Narcofeminism

# Narcofeminists   

Meet us – the #Narcofeminist  movement.

Our vision

Our history

Our stance

WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN DEDICATED TO THE DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOICES OF NARCOFEMINISTS SUPPORT NO EXCUSE FOR VIOLENCE HOW THE WAR ON DRUGS LEADS TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Narcofeminist’s Principles - Safety and peace of mind of each one of us is above all - Our movement is taking care of each other: sharing the resources and opportunities to lift the spirits, improve health and wellbeing Narcofeminist’s Values: We do not need matriarchy. And it hurts us to live in patriarchy. Our world is the woman’s freedom to unlock her potential. Narcofeminists make every step to bring closer the future, where we, women, are free and help each other here and now to be happy and to maintain our health, dignity and wellbeing. We support regulation of all psychoactive substances and free choice of the lifestyle for women. Regulation means lawfully growing marijuana for your own use at home. Regulation is when heroin can be used for medical purposes and can be dispensed in a clinic with respect and professional attitude of doctors to the woman seeking help. The 60-year strategy of the war on drugs today became a policy legalizing murders and other blatant violations of the rights of people who use drugs. To all of us, men and women, violence, humiliation, pressure of stigma and stereotypes brings pain and suffering, which affect our self-esteem and, thus, our actions. Although in the progressive world – Portugal, Canada, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Uruguay, USA (federal laws) – regulation of substances is implemented for thirty years already, in our region of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia we still have wild repressive drug policies, with their servants – public officials, police, criminals – hanging on to power and influence. In the world, over 80% of women are in prisons for the “crimes” related to illegal drug use. Changes start from us realizing the value of each woman’s life, helping and supporting each other. We, NARCOFEMINISTS, support the ideology of FEMINISM, in particular intersectional feminism focused on the intersection of various female identities and trying to look into how people with different experiences face discrimination. NARCOFEMINISM: OUR POSITION
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Leaders of the Movement

Katya Panitseva, Estonia
kpanitseva@gmail.com

It seems that everything is here. Work, friends, love. There’s even more than enough health for all this. But the main thing is missing. The right to be myself in our society.

“-Tired of blaming myself for everything again, and only when I close my eyes …”

I’m glad that today I can openly speak about myself and my stance as a Narcofeminist.

Oksana Ibragimova, Kazakhstan
oksi.29_75@mail.ru

 “I believe that our movement and energy will give strength and inspiration to women to fight for humane drug policy, for equality and freedom, for safety and spiritual comfort of each of us.”

Larysa Soloveva, Germany
lsolovyeva39@gmail.com

 “I believe, that women will make this word more humane and kinder, that invasions of privacy, repressive drug policies and cruel attitudes of society will remain in the past.

Svitlana Moroz, Ukraine
svetamorozgen@gmail.com
Eurasian Women’s Network on AIDS

“By participating in international women’s forums and shadow report preparation processes at the CEDAW committee, I realized that women who use drugs remain outside the board of feminist movements and feminist agenda. I want it to be different. Our rights, our lives should not have less value. We have something to say, we have a lot  of knowledge and we, inevitably, will be developing”

Alla Bessonova, Kyrgyzstan

Girls and narcofeminism gave me the opportunity to understand how it is, not to be afraid. To be free. Be yourself.

Anna Garkusha, Ukraine
anigarkusha@gmail.com

Narcofeminism is a movement towards civilization. An approach based on human rights. The only way to prosperity. When we are together, we are in another world, in the world of acceptance, freedom and respect for each other. It is valuable to me. And every woman should have this value.

I want the world to learn how to properly handle substances, and women have the right to choose. Narcofeminism is not an accidental phenomenon, it is progress that will inevitably develop in the direction of freedom, equality and acceptance. And we are approaching this time – an equal world without stigma, discrimination and rejection.

Inspiring people and fellow travelers – The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID):

Inna Michaeli
Building Feminist Economies Manager

Meeting women active on drug policy is a true gift, which continues expanding my consciousness and my heart. I believe we have many exciting feminist journeys together ahead of us, towards a world free of stigma, violence and oppression. I hope feminists everywhere will become strong advocates for decriminalization and harm reduction. Our bodily autonomy and our freedom to live our life without societal sanctions, is a matter of each and every one of us.

 

 

 

Fenya Fischler 

Co-Creating Feminist Realities Coordinator at the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID). 

Drug policy is rarely been seen as a feminist issue and the voices and experiences of women, trans and gender non-conforming people who use drugs have not often been heard. As a feminist, I believe we must listen to women who use drugs and stand for solutions they want such as harm reduction that challenge systems of oppression and stigma. All people are entitled to responses centred on care, compassion and individual autonomy.

Like feminism, harm reduction is a philosophy that encourages us to do away with the false distinction between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ women. Read about this topic in article “Why drug policy is a feminist issue” written by Fenya Fisher, November, 2018.

Masha Plotko
maria@harmreductioneurasia.org

Olya Belyayeva
olga@harmreductioneurasia.org

Eliza Kurcevic
eliza@harmreductioneurasia.org

Our inspiring logo was created on a snowy peak in the streams of mountain air and the freedom to create. A woman fled to the mountains in pain and despair to find herself in the world. Rarely been in touch. But this relationship proved invaluable. Hearing from her friend Alla about the movement of #Narcofeminism, Sveta showed her idea of Narcofeminism in the logo – every woman is unique. And each of us feels content, if we accept ourselves in every way we are. Acceptance begins with the support of spiritually close people. For this, we are here.