2312 RL Leiden, Nederland
    Booktalk by Modjeh Feili on The Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
  • Galentine's Day: Send Your Love
    Galentine's Day: Send Your Love
    Wed, 13 Feb
    Looiersplein 6
    13 Feb 2019, 20:00 – 22:30
    Looiersplein 6, Looiersplein 6, 2312 RL Leiden, Nederland
    An evening celebrating platonic friendship by making cards and letters for our friends. Drinks will be provided!
  • FEL Booktalk #3: Elizabeth Omoruyi on Buchi Emecheta
    FEL Booktalk #3: Elizabeth Omoruyi on Buchi Emecheta
    Tue, 15 Jan
    Red Carpet Lounge
    15 Jan 2019, 19:30 – 21:30
    Red Carpet Lounge, Stationsweg 31, 2311 AT Leiden, Nederland
    In this special edition of FEL Booktalks PhD candidate Elizabeth Omoruyi will talk about famous Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta and her classic: 'Second Class Citizen'

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