Some amazing, inspiring media to share with you all!

First up: Dorothy Allison's keynote speech from the Femme Conference 2008. I think it has been edited, I've heard quotes that dont seem to be in this version. But its still super powerful and affecting. Be aware that its also extremely intense in places so take care.



This is a femme homage by Ivan Coyote. I love it!



And last but not least, here are some of our very own performers from the Berlin Femme Show!

surrender dorothy @ berlin femme mafia show from paula varjack on Vimeo.

Femme Clothes Swap!!

You are all invited to a Femme clothes swap, Monday 19th at 20.30pm hosted by Anna :)

This is *not* a femme mafia meeting, but we will be having a discussion earlier on in the evening about some issues that have arisen recently. Come at around 22.00 if you just want to look at clothes and enjoy some fabulous femme company!

email berlinfemmemafia@googlemail.com for details!

XXXx

Femme Dinner No. 5

THE BERLIN FEMME MAFIA INVITES

ENGLISH VERSION BELOW


Liebe Femme-ininitäten,

erneut möchten möchten wir euch einladen zu einem femmetastischen Abend, an dem wir miteinander chillen und essen wollen. Wir wollen uns und euch feiern und in dem Glanz der ersten Femme Show Berlin baden! Über alles reden, worüber wir reden wollen, seien es Klamotten oder Politik - wer immer noch denkt, diese beiden seien Gegensätze, wird bald herausfinden, was sich hinter diesem und anderen Mythen versteckt, mit denen sich feminine Queers und Trans* tagtäglich herumschlagen.

Sowohl die Femme Show als auch das Feedback nach der großartigen Lesung zum Femme-Buch in Hamburg Mitte März lassen jedoch hoffen, dass Femmes vielleicht doch interessanter und willkommener sind, als wir bisher dachten :) Also, immer schön pink und positiv denken und kommt vorbei. Und falls ihr es diesmal nicht schafft, kommt beim nächsten Mal, die Berlin Femme Mafia dinniert einmal im Monat. Termin und Örtlichkeit immer zu finden auf Facebook oder berlinfemmemafia.blogspot.com

Femme Dinner (Bringt zu essen und zu trinken mit, was euch gefällt)
24. März 2010
20 Uhr
Waldemarstr. 46 10999 Berlin (Ecke Adalberstr./Glastür im Erdgeschoss)
Offen für Femmes und Femme-ininitäten aller Gender

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ENGLISH

Dear Femme-ininities,

again we wanna invite you to a femmetastic evening, where we can meet and eat and celebrate ourselves and bathe in the glory of the amazing Femme Show Berlin! Talk about everything we wanna talk about, be it clothes or politics - who still thinks that these are opposites :) will find out about this and all the other myths, feminine queers and trans* still are struggling with.

But the Femme Show and also the feedback after the release event for the first German anthology on Femme in Hamburg in March can be seen as signs that femme might be more interesting and welcome than we thought :)) So, think pink and positive and come to the next dinner. And if you can`t make it this time, the Berlin Femme Mafia gathers monthly, date and location will be announced on Facebook or berlinfemmemafia.blogspot.com

Femme Dinner (bring food and drinks, whatever you like)
Date: March 24th
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Waldemarstr. 46 10999 Berlin (corner Adalbertstr./glass door on ground floor)

Open to femmes/femme-ininities of all genders

Excited? - Not as much as we are!!

The FEMME SHOW BERLIN
-a subversive queer experience-

(German below)

Your attendance is requested at the first FEMME SHOW BERLIN on March 6th @ the L.U.X: a large mixed showcase of queer feminine gender performance, media art, cup cakes, a kissing booth, party w/ DJs, and so much more!!

Performances by:
Anna Peak, Fifi Bonlady, Goldie Dartmouth, Juli Saragosa, Katinka|CayaTe|Rabea, Mademoiselle Kla, Pro Lipstick, Sir La Muse and many, many more!

