‘AFRICAN FEMINISMS GATHERING: SHIFTING POWER THROUGH FEMINISMS’
African Feminisms - Rights, Representation, Resources
Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 September 2025
Overview
Overview of The Gathering
Over four days in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 25–28 September, feminists came together to share, discuss, rejuvenate, and rebuild, engaging in conversations on power, polycrisis, community, and movement-building.
Over four days in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 25–28 September, feminists came together to share, discuss, rejuvenate, and rebuild, engaging in conversations on power, polycrisis, community, and movement-building.
Day 2: Building Collective Power
Friday, 26 September
| A day of reclaiming knowledge, embodying healing, and building movements that shape feminist futures. |
Overview of Day 2 of The Gathering
Building Collective Power
The day was dedicated to reclaiming knowledge, embodying healing, and fostering movements that shape feminist futures.
Two engaging panel discussions took place: one focused on Claiming the Web as Feminists in a Digital Age, and the other explored strategies for Building and Sustaining Effective Feminist Movements.
Building Collective Power
The day was dedicated to reclaiming knowledge, embodying healing, and fostering movements that shape feminist futures.
Two engaging panel discussions took place: one focused on Claiming the Web as Feminists in a Digital Age, and the other explored strategies for Building and Sustaining Effective Feminist Movements.
Spotlight: Feminist Movement Building
Mariam Mohamad Hussein
Mariam Mohamad Hussein is Deputy Executive Director and Programs Manager at Hawa Feminist Collective, Somalia’s first youth-led feminist movement. She has mobilized hundreds of young women in feminist activism and leadership, focusing on empowering Somali women and girls amid conflict and displacement. Mariam shared insights from her work and experiences with participants
Mariam Mohamad Hussein
Mariam Mohamad Hussein is Deputy Executive Director and Programs Manager at Hawa Feminist Collective, Somalia’s first youth-led feminist movement. She has mobilized hundreds of young women in feminist activism and leadership, focusing on empowering Somali women and girls amid conflict and displacement. Mariam shared insights from her work and experiences with participants
Day 3:
Building feminist Futures
Saturday, 27 September
This day focuses on feminist futures and economies addressing intersecting crises. Through art, activism, and dialogue, participants explore strategies for building just, resilient, and sustainable movements that respond to social, economic, and ecological challenges.
Overview of Day 3 of The Gathering
Building Feminist Futures
Day 3 centered on feminist futures and economies, exploring the challenges posed by intersecting crises.
The two panels of the day addressed Rethinking African Feminist Economies and Polycrisis and Our Response, fostering critical discussions on how to shape resilient, equitable, and forward-looking feminist movements.
Building Feminist Futures
Day 3 centered on feminist futures and economies, exploring the challenges posed by intersecting crises.
The two panels of the day addressed Rethinking African Feminist Economies and Polycrisis and Our Response, fostering critical discussions on how to shape resilient, equitable, and forward-looking feminist movements.
Connected Landscapes: Beading as Collective Practice
On the third day of The Gathering participants engaged in an interactive workshop that explored beading as a matriarchal, intergenerational practice rooted in African traditions of adornment, resistance, and storytelling.
Curated and implemented by Dudizile Mathebula
On the third day of The Gathering participants engaged in an interactive workshop that explored beading as a matriarchal, intergenerational practice rooted in African traditions of adornment, resistance, and storytelling.
Curated and implemented by Dudizile Mathebula
Artist Spotlight
Irene A’mosi
Angolan artist Irene A'mosi’s project This Character is a Woman highlights the lives and struggles of Angola’s zungueiras (informal market women). Using video, performance, and installation, A'mosi addresses issues like state violence, femicide, and police targeting of these women.
Irene A’mosi
Angolan artist Irene A'mosi’s project This Character is a Woman highlights the lives and struggles of Angola’s zungueiras (informal market women). Using video, performance, and installation, A'mosi addresses issues like state violence, femicide, and police targeting of these women.
Nkisu: Reading & Discussion
with Actor Spaces
In collaboration with Actor Spaces the Nkisu comic came alive through a live reading and interactive discussion.
Nkisu unfolds the story of a teenage girl navigating life at the African Feminist Academy. This coming-of-age narrative tackles themes such as period poverty, sex education, intersectional feminism, gender norms, and feminist culture, combining uplifting storytelling with meaningful insights into teenage experiences and feminist ideas.
Read the full Nkisu comic here
with Actor Spaces
In collaboration with Actor Spaces the Nkisu comic came alive through a live reading and interactive discussion.
Nkisu unfolds the story of a teenage girl navigating life at the African Feminist Academy. This coming-of-age narrative tackles themes such as period poverty, sex education, intersectional feminism, gender norms, and feminist culture, combining uplifting storytelling with meaningful insights into teenage experiences and feminist ideas.
Read the full Nkisu comic here
Survey Questions for the African Feminisms Gathering
As a guest of the African Feminisms Gathering, we kindly invite you to share your feedback and reflections. Your input will help us improve future editions of the Gathering and related events. The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.
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As a guest of the African Feminisms Gathering, we kindly invite you to share your feedback and reflections. Your input will help us improve future editions of the Gathering and related events. The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.
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