Category Archives: Crea(c)tive senses

2013 April 13: Umtshato wesini esinye!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Umtshato wesini esinye; libhongo, ligugu kubatu bawo; Luyolo kubabulali bafumana ukuphumla; Luzuko kwabawuzondayo; Unzima kubanikazi bawo; Ungwalisekile ziintsikelelo zikaThixo; Uzele kukuqonda nokuqondana; Ngumtshato nje onguwo; Kodwa ukubulawa nohlaselo kukutya kubo! Thixo kwasemandulo wawuseka; Wathi makubekho ukuthandana Kukholoswe ngoYehova! Amasiko nezithethe … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Crea(c)tive senses, Family, Gay & Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA), Homosexuality, Hope, Interpretation, Love, Records and histories, Relationships, Thozie Mathe, To Have & to Hold book, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | Tagged , | 4 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

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 10: “I love women and they love me”

Posted on March 10, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

I, Phila Mbanjwa, am one of the craziest people I know! I am a young black lesbian woman and pride myself in knowing whom I love and who I want to share my life, soul and body with. Yes I … Continue reading →

Posted in Crea(c)tive senses, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Exposure, Expression, Life Stories, Networking, Organizations, Records and histories | Tagged | 29 Comments

2013 Mar. 3: 7 Years on… the struggles continues

Posted on March 3, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Ntsiki Cassie Dlamini In memory of Zoliswa Nkonyana (19), who was stoned to death in Khayelitsha in 2006. _____________________ Your piercing stares uncloth me Whilst your nasty comments dehumanize and humiliate me Your laughs behind my back drove me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Archived memories, Arts, Black Lesbians, Black Lesbians & Allies Against Hate Crimes, Community, Crea(c)tive senses, Expression, Hate Crimes, Organizations, Performance, Poetry, Queer poetics, South Africa, Victims, Violence, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | 5 Comments

2013 Feb. 27: Melody

Posted on February 28, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Sebenzile © 2012 All I wanted was to know her name, Know her dreams and erase her shame. Love her mess, and help craft her joy, Kiss her hand, and be with her even when I am alone. I … Continue reading →

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2013 Feb. 10: Parts

Posted on February 28, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Andiswa Dlamini Part 1  (you spoke) Before you spoke to me Uttered any words, I had no expectations of you And you had non of me But when I thought of you I thought of you as a human … Continue reading →

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2012 Nov. 20: Mourning on commission

Posted on February 26, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie ‘FossilSoul’ van Zyl © 2012                                                 Even with our roots tracing back to Ubuntu… None of my compassion dares trace back to you; But I felt your spirit wrench in agony as they butchered your soul, for your … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Archived memories, Black Lesbians & Allies Against Hate Crimes, Community, Community Mobilizing, Connections, Crea(c)tive senses, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Networking, Performance, Profile, Readings, Records and histories, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures | Tagged | 7 Comments