Tag Archives: Another approach is possible

2014 Sept. 9: Song, dance and laughter followed by tears

Posted on September 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse “Whose Streets, Our Streets!” was chanted by members of the LGBT community as they marched around the streets of Boipatong township in the Vaal on September 6. The marchers were ordered to stay clear of the pavement, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Accident, Act, Action, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Articles, Audience, Bereavement, Black Lesbian, Black Lesbian death, Black lesbians, Bodies, Body, Boipatong, community, Connections, Our Streets, Sebokeng Hospital, Simon Nkoli, Vaal Pride, Whose Streets | 1 Comment

2014 Aug. 14: HEAIDS Women’s Health – ZAZI Launch

Posted on September 12, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Christie van Zyl Photos by Lindeka Qampi and Zanele Muholi An inspiring message of Social co-hesion and responsibility was set at the launch of the ZAZI – Know your strength campaign. The event took place at the University … Continue reading →

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2014 Sept. 8: Manku and her niece buried next to each other

Posted on September 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Kamo Petlele The joint funeral of lesbian activist Manku Maduwane (52) and her niece Monica Maduwane (36) was held at the Kwa-Thema Civic Hall on September 7. The two women passed away on September … Continue reading →

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2014 Sept. 9: Eleven Triple One (11 – 111)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

My Country, South Africa, in 1976, racial segregation destroyed South Africa, and South Africans. Having to be striped of your own land. Be told that you have nothing. Why do they take if they say you have nothing? Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Art Solidarity, Beauty, Before You, Connections | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, beauty, Bereavement, Black Lesbian, Black lesbians, Blackness, Bodies, brutality | Leave a comment

2014 June 26: Successful Faces and Phases O.P.E.N in Singapore

Posted on June 28, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Zanele Muholi speaking at the opening of her exhibition “fo(u)nd” Noorlinah Mohamed, Director, The O.P.E.N. Shobha Bhalla, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, India Se Zizi Azah, Artistic Director of … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Alternative family, Apartheid, Archived memories, Artist Talk, Legacies of Violence, Queer Africa, Queer Education in SA, SA Constitution, South African politics | Tagged Another approach is possible, Art, artists, Documented, exhibition, Female Photographer, Fikile Mazambani, International audience, Joey Chua, O.P.E.N in Singapore, Opening, SIFA, Zanele Muholi | 1 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 →

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2014 June 23: The lovely couple on vacation in Cape Town

Posted on June 23, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

© Photos by Charmain Carrol 2014/06/07 – 09 Previous article 2014 June 10: The Ndlela’s are still committed to love Their s2013 Wedding photos are on the link below 2013 June 15: The Durban Lesbian Wedding … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lesbian professionals, Black lesbian visibility, From Durban to Cape Town, Holiday photos, Laughter, Lesbian couple, Life Stories, Love is a human right, Memory, Our lives in the picture, Penetrating mainstream spaces, Politics of existence, Politics of geography, Politics of representation, Portrait, Support, Table Mountain, The Ndlela s, Togetherness, Visual history, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual Voices, Visualizing public spaces, VMCI members, We Love Photography, When Love is a Human Right, Women who have sex with Women, Women's power, Women's Work, Words, Writing is a Right, Ziningi & Delisile Ndlela, Zulu is a South African language | Tagged Act, activism, Activists, Anniversary, Another approach is possible, Articles, artists, Arts, Bab' and Mrs Ndlela, Black Lesbian Married Couple, Charmain Carrol, Follow up, Friendships, Life, Love, Photographer, Relationship, Sponsored by Zanele Muholi, Tenderness | 6 Comments

2014 June 17: Uprising with EPOC and the black LGBTI community in Ekurhuleni

Posted on June 23, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Mashifane June 16 is known as Youth day in South Africa. On the 16th of June 1976, there was an uprising in the township of Soweto, with students protesting the introduction of Afrikaans in schools, a way to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Afrikaans, After party, Apartheid, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Edutainment, Duduza, Ekurhuleni Pride Organising Committee (EPOC), Gauteng, Inkanyiso media, June uprising, KwaThema, KwaTsaDuza, Liberation, Lost Lives, March, pamphlets, Protests, Safety and Health, School uniforms, Solidarity, Speaking for ourselves, T-shirts, Tavern, Tsakane, Visual Activist, Visual Arts, Visual democracy, Visual history, Young talent | Tagged Act, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Articles, Black Lesbian Youth, Campaign to end homophobia, Community members, Community outreach, EPOC, Johannesburg, June 16. 2014, Lebo Mashifane, LGBTI community in Ekurhuleni, Report, Visual activism, Words, Writing is a Right | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, As we are, Beauty, Black Lesbian, Black Lesbian Congregants, Black Lesbian professionals, Black lesbian wedding, Members of VMCI in Durban, Relationships, Solidarity, South Africa, Speaking for ourselves, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Traditions & Customs, Visual Activist, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, When Love is a Human Right, Women's power, Women; Voices; Writings; Education; Traditions; Struggles; Cultures, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi, Ziningi & Delisile Ndlela, Zulu is a South African language | Tagged Act, Another approach is possible, Articles, artists, Arts, Charmain Carrol, Commissioned, From Durban to Cape Town, Gift, Johannesburg, Photographer, Sponsored by Zanele Muholi, The Durban Lesbian Wedding of the Year, The Ndlela's, Vacation, We Care, We love photography | 3 Comments

2014 June 13: Lesbian invisibility in grumbling Sao Paulo

Posted on June 17, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Valerie Thomas Location: Goethe Institut, Rua Lisboa, Sao Paulo, Brazil Zanele Muholi participated in the Varzeanas cultura de futebol [i] festival organized by the Goethe Institut ongoing in Sao Paolo from the 7th of June until the 13rd of July 2014. Zanele … Continue reading →

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