BLK Lab

A critical inquiry on blackness + queerness + the ecological. A division of BLK, an independent lab at the intersection of research, art, and strategy.

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We also would like to extend our gratitude to Danai Mupotsa, Jamil Khan, Noma Pakade, and Thenjiwe Mswane for their generosity and intellectual contributions to this discussion.

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[Recorded Session] This past Saturday, we congregated at @theforgejhb. This Symposium focused on Black Queer Intellectual Archives, in partnership with @SAHRCommission and The Forge.
For those of you who could not join us, watch the two sessions here: https://t.co/zGPxb96ZhS

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Remember to join us at @theforgejhb tomorrow at 10:00am. A symposium on the black intellectual archive(s). Great line up of writers and scholars, including Danai Mupotsa, mpho ndaba, Thenjiwe Mswane, Jamil F. Khan, and Noma Pakade.

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Media Advisory: SAHRC Gauteng Provincial Office to host a LGBTQ+ symposium on 19 November 2022 https://t.co/SblyW4USRB

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Reminder: LGBTQ+ (or Pride) symposium will take place on the 19th of November 2022 in Braamfontein (The Forge) around the themes of Black Queer intellectual archives and the presentation and performance of Queerness in the media.

[mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻 @manofcolor_]

Don't forget to join us this coming Saturday, from 10 am. At The Forge, Braam. We will be discussing the black queer intellectual archives in South Africa. An event hosted by @SAHRCommission together with #TheForge and @ChangingLense

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LGBTQ+ (or Pride) symposium

Please join us for two panel discussion sessions on Saturday, 19 November 2022 at the Forge in Braamfontein, from 10:00.

Please RSVP to: [email protected]

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[Symposium] Join us this coming Saturday, in partnership with @SAHRCommission and #TheForge. RSVP@ smdlalose[at]sahrc[dot]co[dot]za

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Excited to share this Pride Issue on @OddMagCo. Check out @manofcolor_'s reflection on queerness, shame, and madness.
https://t.co/oPaQriJwi5

[mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻 @manofcolor_]

here is a zine i put together, on black bisexual folks.
https://t.co/PzVTJQESUV

[mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻 @manofcolor_]

black bisexual men - 📸phuthehi masilo

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Happy Pride Month, comrades and friends.

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'Rightfully, human rights advocates noted with concern that this decision was not only indicative of the political influence of member states on the African Commission but also, of its “bias towards certain thematic issues”.'

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"the African Commission stripped the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) of its observer status following a request by the African Union Executive Council to consider “African values” in its review of applications for observer status."
https://t.co/5PAvyumemY

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SA Human Rights Commission facilitating the Screening of Dr. Beverley P. Ditsie's "Simon & I" Celebrating Pride Beyond the Silos. @bevditsie @SAHRCommission @buang

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Celebrating pride beyond the silos. At the Forge 87 De Korte Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

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Meet our panelists for our upcoming gathering where we will be celebrating pride beyond the silos: @ManeoMohale, @ragingpoet, @actually_kneo, @JhjSA. This is in collaboration with @GALAarchives, The Forge, and the Human Rights Commission.

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We will be celebrating pride beyond the silos, in collaboration with the @SAHRCommission and
@GALAarchives. Simon and I, the film, will be screened. Followed by a Q&A with @bevditsie. Please RSVP

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In partnership with @ACSUS15, @Manofcolor_ will be #CountdownUSElections with young people from across the Global South. We are excited to be joined by @funzani_ @DerrickEMugisha and Samantha Suppiah among others. Do join us, this coming Wednesday.

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As part of our celebration of the annual #bivisibilitymonth, @manofolor_ spoke to @Itu_melengKwena via #pridewithyou on @youfm898. Here is a podcast to listen to. Happy #bivisibilityday
https://t.co/gx2oAWl8GT