250-700 words | Deadline: One weeks before the first of each month (could make exceptions)
We seek critical, intersectional voices challenging how power shapes urban space.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
We invite you to submit thought pieces for any month that resonates with you. Each month highlights specific observances and themes, and we've provided provocations below to spark your thinking— write what moves you. Challenge what needs challenging. Center what's been erased.
The questions are inspiration, not requirements. If a month's theme sparks something in you—a memory, a rage, a vision, a critique—follow that thread wherever it leads.
Choose any month: The questions are sparks, not scripts. Write what matters.
Core Provocation (always):
Who is supposed to be here? Who profits from your absence?
MARCH – International Women's Day
Which women are we actually talking about when we celebrate "women's spaces"?
What if safety wasn't about more surveillance, but about dismantling patriarchy?
In this first issue, we explore how International Women’s Day 2026 connects to the way our streets, transport systems, and public spaces are designed – and who they truly serve.
Dive into powerful contributor insights on feminist walks as collective care, where urban heritage, women’s stories, and social prescribing come together to reclaim the right to the city.
You’ll discover how women’s names, memories, and everyday routes reshape public space, challenging male‑centric planning and making safety, belonging, and visibility non‑negotiable.
Our “On the News” section curates articles on designing inclusive cities, gender‑sensitive mobility, and why public transport still fails to protect women – and what real solutions can look like.
From safer streets and accessible childcare to climate‑resilient, low‑carbon neighbourhoods, we highlight how feminist urban design improves life for everyone.
We’re also celebrating a major milestone: The Feminist Park podcast has reached 1,000 listeners on Spotify, and we share books and research on data bias, women changing cities, and men’s role in feminism for your further learning.
Finally, you’ll find upcoming events and learning journeys – from “Beyond Patriarchy” to feminist cities symposia and leadership webinars – plus ways to stay connected with our team and community.
feminist cities, feminist urbanism, gender-inclusive urban planning
International Women’s Day 2026, women’s safety in public transport
social prescribing, collective care, feminist walks, urban heritage
gender data bias, Invisible Women, Women Changing Cities
feminist podcast, feminist events Berlin, Beyond Patriarchy
APRIL – World Health Day, International Day for Monuments and Sites
Can a statue of a colonizer ever coexist with healing spaces?
Whose bodies are monuments and parks designed to accommodate—and whose to exclude?
MAY – International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, World Day for Cultural Diversity
When did you last see queer joy in a park without it being policed?
Whose "culture" gets celebrated in public space, and whose gets surveilled?
JUNE – World Environment Day, Pride Month, World Refugee Day
Can there be environmental justice without abolishing borders?
How does green gentrification displace the same communities "sustainability" claims to protect?
JULY – Disability Pride Month, International Non-Binary People's Day
What violence does "accessible" hide when it means "barely tolerable"?
When will "accessible" mean designed with us, not for us?
AUGUST – International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, International Youth Day
Whose land theft does this park naturalize as "public space"?
How do curfews, loitering laws, and "age-appropriate" design criminalize young bodies?
SEPTEMBER – RUOK Day, International Equal Pay Day, Anniversary of the SDGs
Are you OK? And if not, is that a personal failure or structural violence?
Who can afford the time to "be well" in a park?
OCTOBER – Mental Health Month, Day of Older Persons, Day of the Girl, Pronouns Day, Menopause Day
What if mental health crisis is a rational response to systemic violence, not individual pathology?
How does "family-friendly" space exclude queer families, disabled elders, and gender-expansive youth simultaneously?
NOVEMBER – Sustainable Transport Day, Transgender Awareness Week, World Toilet Day, Children's Day
What does trans awareness without material safety actually offer us?
Why is a public toilet a radical demand in 2026?
DECEMBER – Migrants Day, Disability Day, Human Rights Day, Paris Agreement Anniversary
What if human rights frameworks center those the state deems "illegal"?
Can climate action be just if it's not led by those most harmed?