Monthly Archives: March 2013

2013 February 28: I am not a Victim but a Victor…

Posted on March 25, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lungile Dladla They call February the month of love, I call it the month of change… In February 2010, I was walking with Mathapelo (one who prays) along Swazi street. It was around 7pm, a few hours after my … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Articles, Black Lesbians, Black Lesbians & Allies Against Hate Crimes, Community Mobilizing, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Expression, Hate Crimes, Health, HiV/AIDS in South Africa, Life Stories, South Africa, Townships, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Zanele Muholi | Tagged | 31 Comments

2013 March 24: Recognition of LGBTI Activist should be a culture

Posted on March 25, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale On the 21st March 2013 Zanele Muholi, visual activist and founder of Inkanyiso production was honoured for her extraordinary work of capturing the lives of black lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex individuals in South Africa. Muholi … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Index awards, Abantu, Acceptance speeches, Activism, Archived memories, Art Activism in South Africa, Articles, Black Lesbians, Books, Community, Community Mobilizing, Connections, Contributors, Difficult Love, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, guardian.co.uk, London, Organizations, Queer Africa, Queer visibility, South Africa, Zanele Muholi | Tagged | 23 Comments

2013 March 22: Gloom, glamour and graves

Posted on March 24, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Tambu Glenda Muzenda When we lay for the last time to rest the whole event is filled and felt with many emotions and for the one being sent away only silence prevails. Yet so much more happens in these … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Africa, Archived memories, Networking, Organizations, Queercide, Victims, Violence, Zanele Muholi | Tagged | 6 Comments

2012 March 20: There’s a strawberry garden between your legs

Posted on March 21, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Man drools over it like he can see it He has visuals of it in his head There’s something between your legs That makes him believe he can have that beautiful strawberry You’ve nurtured it so well and kept it … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Art Activism in South Africa, Arts, Black Lesbians, Community, Community Mobilizing, Crea(c)tive senses, Exposure, Expression, Feminism, Networking, Queer poetics, revolution | 12 Comments

2013 March 20: Defining Self: Honoring the Work of…

Posted on March 21, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Isis Asare _______________ If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive. ~Audre Lorde The work of Cheryl Dunye and Yvonne Welbon created an unprecedented level of visibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Archived memories, Arts, Contributors, Crea(c)tive senses, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Exposure, Feminist Art, Networking, Organizations, Records and histories, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | Tagged | 2 Comments

2013 March 20: 25 Pricks

Posted on March 20, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

   ‘The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it…’ -Rosanne Barr- ———————————————————————————————————————————— 250ml vodka 25 needles Thread No, this is not a shopping list for an alcoholic tailor. Part of setting up … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 ReFiguring Women, Africa, Arts, Crea(c)tive senses, Exposure, Expression, Feminism, Feminist Art, Goethe Institut - Johannesburg, Performance, South African Curators, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | Tagged | 2 Comments

2013 March 19: The monster

Posted on March 19, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Nunu Sigasa Spears and guns are vanity, Herbs and tablets falls short Blood soldiers die before you strike Your silence teeth are fatal You bite lite a poisonous snake You kill like a slow poison Cause you are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Archived memories, Art Activism in South Africa, Arts, Black Lesbians, Health, HiV/AIDS in South Africa | Tagged | 3 Comments

2013 March 17: Paris Is Burning with Candles…

Posted on March 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

 photo by Zanele Muholi in Paris (March 17,2013) VEILLEE COMMEMORATIVE Candlelight ceremony When Quand: le 17 Mars 2013 Where Où: Angle av. de la Cascade – Av. Edouard Petit, Paris 19 (Métro Botzaris) When Heure: @ 18h00 Inkanyiso & Les … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Activism in South Africa, Eudy Simelane, Les Dégommeuses, Paris | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments

2013 March 12: Trans(parent) interview

Posted on March 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

with Ricki Kgositau for RealDEAL – Izinto Zamampela talkshow produced by Inkanyiso at the 2011 GenderDynamix Trans Health & Advocacy conference, Cape Town. From Inkanyiso archives

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2013 March 16: Dangerous love

Posted on March 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lesego Tlhwale Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I do is to login to my Facebook, check my inbox, read through my feeds then stalk people’s timelines (LOL). While I was doing my daily Facebook routine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Archived memories, Expression, Gender Based Violence in same sex relationships, Life Stories, Organizations, South Africa, Victims | Tagged | 22 Comments