Austria
AUF - Eine Frauenzeitschrift Fleischmarkt 22/43 A-1010WIEN Austria. 6 issues a year.
A feminist magazine with news, notes and feature articles, including international women's movement news.
Frauenzimmer/Buchcafe Langegasse 11 A-1080WIEN Austria.
Women's bookshop, with an adjoining cafe/restaurant. The Frauenzimmer is also a meeting place for certain groups, and a place for information exchange.
Belgium
ARCHIVES GRIF (Groupe des Recherches et D'Information Feministe) Rue Henri Van Zuylen 59 1180 Brussels Belgium
A research, resource, information centre. Formerly publishers of LesCahiersdu GRIF (between 1973-1978, copies of which are still available) a feminist intellectual periodical, with thematic issues (work, women and children, etc.). Contains research reports, analytical articles (often marxist-feminist), personal letters and substantial literature reviews and bibliographies.
Le Feminaire 1 Rue Herman Richir 1030 Brussels Belgium Telephone: (02) 216 68 42
A documentation and research centre for radical feminism, set up in November 1979. It is run by four women who want to create a lesbian feminist space to make lesbian culture and information available, and to elaborate radical feminist analyses. They are especially collecting books and material about women's struggles for control over their own bodies, their sexuality and their lives. They have published bibliographies on lesbianism, migrant women workers, women and the working class struggle, and want to publish a regular bibliographical bulletin which would also contain news of their activities.
Rosa: Rol and Samenleving vzw Bondgenotenstraat 62 1190 Brussels - Vorst Belgium
A documentation centre on feminism and the roles of the sexes, run under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The aim of the centre is to collect all available documentation in these spheres in order to facilitate the discussions and activities of women's organizations and militant groups.
BOOKSHOPS
Dulle Griet Duquesnoystnaat 10 1000 Brussels Belgium
La Rabouilleuse Steenweg op Elsene 221 1050 Brussels Belgium
PUBLICATIONS
De Grote Kuis W. Tellstraat 9000 Gent Belgium Twice a year. Subscription (four issues) 160 Fr.
Produced twice a year in the Flemish language, this 40 to 50 page magazine is a publication of the Belgian Dolle Mina organization, a feminist goup which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 1980. Each issue deals with themes such as work, children, reproductive rights (abortion, contraception, sterilization), clitoridectomy, violence against women and sexuality. The magazine attempts to give an in depth analysis of each theme and also includes information about feminist groups,
meetings and activities.
Libre Parti Feminists Unifle (Unified Feminist Party) 74 Rue des Aduatiques 1040 Brussels Belgium Telephone: (02) 736 23 87
Produced every two months. Party membership includes subscription to Libre — 500 Fr. per year. Subscription for non-members 500 Fr.
An organ of the Parti Feministe Unifie, which has two main
aims:
1) To struggle for women's rights, i.e. the right over "our" bodies, the right to equal wages with men, and the right to a political life.
2) The struggle for a radical and structural change of society: A project of society. Also contains announcements of events and book-reviews.
Schoppenvrouw Gratiekapelstraat 7 2000 Antwerpen Belgium Produced every two months. Subscription 150 Fr. per year. Single issue 30 Fr.
Published by the femsoc (feminist-socialist) groups in Flemish, this 12 page paper carries articles and news about feminist groups, activities, books, and issues such as pornography, abortion, contraception, violence, and work. It reports on the law in regard to women in Belgium and on the position of the political parties and labour unions.
Women Of Europe / Femmes D'Europe 200 Rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels Belgium
Published by the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General of Information. The Bulletin is crammed with statistics, news and contacts for European women's organizations and press in EEC member countries. Published in English, French, Italian, Dutch, German and Danish
WOE (Women's Organization for Equality) c/o Marie Vercauteren 12 Ave. G. Macau 1050 Brussels Belgium
Monthly. Membership fee: 500 Fr. per year.
A feminist newsletter from Belgium (in English). Carries a calendar of the group's activities and commentary on scheduled events.