Herstories by Bus in the Diocese of Linz

a project of Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture -

RebellInnen! / Activistas!

Experience Histories and Herstories by Bus

When did political demands first start being taken to the streets of Linz? What did these people want? How did their protesters manifest themselves? Three bus tours—“From One Struggle to the Next,” “Struggle, Embroidery and Roses” and “Papers, Work and Terms of Residence”—set off in search of the traces of social activism past and present in Linz.

These experimental tours are the outgrowth of collaborative efforts undertaken with the following Linz organizations: Gewerkschaftsjugend Oberösterreich (labor union youth group), Pedagogical Academy of the Diocese of Linz, Linz Art University and Radio FRO.

From One Struggle to the Next
Dates in 2009:
March 7 / April 25 / June 13 / August 1 / October 3

Struggle, Embroidery and Roses
Dates in 2009:
March 14 / April 4 / July 4 / July 18 / September 12

Papers, Work and Terms of Residence
Dates in 2009:
March 21 / April 18 / May 16 / May 30 / June 20

All tours are on Saturday from 2 to 6 PM
Departure: bus stop at Untere Donaulände 26, Linz


Participants: Vida Bakondy, dypol deductions, Eva Egermann, Leopoldine Feichtinger, Vlatka Frketic, FROzine Redaktion, Julia Gerstbauer, Elke Gaugele, Margit Grad, Karin Hackl, Iris Harratzmüller, Christiane Heindl, Stephanie Helmberger, Dagmar Höss, Marty Huber, iftaf, Alexander Jöchl, Anita Jovic, Elisabeth Keppelmüller, Sabrina Kern, Eva König, Rosi Kröll, Susanne Larson, maiz, MASI knitwear made in Linz, Gerda Martinez-Lopez, Verena Mayrhofer, Mieze Medusa, Claudia Nickl, Christine Pavlic, Bernhard Pospisil, Rosel Postuvanschitz, Recherchegruppe für Schwarze österreichische Geschichte und Gegenwart, Christine Reitner, Oliver Ressler, Ajdin Rexhepi, Andreea Sasaran, Verena Schiefermüller und Katharina Schinagl, Stefanie Seibold, Sexy Shock and the International Committee of the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe, Helene Siebermair, Katharina Struber, Zelimir Zilnik.

Graphic design: Toledo i Dertschei

Tickets at the Linz09 Infocenter, at all Ö-Ticket outlets and online at www.linz09.at

tour: Struggle, Embroidery and Roses
When did political demands first start being taken to the streets of Linz? What did these people want? How did their protesters manifest themselves? Students from the Pedagogical Academy of the Diocese of Linz got together with trafo.K to scrutinize the reality of women’s everyday life on the job. They focused on the history of work in textile plants. This joint effort sought to confront issues that are treated only incidentally in the public perception, on the street, in the workplace, and in educational institutions as well: outwork (home-based production) ... factory work ... piecework ... Various invisible, feminized fields of labor down through the history of the textile industry constitute the point of departure of a tour that deals with stories of feminist struggle and alternative forms of production in Linz.

In cooperation with: Rosel Postuvanschitz, Julia Gerstbauer, Margit Grad, Iris Harratzmüller, Christiane Heindl, Stephanie Helmberger, Anita Jovic, Elisabeth Keppelmüller, Eva König, Susanne Larson, Christine Reitner and Katharina Schinagl

With contributions from: Mieze Medusa, Rosi Kröll, MASI knitwear made in Linz and dypol deductions

Route:
• Departure point / Untere Donaulände 26
• Redoutensaal (public hall)
• Former woolens mill
• Linz Textil GmbH
• Former textile mill
• Gasthaus Arbeiterheim (tavern)
• Hafenbecken III (harbor)
• Goldhauben-Webe (traditional arts & crafts workshop)
• MASI and dypol deductions
• Departure point / Untere Donaulände 26

Dates in 2009:
March 14 / April 4 / July 4 / July 18 / September 12
All tours are on Saturday from 2 to 6 PM

Graphic design: Toledo i Dertschei

With the support of sabtours

Produced by trafo.K in cooperation with the Pedagogical Academy of the Diocese of Linz, artist Dagmar Höss, scholar Elke Gaugele and dramaturge Marty Huber.

With the support of sabtours!

trafo.k's latest project is to provide feminist, queer workshops for vocational schools. According to their website.

Flic Flac * a pilot model feminist, transdisciplinary workshops for Berufsschule How many sexes are there? Television, advertising, questions in questionnaires, changing rooms, literature, the toilets in public spaces, and most contemporary education have a clear answer: There are two sexes, men and women. The feminist research takes up this question and analyses it : This idea is not an irrefutable truth. What does this all mean for men and women?

Cathcon: Sabotage of the Catholic Faith- the only thing the Diocese of Linz excels in.