Category Archives: Art Solidarity

2013 April 14: Reflecting on TomBoy

by Lerato Dumse On the 13 April 2013 I had the pleasure of going to watch Tomboy a French film directed by Céline Sciamma hosted by Out In Africa Film Festival. The film was about a young girl who battles … Continue reading

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2013 April 5: A loving visual memory is…

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

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2013 April 4: @25 Reminder

Dear Friends, Please note that this is a quick reminder for you to join us at the upcoming event. If you are an artist or activist or concerned citizen rather and willing to share your prose/poems/related narrative on human rights … Continue reading

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2013 April 3: Time, love and pain

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 March 30: The photo that I like…

This is one of the memorable photos that I like most, taken at the Miss Sappho by Brendelie Mitchell. The beauty contest was hosted by Sistahs Kopanang, the defunct black lesbian organization that we were part of steered by Naomi … Continue reading

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2013 March 28: Against the rising tide

BORN IN A BODILY PRISON Hated without reason Living on a mission To love with full conviction This body is my affliction Hence I make that decision To enter this transition And bring my soul to living As I emerge … Continue reading

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