During the weekend of the 20th-21st of March 2010, Meem organized a gender and sexualities camp which gathered about 20 persons.

The themes discussed during the weekend ranged from analyzing gender as a social construct to the binary concept of sex and gender as a fixed formula.

Standardization of sexual organs was also discussed specially through  unnecessary surgeries and interventions to protect the hetero patriarchal system which generates different forms of oppression such as sexism, heterosexism and transphobia.

Feminism had its share through an overview of feminist and women’s movements in the region as well as different types of feminist thoughts. We also discussed how the feminist and lgbtq movement advocated and still do for freedom of gender expression, as for  Transfeminism, it  broadens the concept of gender, holding that gender is a question of performativity, choice and right, the right to gender ambiguity and gender equality.

Two of our Meem members joined a one-week workshop called “Take That Gender!” in Bologna, Italy. The workshop included gay and straight participants from the Euro-Mediterranean and dealt with issues of gender identity, sexual orientation, diversity, and equality.

August featured many activist development workshops including an Introduction to Photoshop and a Presentation on Lesbian & Feminist Film History.

Our favorite Sexual Health Guy, Raja Farah, gave a second lesbian sexual health workshop in July to a big audience at the Womyn House. Attendees learned more about safer sex for lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders as well as sexually transmitted diseases.

Our Art Committee held its first activity this month with a crafts workshop on making (voodoo?) dolls.