Category Archives: Africa

2013 April 20: Inkanyiso online reaches +100 posts and more than 26 000 views within 3 months

Posted on April 23, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

 by Baitiri Lumka Seleka On the 19 April 2013, Inkanyiso.org celebrated 100 blog postings in less than three months of being active. The blog was created on the 4th February 2013, and has items ranged from news articles, creative writings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Africa, Archived memories, Art Solidarity, Articles, As we are, Before You, Collaborations, Community, Community Mobilizing, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Education, Exposure, Expression, Johannesburg, Readings, Records and histories, Relationships, revolution, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | Tagged | 10 Comments

2013 March 28: Inkanyiso members at work

Posted on April 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

L-R: Thuli & Lerato L-R: Ricki & Chuma L-R: Muholi, TP, Ntombi & Lesego L-R: Charmain, Ricki & Chuma L-R: Ntombi & Lesego L-R: Malik and Botshabelo Visuals by Nqobile Zungu captured at the HIVOS LGBTI activists capacity building training … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Africa, Allies, Archived memories, Articles, Before You, Cape Town, Collaborations, Community, Consultants, Creating awareness, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Organizations, Professionals, Skills training for LGBTI, South Africa, Sponsorships, Transgenderism in Africa, Visual history, Zambia, Zimbabwe | 2 Comments

2013 April 12: Bros B4 Ho’s at the OIA film festival opening

Posted on April 12, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

On the 12th April 2013 Inkanyiso crew and I attended the annual South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival hosted by Out In Africa (OIA) in Johannesburg. The event that has been hosted annually for the past 20 years wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Africa, Allies, Art Activism in South Africa, Collaborations, Contributors, Crea(c)tive senses, Exposure, Expression, Films, Inkanyiso crew, Lesego Tlhwale, Life Stories, Out In Africa (OIA), Questions & Answers, Records and histories, Visual history, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | Tagged | 11 Comments

2013 April 10: Another black lesbian activist has fallen

Posted on April 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Report by Christie van Zyl As fellow South Africans especially members of African National Congress commemorates 20 years of Chris Hani’s brutal killing in Boksburg, Johannesburg (April 10, 2013). Freegender members, allies and the black lesbian community at large gathered … Continue reading →

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2011 May 11: Inkanyiso in solidarity with African human rights defenders

Posted on April 9, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Kampala, UGANDA Human rights defenders; Activists and allies singing ‘We are the World’, the night when Anti-homosexuality Bill was thrown out of the parliament. A video produced live by Inkanyiso (2011)

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Africa, Allies, Before You, Collaborations, Connections, Creating awareness, Records and histories, Relationships, Transgenderism in Africa, Zanele Muholi | Tagged | Leave a comment

Posted on April 8, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I take photographs to remember those who cannot speak freely and to be remembered. I believe photography to be my first language, a calling that I received from my ancestors so that I could voice my issues and concerns. Whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Africa, Allies, Archived memories, Art Activism in South Africa, Before You, Black Lesbians, Creating awareness, Expression, Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), Founded, Life Stories, Organizations, Profile, Records and histories, revolution, Visual history | Tagged | 22 Comments

2013 April 7: The game we played and lost

Posted on April 7, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

2012 June, Paris. FRANCE A friendly match  between Equipe Les Degommeuses a lesbian soccer team based in Paris, France and Thokozani Football Club from Umlazi, Durban. … for Foot for Love Photos by Laurence Prat http://www.laurenceprat.com About Equipe Les Dégommeuses and Thokozani … Continue reading →

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2013 April 4: Gender blind

Posted on April 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Thuthula Sodumo I have always wondered what would happen if I was a human being, with no gender, no sexuality and no identity. Just a human being that loved other humans and that’s it. I wondered how it would be … Continue reading →

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2013 April 3: Time, love and pain

Posted on April 3, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Bathini Dambuza A cold winter night, all alone in my room I think of her, I think of me Me and her the joy and headache of reality The heartache of what is in front of me Pain of … Continue reading →

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2013 April 2: Of Hyperbole in Activism

Posted on April 1, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I am the issue you set out to address, But somewhere you lost me, this much you must confess You used to desire, to bring about some change But now you’ll discover that things remain the same.   You’re stuck … Continue reading →

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