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2015 October 2: Liverpool was a great experience

Posted on October 3, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Somizy Sincwala I started entering pageants in 2012 and with my first attempt I was fortunate to be crowned as the first Miss Uthingo 2012. My journey continued after winning Miss Uthingo. I entered Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Visibility, Visual activism is a language, Visual democracy, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged a follow up photo shoot, Articles, artists, Audience, BBC Liverpool, beauty, Captioned, Crown, Cultural activist, Education, Everything paid for, Exhibition opening, Experience, Fashion, Feelings, Good hearted person, Good news, Homosexuality, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, International trip, Interview, Lerato Dumse, Life, Loved, Miss Gay Daveyton 2015, Opportunity, Pageants, Participant, Participation, Perseverance, Photography, Queen, Reality, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Somizy Sincwala, South African visual history, Title, Trip to the UK, Visual activist, Voices, Winner, Words, Zanele Muholi | 1 Comment

2015 Sept. 11: Ubuntu bam’

Posted on September 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Noluntu Makalima Who is Noluntu they ask, Noluntu is a universal being who embraces the true spirit of the name “Ubuntu”, meaning the love of all humanity. The name favours the spirit of unity at all times. Noluntu validates … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists Act, Africa, Allies, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Before You, Challenges, Collectivism, Making history, Recognition, Respected, We Are You, We Care | Tagged Acceptance, Action, activism, Another approach is possible, Article, Articles, “"Faces and Phases 2006-14”, Black Lesbian, Black Lesbian professionals, Born in 1988, Brilliant, Cape Town, Diploma in Sports Management, Existence, Expression Words, Faces and Phases participants, Football skills, For the love of soccer, Former professional soccer player, Friendships, Game, gender queer women, Gugulethu, Healthy, humanity, Humility, Life, Life story, Love, Male dominated field, Noluntu Makalima, Noluntu Sports Development, Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg, Relationships, Sexuality identity, Shape, Speaking for myself, Sport codes, Sports coach, Sports recreation, Trans visibility, Ubuntu, Writing is a Right | 1 Comment

2015 Sept. 10: Lindeka Qampi nominated for 2015 Mbokodo Award

Posted on September 10, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie van Zyl The South African Photographer Lindeka Qampi has been nominated for the ‘Creative Photography award’ section of the 2015 Mbokodo awards. She is known for her street photography and visual activism. The awards celebrate South African women … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 2015 Mbokodo awards, A mother with love, All to LGBTIQ community, Articles, Aurora Girls High School, ‘Creative Photography award’, ‘Photovoice’, Cape Town township, Christie van Zyl, Community activist, Community Outreach project, Democracy, Documenting black queer lives, Educating through photography, Empowered, Experience, From Cape Town to Johannesburg, Hard working person, Humble, Iliso Labantu, Inkanyiso media, Lindeka Qampi, Mfuleni High school, participatory action research, Photo XP, Photo XP co-facilitator, Photography skills, Pictures, professional photographers, Recognition, Respect, South Africa, South African Photographer, South African visual history, South African women, Street photographer, Writing | 2 Comments

2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

Posted on September 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Lerato Dumse & Mary Coble and Ram Ranjan What: Muholi & Dumse’s Artist Talk Where: Stadsbiblioteket (Gothenburg City Library), Sweden. When: @17h30 Presentation focussed on photography as a political and artistic medium in South Africa and was moderated … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Power of the Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged and Transman, Another approach is possible, Art lovers, Articles, Artist Talk, Audience, Black lesbians, Books, Collaborations, Discussion, Documented, Education, Event, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases (2006 - 14) book reception at Gothenburg Museum Book Store, Faces and Phases portraits, From Johannesburg to Gothenburg, Gender expression, Gothenburg, Hasselblad Foundation, History, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Laughter, Lerato Dumse, Life, Lived, Living..., Loved, Medium, Participants..., Photographs, Politics of representation, Portraiture, Previous lectures, Public, Recognition, Respect, Sexuality, Signing, South Africa, Stadsbiblioteket, Style, Sweden, The Gothenburg Art Museum, Time, videographer, Vile Fanti, Visual activism, Visual history, Visual Power, Voices, We love photography, When Faces meet, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 9 Comments

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

Posted on September 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My life resembles the story line of the famous English book Dr Jackal and Mr Hyde. I was born Wandile Sincwala on the 17th of July 1988. Later in my teen years I was reborn as Somizy (Somgaga) as most people … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Writing is a Right | Tagged Articles, Audience, Ball gowns, Beauty pageant, Beauty queens, Being, Born 17th July 1988 -, Competing, Confidence, contests, Crowned, Cultural Activists, Daveyton township, Diploma in Tourism, Education, Empowerment, Experience, Face, facial incident, Fashion, Feelings, Freedom, friends, Fun, Gay, Hairstylist, Homosexuality, Hospitalized, Human beings, human rights, Impact, Inspiration, Jewellery, Johannesburg, Lesiba Mothibe, LGBTI, Life, Lindeka Qampi, Living..., Love, Matric, Miss Black Pride, Miss Daveyton, Miss Gay Daveyton 2015, Miss Gay Ekurhuleni, Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay Queens of Queens., Miss Gay Soweto, Miss Gay Valentine, Miss Mzansi Pride 2014, Organisation, Pageants, Pain, Photographs, Qualification, Rehearsals, Relationships, Somizy Sincwala, Springs College, Standing tall, Student, Style, Support, Surprised, Survived, Time, Uthingo, Visual activism, Visual history, Words | 4 Comments

