Having been quite intrigued by the antics of art collective Pussy Riot some months back, I just read an article in today's Guardian talking about a current wave of Eastern European feminist activism now coming to the UK that goes by the name of Femen. These activists court controversy with topless protests and a direct confrontational style of activism that they contrast with what they describe in the article as "library feminism". I must say I personally find the approach of this new wave of young feminist activists refreshing, dynamic and inspiring and exciting. I enjoy the anarchic punk spirit and in your face-ness of it. I also like the fact that they are challenging the current kind of culturally relativist thinking among western feminism that abandons so many non-white women and girls to endure forms of oppression and abuse that white women are protected from.

Here's the article in the Guardian, I'm rather expecting a heap of scorn, but maybe some of you will also find it engaging and provocative?

Fearless and Topless