the F word

The F Word has officially been online for 5 years. For those of you not in the know, the site emerged as a space for "young UK feminism" but changed it's byline to "contemporary UK feminism" as time wore on (see here for why they made the switch). Their mandate says,

This webzine exists to help encourage a new sense of community among UK feminists, and to show the doubters that feminism still exists here, today, now - and is as relevant to the lives of the younger generation as it was to those in the 60s and 70s. The webzine was founded by, and is mainly written by younger feminists, those of us born during or after the feminism of the 60s and 70s.

It was founded by Catherine Redfern, who (with the help of a wealth of contributers) has provided me with good solid daily reads for the last five years, and the reassurance that my thesis is not fit for the dregs quite yet. As a form of celebration, she's put a call out to all UK feminists to talk about what they think about feminism over the past five years. She asks:

How do you think feminism has developed since March 2001? Whether it be Ladyfests, the explosion in UK Grrrl zines, feminist groups forming throughout the country, campaigns that have come and gone, media coverage of feminism, the massive increase in feminist blogs, feminism on the internet, the creation of new campaigning organisations, or whatever you think is significant; I would love to hear your views. What has happened to you during the last five years in terms of feminism? [for those of you in the UK, you can respond to this address].

So congrats, F Word, on five great years. If I ever manage to figure out how to find more hours in the week, I'd love to start a sister site here in the colonies...