Feminist Housing with Angela.D

How can housing be feminist? How can we design housing that starts from care, equality, and autonomy, rather than market logics and individual ownership? What does it mean to build living environments that reflect women’s realities, and what can feminist perspectives teach us about collective living in the city? On Thursday 11 September, PAF invites Angela.D to Antwerp for an evening exploring feminist housing. Angela.D is a Brussels-based feminist collective highlighting how housing acts as a social marker of inequality between men and women. They work to influence fair policies on housing access for women and reduce barriers that hinder independence. Since 2018, this collective of activists, sociologists, urban planners, and architects has collaborated on projects that rethink housing from an intersectional feminist perspective. 

During this evening, Angela.D will share how their work began at the intersection of feminism and housing activism and how they have translated these ideas into practice through projects like CALICO (Care and Living in Community). In this project, in collaboration with CLT Brussel among others, Angela.D created 10 homes for women in precarious situations and for older women, systematically integrating gender issues throughout the process. Their insights are now being applied in several new housing projects.

Our guest speakers of Angela.D will speak about collective care, organising beyond the nuclear family model, and creating housing that supports autonomy while resisting isolation. Drawing from their guides Une approche féministe du logement and Timmeren aan gelijkheid binnen sociale huisvesting, Angela.D will share practical lessons and tools for working towards feminist housing, for architects and urban designers, policymakers, housing professionals and engaged citizens seeking to drive change in the housing field. We will also discuss how these practices can inspire feminist housing practices in Flanders.

Program

19:00 – 19:30 Walk-in with coffee and tea

19:30 – 19:45 Introduction

19:45 – 21:00 Talk by Chloé Salembier, Katrien Van Capellen, Giulia Caterina Verga and Alice Larsimont (Angela.D)

21:00 – 21:30 Small group conversations

21:30 – 21:45 Reflections and collective closing

21:45 Drinks and aftertalk

The event will be held in English, but you are welcome to join the conversation in Dutch or French. We will do our best to offer ad hoc (whisper) translations if needed.

Tickets

Free / €5 / €10 / €15 (pay what you can)Please choose the ticket price that suits your situation best.Pre-registration is required via the link below.

Everyone is welcome to join this conversation. No prior knowledge is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to reflect together on how we can rethink housing to serve care, equality, and collective autonomy. As always at PAF, we create a warm, open space where every voice is welcome.

The event will be held in English, but you are welcome to join the conversation in Dutch or French. We will do our best to offer ad hoc (whisper) translations if needed.