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2015 Jan. 16: Non/Believers of New Year’s resolutions

Posted on January 20, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Interviews by Lebo ‘Leptie’ Phume For years now I’ve been jotting down my new years resolutions and not even once have I followed them. I now find it useless for me to waste my time and write them down knowing very well … Continue reading →

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2015 Jan. 5: An ally shares her perspective

Posted on January 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Book Review When I started reading the book I had already received a review from my cousin. At first it was hard not to look and read it using the glasses that she provided. My wish was to read it … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 Years of Democracy in SA, 8 years, Academics, Act, Acting, Activism, Activists, Activists Act, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, Art Solidarity, Article, Articles, Articulation, As we are, Author, Background, Beautiful faces, Beautiful people, Before You, Being, Being conscientized, Being heard, Black & White, Black bodies, Black lesbian activism, Black Lesbian Love, Black lesbian visibility, Book, Book Review, Community education, Community outreach, Consideration, Education, Faces and Phases (2006-14), Freedom, Loved, Magnitude, Motshidisi Mabalane, Oppression, Previous links, Protecting, Published by Steidl, Reviewers, She, Speaking for ourselves, Statement, Success, Supporting each other, Texts, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Time, Timing, together, Together we can, Togetherness, Visual Arts, Visual democracy, Visual diaries, Visual historical initiative, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual sense, Visual Voices, Visualizing our lives, Visualizing public spaces, Visuals, We Are You, We Care, We love each other, We love photographs, We Love Photography, Womyn, Words, Writing is a Right | Tagged Approach, bisexuality, community, Conversations, Crit, Critique, Drag Queens, Experience, Feelings, femme lesbians, Focus, Friendships, Fueled, Gays, hate crimes, Homophobes, Homosexuality, Inkanyiso media, LGBTI community, Life, Lives, Loving, Mediocrity, Photographs, Provocative, Relationships, Respect, Responsibility, Revolution, Sexuality, Struggles, Traditional Healer, Victories, Visual project | Leave a comment

2014 Dec.23: Two days before Christmas in Mafikeng

Posted on January 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

On this day we hired a car and drove to Mafikeng, North West to introduce the Faces and Phases (2006 -2014) book to some of the participants featuring in it and their friends. We also met new possible participants. The … Continue reading →

Posted in ... with Lerato Dumse, 4 hrs drive from Johannesburg to Mafikeng, Another Approach Is Possible, Background, Being heard, Being Scene, Claiming mainstream spaces, Claiming the public spaces, Community visit, Difference, Different positions, Faces and Phases (2006-2014) introduction, Gay Umbrella, Inkanyiso media, North West, Records and histories, Reflections, Self acceptance, South Africa, Space, Together we can, We Are You, We Care, We love each other, We love photographs, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Articles, Audience, Black lesbians, Collaborations, community, Education, exhibition, Experience, Expression, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Life, Living..., Loving, Photography, Respect, Sexuality, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, Women, Words, Zanele Muholi | 1 Comment

2015 Jan. 4: Exploring my femininity as a butch

Posted on January 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi I have always been bad with colors, today isn’t any different. I have decided to wear a dress, my partner’s dress (I do not own any dresses), it’s kind of an orange nice little number. It started … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Power of the Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, artists, Arts, Audience, beauty, Better, Black butch wanders, Black Lesbian, Black lesbians, Butch surprise, Butch woman, Cape Town, Collaborations, Coming out again, community, Completion, Contentment, Education, Excited, Experience, Exploration, Expression, Family, Feelings, femininity, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Importance of writing, Johannesburg, Life, Living..., Loving, Nice, Own body, Photography, Portrait, Respect, Sexuality, Siba Nkumbi, Smile, society, South Africa, Unity, Visual activism, Visual history, Women, Wondering, Words, Writing is a Right, Writing is pleasurable | 7 Comments

2014 Dec. 12: Muholi presents Faces and Phases (2006 -14) at home

Posted on December 16, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Zanele Muholi’s family and friends gathered for the Durban instalment of Faces and Phases 2006-14 book launch, hosted on Friday 12 December, at W section Cinema Hall, Umlazi. The award-winning photographer who was born in Umlazi has … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 13: Faces and Phases invokes memories

Posted on December 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Book Review by Kopano Sibeko “I used to be lesbian, but now my final words are on a tombstone, because he showed me the power of a man. I could never love that, so I killed myself because I knew … Continue reading →

