Author Archives: inkanyiso2009

2013 June 25: The Men In My Life

by Lynne Carrol I never got the pleasure of meeting my grandfather, but I heard a lot about him and through stories. Once characteristic that was starkly vivid was that he was a family man who loved his all his … Continue reading

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2013 June 6: Dangerous is not the Young Black Men in Daveyton

Portfolio II by Collen Mfazwe This visual project is about some  young black men who resides in Daveyton township where I come from. It is the beginning… I want to share with the viewers that not all black men are … Continue reading

Posted in Community, Creating awareness, Crime rate, Daveyton, Love, Our lives in the picture, Photo album, Portfolio, Portrait, Poverty, Relationships, Townships, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged | 5 Comments

2013 June 24: Our deepest fear is that we are powerful

by Kopano Sibeko A week and a day ago was what is nationally known as June 16, termed after the 1976 Soweto uprising, which spiraled because Afrikaans was to be shaved down every bodies throat as a medium language in … Continue reading

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2013 June 24: @ 25 revisited two months later

by Lerato Dumse To celebrate youth month in post apartheid South Africa, some people wear school uniform on the 16 of June. This is done to commemorate the defiant actions that claimed young lives 37 years ago who demanded English … Continue reading

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2013 June 18: New Brand For House Music Lovers

by Londeka Dlamini Pule Mathonsi (28) from KwaMakhutha in Durban has launched a new clothing label called Soulful-Star for house music fans, mostly he designs t-shirts written about house music. He says he had an idea about this brand two … Continue reading

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2013 June 22: Lesbians wed in the broad daylight

An article translated by Christie  Two lesbians from Chesterville, Kwa Zulu- Natal tied the knot on Saturday the 15th June 2013, Ziningi Ndlela got married to Delisile Ncengwa, and they were married by Pastor Zinzi Zungu from the church they attend, … Continue reading

Posted in Evidence, Inkanyiso media, Love, Media works, Photo album, Records and histories, Relationships, Scriptures, Spirtitual activism, Translation, Visualizing public spaces, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged , | 4 Comments

2013 June 22: “Queer Art and Activism”

Skeive dager, Litteraturhuset 22.06.13 A presentation by Ellen Mortensen First of all, I want to thank the organizers of this seminar on “Queer Art and Activism”, FOKUS, SAIH, LLH and – Kunstplass 5, and especially Vibeke Hermanrud, for the invitation … Continue reading

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2013 June 21: Yesterday’s Reality Check

Breakfast dialogue: Reality check: Understanding the lives of sexual minority women in South Africa. – Is lack of knowledge and misunderstandings causing sensationalism and victimhood in the media? Each time we are represented by outsiders, we are merely seen as … Continue reading

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Another Approach Is Possible, Art Solidarity, Arts, As we are, Before You, Contributors, Crea(c)tive senses, Cultural activists, Evidence, Exposure, Feminism, Forum for Women Development (FOKUS), Inkanyiso media, Intellectualism, Landsforeningen for Lesbiske, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Love, Maureen Velile Majola, Norwegian Student and Academics International Assistance Fund (SAIH), Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visualizing public spaces, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Youth voices, Zanele Muholi | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

2013 June 21: The Princess of Norway pitched just for Muholi

by Maureen Velile Majola As we gathered at the Kunstplass 5 gallery waiting for the Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit to arrive. The Princess made a special trip to the gallery just to meet Zanele Muholi and see the ‘I See Rainbows’ … Continue reading

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2013 June 20 Inkanyiso Sees The Rainbows with Norwegians

by Lesego Tlhwale The Norwegian LGBTI community has been infiltrated by the most progressive queer media and visual activism organisation Inkanyiso Productions. From the  19 – 23 June 2013, Zanele Muholi and Maureen Majola will be representing Inkanyiso in Oslo … Continue reading

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