Category Archives: We were (t)here

2014 July 13: A sincere thank you to all my ex lovers

Posted on July 14, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Sade Langa   It has taken me a marriage to even think of writing such! When my exes broke up with me, I was heartbroken. I even had stalking tendencies. I checked them out from a distance, asked people … Continue reading →

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2014 July 14: The French National Day in Paris

Posted on July 14, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

… also known as Bastille is celebrated by throughout every year on the 14th of July. Read more about this.             © Zanele Muholi 14/07/2014   … taken with Canon 6D and 200mm lens from the balcony … Continue reading →

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2014 July 13: ” Give children cameras not candies”

Posted on July 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  School portraits from Aurora Girls High School, through the eyes of photography learners.     2014 April 16 our participants, Sindi and Nhlanhla playing with the background we used for students’ portraits.   a fellow student peeping out after … Continue reading →

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2014 July 11: Another expert in black lesbian community dies

Posted on July 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Reflection by Tshidi Olive Legobye I still remember when the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW) started and  wanted to run LGBTi workshops in Vaal. We didn’t know where to start, but I came up with a plan and … Continue reading →

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2014 July 7: Inkanyiso revived the culture of reading and writing

Posted on July 7, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  What started as a hobby and mission to be read and recognized lead to a therapeutic process. Inkanyiso has grown from just a simple blog to a major information hub. I was thinking of how I could start an … Continue reading →

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 by Sebenzile Langa (previously known as Nkosi) As hard as it is, it is so worth it. My marimba band performed at this year’s Sasol Bird Fair 2014 and they have been performing at the festival since 2011. Every year they get better. … Continue reading →

Posted on June 30, 2014 by inkanyiso2009 | Leave a comment

2014 June 25: I consider myself beautiful not handsome…

Posted on June 28, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

    My name is Mamello but am also known as Meme Motaung. Mamello is a South Sotho name meaning perseverance. I was named Mamello by my grandmother and I do not know the reasons behind my name. I am a young proud black lesbian and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Our lives in the picture, Participants, Participation, Photo Expressions, Photographs, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual Voices, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Words, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

2014 June 17: Muholi’s Ryerson University (RIC) Talk

Posted on June 25, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Fikile Mazambani 36 of more than 240 black and white portraits that make up Faces and Phases (2006-2014), hung in the Ryerson Image Centre as part of an exhibition meant to coincide with Toronto’s World Pride celebrations. Zanele Muholi, … Continue reading →

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2014 June 10: The Ndlela’s are still committed to love

Posted on June 22, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol On the 6th of June 2014, I had the pleasure of accompanying the Ndlela’s to Cape Town, to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.  It seems like it was just last month when I attended their wedding in Durban … Continue reading →

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2014 June 21: Continuity … Muholi ongoing Visual Activism

Posted on June 21, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  Exactly a year ago. @ Kunstplass 5 gallery Where: Oslo, Norway Captured with iPhone 4 by Valerie Thomas   Related link 2013 June 21: The Princess of Norway pitched just for Muholi

Posted in Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Evidence, Exchanging Queer thoughts, Exhibition opening, Experience, Expertise, Exposure, Norway, Video archiving, Visual activism, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Writing is a Right | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment