Sara
Margarida
professional dreamer,
wannabe archaeologist of unsubmissive women
Born in 1982, raised in Faro, in the south of Portugal. She studied environmental engineering, energetic efficiency, worked with news’ clipping, Playing with artistic expression since a young age with drawing and painting, has done amateur theater since her teens. Studied contemporary dance, choreography, site specific work and performance.She arrived at Porto in time for the Feminist Festival and embraced this community as her own, getting involved in the festival aftermath projects. Monitor of the recently created Feminist Performance group aims to deconstruct femininity and womanhood as a social construction to free each individual being.
Fabiola
Friedel
„There’s nothing good, unless one does it!“
Born and raised in Germany in the aftermath of the fall of berlin wall Friedel captures and scrutinizes atmospheres and environments since.
She studied scenography and works on-topic with drawing, spatial installation, animation, filmset and what comes her way whereas in her works she’s interested in experimenting with (semi)-documentary methods and real people’s lifes.
In 2014 she turned her back on Berlin and became interested in the life realities of woman in her new chosen home Porto, where she began to lead interviews and started to get involved in the community.Teaching Yoga as well as education in the fields of woman`s health, menstrual and sustainable education and animal rights are important to her as she believes this contributes to a positive relation with oneself and ones’ surroundings.
www.friedel.fink.wordpress.com
Joana
Born and raised in Famalicão, Joana is a social and political activist, full-time feminist, committed to the struggle for change in the conservative, sexist and LGBTQphobic mentalities. She is a sociologist and junior researcher, whose work is based on issues related to gender, identity and sexuality.
She graduated in Criminology, in 2010, from the University of Porto, and she holds a master in Sociology. Joana is also member of Associação José Afonso, a cultural and civic, non confessional association, since 2009.
who are we?
InversaMente was born out of our fortunate meeting during the Feminist Festival of Porto, in October 2015.
The core group is composed of 5 women, feminists, activists, from different cities of Portugal but currently living and working in Porto. We are educators, artists, researchers, creators. InversaMente is a platform to share what we started building during the Festival with our community and to reinforce feminist questioning and feminist solutions.
Porto, 1983 @saraleao#photojournalism #citizenship #intersectionality #socialjustice #migration #feminism #womenshealth #literature #education
BA nomad with a high interest in politics, social transformation and participation. Has a background in psychology and photography. Has lived in Armenia and therefore developed an interest in South Caucasus/Eastern Turkey political issues. Built a curriculum vitae of intense activity on social activism in grassroot collectives over the past 10 years. Team-worked for the creation of several collectives in Porto and was in the coordination of international projects such as the World March of Women Feminist Caravan. Currently develops research on the educational impact of participation in social movements and has fallen in love with the intersections of feminism, activism and technology.Wannabe writer.
Sculpture, experimental-rap-world music, performance artist.
BBorn 1988 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.From an early stage Fabíola has developed her taste for research, movement, sound, substance and the body, through music,dance studies and sports. Graduated in Fine Arts - Sculpture, her content has also been presented in scientific conferences of endocrinology and metabolism researches. As a singer, has performed all over Portugal and overseas, to mention some events: Festival de Músicas do Mundo de Sines, Andanças Festival (Portugal), Danzas sin Fronteras (Spain), Accustic’Omaggio in Torino (Italy), Boombalfestival in Lovendegem and the Gentse Feesten (Belgium), the Barbican Hall in London (UK),Festival des Arts de la rue de Bobo Dioulasso,(Burkina Faso) and was a WDT cast member (a social intervention dance theatre project) for the 2007 tour all over Canada, the U.S. and Guyana. As a volunteer, worked in The School of the Nations in Guyana and served different women’s associations in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Fabíola is linked to Doulas of Europe and Dona International.Butoh, Suzuki and Viewpoints, Tango and experimental printmaking and are on her interests.Is currently working as an actress and musician for Compagnie Velum in Lille (France), as lead singer in The Reunion (Belgium) and Sotie Flow (Portugal), and continues developing her own multidisciplinary independent creations.