What we do

FemBloc is a non-profit feminist initiative for the prevention, detection, attention and reparation of Digital Gender-based Violence (DGV).

Fembloc was born under some experts and cyberfeminists claim that the internet and connected spaces are also crossed by sexist violence.

Our experience shows us that Gender-based Violence increasingly incorporates a technological component and that digital technologies can facilitate new forms of Gender-based Violence.

What happens in virtual spaces has real consequences in people's lives. Sexist violence in the digital sphere is a serious reality that has devastating psychological, physical, and economic consequences. That's why FemBloc is dedicated to creating the necessary tools and support so that we can eliminate them, and build safe and feminist digital spaces.

Fembloc works from a feminist self-defense approach and follows a holistic and intersectional strategy. Because of that, we have different experts in the psychosocial, legal and digital security fields.

Helpline

Fembloc includes a feminist helpline that provides advice and/or support to:

  • Women and LGTBIQ+ people who receive LGBTIQphobic Violence, Digital Gender-based Violence, hate speech;
  • Civil society organizations or collectives that receive LGBTIQphobic Violence, Digital Gender-based Violence, and hate speech;
  • Friends, relatives, and people from the environment to provide support when such violence is faced;
  • Professionals from the Gender-based Violence care circuit who want advice on this type of violence.

If you need direct assistance, contact us through the various channels specified on the website and we will assist you with the utmost confidentiality and privacy.

Training

We provide training and workshops to raise awareness of the importance of addressing DGV in the public, legal and educational spheres. We also give training workshops aimed at professionals and activists from the sector. You can read about our previous trainings here.

Research

We research DGV, its impacts and how to detect and mitigate them. You can read about our previous research here.

Resources

The knowledge gathered through the helpline, the trainings and workshops, and research, enables us to develop didactic and informative materials to raise awareness and educate the public about DGV. You can find our online guides, videos, alerts and training here.

We also provide a series of prevention and response documentation for different types of digital attacks. This documentation has been created by the Fembloc team to provide legal, psychosocial and technological support. Do not hesitate to consult it. You can access it through this link: https://docs.fembloc.cat

FemBloc is a non-profit project working to develop a model for tackling digital gender-based violence via an online information and support helpline and a collection of related activities and resources. This work will be carried out in Catalonia, from an intersectional feminist perspective.

The project is a joint effort between Alia, Donestech, Calala Women's Fund, the University of Barcelona and the experts Alex Haché and Laia Serra, and has been funded through the European REC2020 (Rights, Equality and Citizenship) programme.

The helpline, which will take the same name as the project (FemBloc), is currently in development and will be launched as a pilot in the spring of 2022. You can find further information in the Frequently Asked Questions section of this website and via our Twitter or Instagram.

Back