2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant

Posted on August 31, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Malolo Mofokeng also known as Eva. I am a 26 years old drag queen and come from Petrus Steyn in the Free State. I started my schooling in 1996 at Thiboloha School for the Deaf and Blind … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, Articles, Artist;, beauty, Braamfontein, community, Deaf beauty queen, Educated, Embrace, Experience, Fashion, Feelings, Fortunate, Free State, Gay, Human beings, Learnership, Life, Malolo Mofokeng, Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay Soweto, Miss Gay Vaal, Miss Simply Blue, Pageant, Perception, Positive attitude, QwaQwa, Respect, Role model, Sexual orientation, society, Style, Visual history, Words, Writing is a Right | 2 Comments

2015 Aug. 16: Civics, Unions and Churches in a stand-off on LGBTI rights

Posted on August 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Gugu “Donsy Kunene” Madonsela The 11th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum almost ended in a stand-off on Friday, 14 August. The stalemate occured when organising partners differed on the inclusion of a recommendation on, ‘sexual orientation’ in the final communique. … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Africa, Another Approach Is Possible, Apex Alliance Partner, Archived memories, Article, by Gugu “Donsy Kunene” Madonsela, Churches, Civics, Creating awareness, Debate, Delegates, Derogative, Disagreement, Discrimination, Expression, Forum, Heads of State, Human rights, Leaders, LGBTI community, LGBTI issues, Members, Power of the Voice, Resolution, SADC, Sexual orientation, South Africa, Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community, Support, Unions, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Articles, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Communique, Consensus, Disagreement, Divorce, Education, Exclusion, Experience, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Gender issues, General Secretary Boichoko Dithlake, Homosexuality, Human beings, Isabella Matambanadzo, Labour, Life, Negotiation, Opportunity, Persecution, Recognition, Respected, SADC-CNGO, SATUCC, Stigma, Trade unions, Words, Workers as family members | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 8: Celebrated my late sister’s life

Posted on August 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Boitumelo ‘Tumi’ Nkopane At 16:45pm on the 4th of June 2015 I met with Ayanda “Kiss” Masina at Tsakane taxi rank. We were meeting as participants of Faces and Phases/Yithi Laba Intergenerational Conference, held at Constitution Hill (Con Hill) from the 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, History, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 2015 Yithi Laba conference, Act, Action, Activists, Articles, artists, Black lesbians, Boitumelo 'Tumi' Nkopane, Celebrated my late sister’s life, Challenges and experiences, Collaborations, community, Con Hill, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases participants, Family, Fashion, Feelings, Friendships, Gauteng, Guest house, Homosexuality, human rights, Introductions, Johannesburg, Meals, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Sharing information, Sister, Special moments, Various townships, Visual activism, Voices, We love photography | 2 Comments

2015 Aug. 13: Cheated out of a goodbye

Posted on August 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Bathini Dambuza Losing a mother has never been an easy thing for someone to go through. You feel the pain and the heartache almost everyday; especially when things aren’t going the way you want them to. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Bathini Dambuza, Community, Creating awareness, Feelings, Lost, Mourning, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Vain, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Action, Archived photo, Articles, Bathini Dambuza, community, Condolences, Constitution Hill, Death that claim my mother, Education, Experience, Expression, Family, FEW, Forum for the Empowerment of Women, Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), Friendships, Furious, God, HIV, HIV positive, Home, Human, Human beings, human rights, Human Rights workshop, Life experience, Life story, Love, Loving daughter, Question, Reason, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Time, Tradition, Visual history, Voices, Women, Words, Writing is a Right | 8 Comments

2015 Aug. 10: Fulfilling a wish

Posted on August 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Muholi Zanele I think black South Africans (maybe even other races) might agree with me that watching African American church services on TV or in movies makes one wish to attend. Their pastor’s sermons … Continue reading →

Posted in Bethany Baptist Church, by Lerato Dumse, Carrie Mae Weems, Church, Experience, Fulfilling a wish, God, New York, Syracuse | Tagged 3 generations of women in the picture, Act, Action, activism, Another approach is possible, Art, Art Activism, Articles, Artist-in-Residency, artists, beauty, Being acknowledged, Being involved, Birthdays and Anniversaries, Black lesbians, Celebration, Church announcements, Collaborations, community, East and South side, Education, Experience, Expression, Family, Feelings, Flea market, Friendships, From Johannesburg to Syracuse, God, History, Homosexuality, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, Light Work AIR, Listening, Living..., Love, Memories, Networking, New York upstate, Participation, Proactive, Program, Race, Racial divide, Respect, Sexuality, South Africa, Spirit, Syracuse, Thoughts, Time, Timing, USA, Visual activism, Voices, We love photography, Westside, Words, Writing is a Right | 1 Comment

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2015 October 2: Liverpool was a great experience

2015 Sept. 11: Ubuntu bam’

2015 Sept. 10: Lindeka Qampi nominated for 2015 Mbokodo Award

2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant

2015 Aug. 16: Civics, Unions and Churches in a stand-off on LGBTI rights

2015 Aug. 13: Cheated out of a goodbye

2015 Aug. 10: Fulfilling a wish

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