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"  If you consider yourself a feminist (or have feminist leanings), are passing by Paris, and keen for a non-postcardesque experience of the capital, take the M\u00E9tro up North to the outskirts of Clichy. From Saturday onwards, riotous activist group FEMEN (identifiable by their bare slogan-bearing chests and floral head pieces) are opening their headquarters. The space, a large factory formerly used as film production company, will become a permanent home to eight members and welcome women worldwide. &amp;quot;We want this to be a women&amp;#039;s house, open to anyone interested. Our action takes place on the street, but today it is vital to give it a roof for it to grow as an international movement,&amp;quot; said now-renowned founding member, Ukrainian-born Inna Shevchenko.  Shevchenko found herself forced to leave Ukraine after chainsawing a large crucifix in Kiev, topless, as the president passed an official demand for her arrest. After a skip and hop to Poland, she found herself in Paris, in August 2012. &amp;quot;The city was safe, with a big FEMEN following and a very central, strategic location in Europe for headquarters,&amp;quot; she said adding that the city is both &amp;quot;beautiful and full of urgent battles that need to be fought.&amp;quot; After months of revamping architecture, installing water, and doing DIY electrical jobs, the group will begin by holding a week long &amp;#039;Spring Training Camp&amp;#039; for 40-odd women from around the world next week. This will include self-defense workshops, how to deal with arrests, and non-violent strategies of all sorts. But that&amp;#039;s not all: True to their outrageous selves, the space will be &amp;quot;baptized&amp;quot; by holding a large event on Easter Sunday (much to the fury of local Catholic groups). Conferences, drinks, and an exclusive DJ performance by hip queer collective La Kidnapping are to be expected. &amp;quot;We will bring together our friends and enemies, and hope to have everybody convinced by the end of the night,&amp;quot; added Shevchenko with a smile. Who&amp;#039;s in?  Sunday, April 20th 2014 4, rue du port / Clichy la Garenne 7 to 2 PM Metro : Mairie de Clichy  Related: FEMEN Strip and Storm the Runway at Nina Ricci Related: Women Stand at the Frontlines of the Euromaidan Protest in Kiev Related: Meet the Ukrainian Women Who Don&amp;#039;t Want You to &amp;quot;Give It To a Russian&amp;quot; Photos: Valerie Baeriswyl (1); Betrand Noel (2); Jacob Khrist (3) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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