Category Archives: Women’s power

2013 Nov. 15: ‘It gets better’ with Feather Awards

Posted on November 16, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Wearing our Sunday best, with bags filled with cameras, recorders, notebooks, tripods and equipment batteries fully charged, we left home ready to work. The destination was Kyalami Theatre on the Track, where the 5th Annual Feather awards … Continue reading →

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2013 Nov. 11: Researching Resilience

Posted on November 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  A journey of research on Black lesbians in South Africa and finding hope by Bridget Ngcobo In January of 2012 I ventured to Katlehong, a township in Johannesburg to conduct ethnographic research on Black South African lesbian activism, with … Continue reading →

Posted in "We'll Show You You're a Woman”, Academic, Another Approach Is Possible, Before You, Black lesbian activism, Black Lesbian Graduate, Body, Creating awareness, Curative rapes, Faces & Phases portraits, Identity, Katlehong, Natalspruit, Readings, Relationships, Sharing knowledge, South African townships, Thokoza, Visualizing public spaces, We Care, Women's power, Women's Work, Writing is a Right | Tagged | 4 Comments

2013 Nov. 8: Great performance at the Ms Gay Soweto 2013 Semi Finals

Posted on November 14, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Lebo Ntladi (08.11.2013) Where: Uncle Tom Hall, Soweto. Johanneburg What: Miss Gay Soweto Semi-finals Finals to be held on the 7th Dec. 2013 at Soweto Theatre.   About the photographer   Kelebogile Ntladi was born in Soweto and … Continue reading →

Posted in African Queer Beauty, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, As we are, Beauty, Beauty pageantry, Before You, Empowerment, Entertainment, Gender expression, Homosexuality, Know Your SA Queer History, Our lives in the picture, Performance, performing artist, Photo album, Photo Expressions, Photography, Politics of representation, Portfolio, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Recognition, Records and histories, South Africa, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Women's power, Women's Work | Tagged | 3 Comments

2013 Nov. 7: Meet the Mabe’s, the loving couple

Posted on November 10, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Zandile Makhubu They are no strangers to the media world. Kally and Sam Mabe are a legally married lesbian couple, who shot to fame when they got married and publicised their union on various magazines including DRUM and Real … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists Act, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, As we are, Before You, Being Scene, Black Lesbian Artists, Black Queer & Gifted, Emotional support, Empowerment, Evidence, Experience, Expression, Homosexuality, Hope, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Lesbian Professionals, Lesbian Youth, Life partners, Our lives in the picture, Parents, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Speaking for ourselves, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We were (t)here, Women's power | Tagged | 2 Comments

2013 Nov. 4: From Market Photo Workshop to Bremen University

Posted on November 4, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

      by Fikile Mazambani   Zanele Muholi’s name has become synonymous with her visual activism which she calls “Visual/ Art activism – an artistic approach to hate crimes” such that one can almost overlook that she is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Articles, Arts, As we are, Before You, Black Lesbian Artists, Black Lesbians, Black Queer & Gifted, Campaigner of the Year, Collective, Collectivism, Commitment, Connections, Creating awareness, Creativity, Culture, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Education, Emotional support, Empowerment, Evidence, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Female Photographers, Fikile Mazambani, Gratitude, Know Your SA Queer History, Life, Media works, Our lives in the picture, Photography, Political Art, Power of the Voice, Queer Education in SA, Themba Vilakazi, Women's Arts In South Africa (WAISA), Women's power, Women's Work, Writing is a Right, Zulu is a South African language | Tagged | 22 Comments

2013 Oct. 31: CC in conversation with Rene’

Posted on October 31, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

In this Episode 1: CC chats with Rene about her work, art and writing…         Previous on Rene   2013 Feb. 7: Art Is Where the HeART is and 2013 Oct. 10: Marang a Letsatsi exhibit review … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Black Lesbian Artists in South Africa (ABASA), Activists Act, African Queer Beauty, Another Approach Is Possible, Collectivism, Contributors, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Empowerment, Entertainment, Experience, Expression, If not documented, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Life, Our lives in the picture, Portrait, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Queer Edutainment, Recognition, Records and histories, Relationships, South African Artists, Speaking for ourselves, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Together we can, Visual Arts, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Power, We Are You, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women's Arts In South Africa (WAISA), Women's power, Women's Work, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Youth voices | Tagged | 1 Comment

2013 Oct. 27: fo(u)nd

Posted on October 27, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

A Public Service Announcement (PSA) to end hate crimes in South Africa. It is an activist/ artist’s direct response to the epidemic of ‘curative rapes’ and murders of black lesbians in SA today. Video archive. Captured with Canon 60D camera … Continue reading →

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2013 Oct. 22: I thought university was for the rich

Posted on October 22, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Palesa profiled by Kopano Palesa Mkhwebane is a beauty with a brain. The aspiring entrepreneur tells me of her future plans as we chit chat.  She ponders and says “I didn’t know I was going to go to university, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, As we are, Beauty, Before You, Black & White, Black Queer & Gifted, Blackness, Brains, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Education, Empowerment, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Friendships, Homosexuality, Housing, Knowledge, Life, Love, Our lives in the picture, Photography, Portrait, Power of the Voice, RDP, Relationships, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Women's power, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 17 Comments

2013 Oct. 15: She is my weakness

Posted on October 15, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol When I found out I was pregnant I had two feelings at the same time. I smiled because I was somehow happy while tears were running down my face because I was afraid. I feared the disappointment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Before You, Betrayal, Commitment, Creating awareness, Difficult Love, Education, Homosexuality, Hope, Human rights, Hurt, Knowledge, Life, Love, Maternal love, Power of the Voice, Public spaces, Relationships, School, Silence, South Africa, Speaking for ourselves, We Are You, We Care, Women's power | Tagged | 13 Comments

2013 Oct. 10: The Artivist Talk visuals

Posted on October 10, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Raquel Rodriguez of Queer and Brown initiative. Location:  Outside Carnegie Art Museum, Pittsburgh, USA. Latest news from the Carnegie South African artist wins in the US Previous by Lerato 2013 October 5: Carnegie opening

Posted in Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Activism in South Africa, Arts, As we are, Before You, Black Queer & Gifted, Blackness, Collaborations, Collectivism, Community, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Empowerment, Exposure, Expression, Female Photographers, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human rights, Inkanyiso media, Interights, Know Your SA Queer History, Knowledge, Lack of Resources, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Photography, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Privilege, Public spaces, Queer Africa, Queer visibility, Questions & Answers, Recognition, Records and histories, Reflection, SA mainstream media, Speaking for ourselves, Together we can, Visual Power, Visualizing public spaces, Women's power, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 5 Comments