Posted in A new visual history, Beyond SA borders, Claiming mainstream spaces, Claiming the public spaces, Collaborations, Comfort, Comments from the audience, Commitment, Committed, Communication strategies, Community, Community based media, Community education, Community Mobilizing, Community organizing, Community outreach, Community work, Confession, Confrontation, Connected souls, Connections, Consent, Contests, Conversation, courage, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Creative Writing, Creativity, Cultural activists, Culture, Culture of reading and writing, Details, Difference, Different positions, discourse, Discussion, Diversity, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Documenting our own lives, Documenting realities of the townships, Embodies, Emotional support, Empowerment, Encounter, Endurance, Freedom, Individuals, Lesbian Love Is Possible in South Africa, Lesbianism, Lessons learnt, Life Stories, Mainstreaming our queer issues, Making a mark, Media works, Personification, Political injustices, Politics of existence, Politics of geography, Professionals, Publications, Recording, relative, Remembering, Report, Representation, Sexuality in South Africa, Sharing, Sharing knowledge, Sharing thoughts, Struggles, Support, Support is the system, Supporting each other, Supportive friends and families, Teachings, Transgenderism, Transphobia, Victimisation, Visual Activist, Visual Arts, Visual democracy, Visual diaries, Visual historical initiative | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Aging, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, Audience, beauty, Black Lesbian, Black lesbians, Collaborations, community, Consistency, Education, exhibition, Exist, Experience, Expression, Face is the main, Faces and Phases book review, Family, Fashion, Feelings, friends, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, Kopano Sibeko, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Pain, Participants..., Photography, Realities, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, South Africa, South African townships, Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 3 Comments

2014 Dec. 9: Exclusive Book Launch of Faces and Phases in Amsterdam

Posted on December 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Hosted by ZAM Magazine in Amsterdam, Netherlands Where: ZAM, Tussen de Bogen 66, Haarlemmerplein Tuesday, December 9 at 5:00pm photos by Valerie Thomas and Frederico … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Moment, Participants, Power of the Voice, Previous Faces and Phases book launches, South Africa, Time, Timing, We Are You, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Act, Action, activism, Activists, Afrovibes, Amsterdam, Another approach is possible, Articles, artists, Bart Luirink, beauty, Being loved, Black lesbians, Caring individuals, Collaborations, community, Education, Experience, Faces and Phases (2006 - 2014) book launch, Fashion, Feelings, Frederico, Friendships, hate crimes, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, Life, Living..., Love, Loving, Photography, Re-presentation, Relationships, Respect, South Africa, Supported, Valerie Thomas, Visual activism, Visual history, We love photography, Writing is a Right, ZAM magazine, Zanele Muholi | 7 Comments

2014 Dec. 1: “The portraits are no longer just pictures”

Posted on December 3, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Book Review by Rene Mathibe I have been fascinated with books ever since I learnt how to read. To be able to read and understand someone’s story is beautiful. Zanele Muholi launched her fourth book titled “Faces and Phases 2006-14” … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 1: “I lost my mom, she died in my hands”

Posted on December 2, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Sifiso Leornard Nkosi known as Candice. I was born on the 9th May 1987 in Tsakane, Eastrand, Johannesburg. I was raised by my grandmother, and my mother. My grandmother played an important part in my life. The … Continue reading →

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2014 Nov. 24: Pleasant surprise

Posted on November 30, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse A two-day surprise 25th birthday party for Akhona Nolusindiso Hailele, was celebrated mid November, in Alexandra Johannesburg. Akhona’s partner, Zandile Makhubu (22), thought it fit to throw the denim themed, surprise party for her live-in partner of … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Friendships

2015 Jan. 16: Non/Believers of New Year’s resolutions

2015 Jan. 5: An ally shares her perspective

2014 Dec.23: Two days before Christmas in Mafikeng

2015 Jan. 4: Exploring my femininity as a butch

2014 Dec. 12: Muholi presents Faces and Phases (2006 -14) at home

2014 Dec. 9: Exclusive Book Launch of Faces and Phases in Amsterdam

2014 Dec. 1: “The portraits are no longer just pictures”

2014 Dec. 1: “I lost my mom, she died in my hands”

2014 Nov. 24: Pleasant surprise

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