DJs will include:
DJ Cisnita, DJ Draufgänger, DJ Goldie Dartmouth und DJ Sarah Adorable

When: 06.März 2010
Where: L.U.X. / Schlesische Straße 41 / 10997 Berlin
Doors: 22:00 / Show: 23:00 / DJs & Dancing: 24:30
Cost: 4 Euro before 1:00, 3 Euro after


The FEMME SHOW BERLIN is presented by the Berlin Femme Mafia which is a new group of femme and queer feminine presenting or identified queers, formed in response to the lack of visibility and value given to feminine gender expression in the Berlin queer scene. The Femme Mafia is here to shake things up and show how radical, subversive, smart, tough, genderqueer, diy, and fucking sexy femme gender really is!!! (For further information go to: berlinfemmemafia.blogspot.com or find them on facebook).
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Berlin Femme Mafia präsentiert:
The FEMME SHOW BERLIN
-queer und subversiv-

Wir werden sichtbar – Spot on für die erste FEMME SHOW BERLIN.

Euch erwartet ein exquisiter Showblock mit queer-femininen Genderperformances – von Burlesque über Spoken Words bis hin zu sexy Tanzeinlagen.

Außerdem können mediale Kunstwerke bestaunt, wunderbare Cupcakes verschlungen und zur Musik großartiger DJs getanzt werden. Wer sich traut, kann nebenbei vielleicht den ein oder anderen Kuss in der Kissing Booth abstauben.
Taucht ein in die Welt queerer Feminitäten!

Wann: 06.März 2010
Wo: L.U.X. / Schlesische Straße 41 / 10997 Berlin
Doors: 22:00 / Show: 23:00 / DJs & Dancing: 24:30
Eintritt 4 Euro vor 1:00, danach 3 Euro

Mit Performances von
Anna Peak, Fifi Bonlady, Goldie Dartmouth, Juli Saragosa, Katinka|CayaTe|Rabea, Mademoiselle Kla, Pro Lipstick, Sir La Muse and many, many more!

An den Plattentellern:
DJ Cisnita, DJ Draufgänger, DJ Goldie Dartmouth und DJ Sarah Adorable

Die FEMME SHOW BERLIN wird präsentiert von der Berlin Femme Mafia, einer Gruppe von Wesen, die sich als Femme oder feminine Queers präsentieren oder identifizieren. Die Gruppe gründete sich als Reaktion auf die Unsichtbarkeit und geringe Wertschätzung, die feminine Gender-Inszenierungen in der Berliner Szene erfahren. Die Berlin Femme Mafia ist auf den Plan getreten, um alle Vorurteile durchzuschütteln und zu zeigen, wie radikal, subversive, smart, genderqueer, diy und vor allem wie verdammt sexy das Gender Femme wirklich ist.

Mehr Infos gibt unter berlinfemmemafia.blogspot.com

Notes from the January Meeting!

Unfortunately we aren't able to post the January notes here - something to do with the file, blogspot wont let us cut and paste. But they are easily available so if anyone wants to see them, please drop us an email and we'll forward them to you!

Most of the discussion was around the big Femme Show that we are producing, which is taking place on March 6th at LUX! Its going to be an amazing variety extravaganza of different femme performers - spoken word, burlesque, drag, music, dance, performance art and so on.

Further details will be posted soon! The price is set to be 4€ before 1am and 3€ after


xxxx Emma

New meeting dates!!

Right now we are planning to meet on Thursdays instead of Wednesdays. So our new calander is:

Feb 11th

March 11th

April 15th

May 13th

June 1oth

July 15th

August 12th.

Next meeting next week!

xxxxx

Hello femmes,

Happy 2010!!!!!!!!!!

Here are the dates for femme mafia dinners in 2010, note that the first one is next Wednesday!

Time: 8pm Various locations, every 2nd Wednesday of the month.

January 13th
Febuary 10th
March 10th
April 14th
May 12th
June 9th
July 14th
August 11th

Hope to see you all soon xxx