The mission of ACT Women is to increase visibility of women’s issues and advocate for women’s rights through the combination of art and activism. By merging both aspects of our work our long-term aim is to develop networks of groups that share our vision of solidarity - society based on human values and free of discrimination. ACT Women is an informal artistic group founded in the beginning of 200
3 by three women activists coming from different towns – Novi Sad, Zagreb and Belgrade. After few years of mutual cooperation on various projects we decided to join our skills, knowledge and experiences. As artists we aim to merge our activist experience with our theatre work in order to create unique public space in which activism takes on an artistic expression. We find that this is an important way of reaching people/public, and that it bridges the gaps and overcomes obstacles that are sometimes present between informal sector i.e. women’s groups and people.
Naša misija je povećanje vidljivosti ženskih pitanja i zalaganje za ženska prava kombinovanjem umetnosti i aktivizma. Izražavamo se i promovišemo naše političke ideje različitim umetničkim sredstvima i metodima. Feministička umetničko-aktivistička grupa ACT Women je osnovana kao neformalna umetnička grupa početkom 2003. godine od strane tri aktivistkinje iz različitih gradova – Novog Sada, Zagreba i Beograda. Nakon nekoliko godina saradnje na različitim projektima i uključivanja novih “artivistkinja” odlučile smo da udružimo naše veštine, znanja i iskustva i zvanično smo registrovale grupu krajem 2010. Kao umetnice želimo da spojimo naša iskustva u aktivizmu sa našim radom u pozorištu u cilju stvaranja jedinstvenog javnog prostora u kojem aktivizam poprima umetnički izraz. Smatramo da je ovo važan način na koji se mogu dosegnuti ljudi, tj. javnost, način na koji se mogu premostiti jaz i prepreke koji su ponekad prisutni između ženskih grupa i šire javnosti.
