Category Archives: Archived memories

2013 April 11: Your kiss. Our touch. My Muse

Posted on April 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie FossilSoul  You remember the times when I would Kiss your neck and suck your nipples until you can’t breathe… I like taking my time tracing the contours of your body with my lips… REWIND, wait, wait, wait… I … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Solidarity, Articles, Arts, As we are, Before You, Black Lesbians, Christie van Zyl, Connections, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Diary, Inner feelings, Interpretation, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Queer poetics, Readings, Records and histories, Relationships | Tagged | 11 Comments

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 →

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2013 April 15: Hate

Posted on April 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Moira Khumalo Biography I’m from Ladysmith, came to JHB few years ago. I was a sterling sonnet writer at school, never wrote anything outside of pain or trauma, which helped me heal with my challenges as a crippled child … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Archived memories, Articles, Before You, Black Lesbians, Career, Connections, Creating awareness, Family, Hope, Hurt, Life Stories, South Africa | Tagged | 2 Comments

2013 April 15: Even…!!!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Even if life has given up on you, that doesn’t mean give up on yourself. Even if the dreams you have don’t make sense to you, don’t stop dreaming. Even if you feel like you don’t have a vision, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Archived memories, Art Activism in South Africa, Arts, Before You, Black Lesbians, Collaborations, Community, Community Mobilizing, Contributors, Inner feelings, Life Stories, Records and histories, Relationships, revolution, South Africa, Visual history, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | Tagged | 4 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 13: Reasons why we as lesbians (not all lesbians) shun +HIV people…

Posted on April 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Opinion Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:44:14 This is my opinion and I’d like to apologize to my brothers and sisters if this is going to offend anyone… A response to the latest post titled… on 10.04.13  “It is rather strange … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Archived memories, Career, Profile, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Victims | 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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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 5: Short vigil for our late activists

Posted on April 5, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Buhle Msibi (1981 – 2006) & Busi Sigasa (1982 – 2007) We will always honor you. Your creativity will remain in our hearts. Your spirits lives on. You are both loved. With much love and respect. Today, we are commemorating … Continue reading →

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2013 April 5: A loving visual memory is…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Marco Ntuli & the late Buhle Msibi (2005). Photo by Zanele Muholi, captured with a Konica-Minolta 5.1 megapixels digital camera. It was taken at the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW) offices at Women’s Jail, Constitution Hill, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Solidarity, Articles, Before You, Black Lesbians, Black Lesbians & Allies Against Hate Crimes, Buhle Msibi, Creating awareness, Hate Crimes, Health, Marco Ntuli, Performance, Poetry, Queer poetics, South Africa, Victims, Visual history, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Zanele Muholi | 4 Comments