#womenofcolour — Public Fediverse posts

I'll be attending some workshops hosted/facilitated by local #BIPOC grassroots collective nonprofit, 4Roots, soon.
My dear 2S Indigenous friend, Raven, is partnered up with 4Roots founder. They're expecting a baby soon ❤️

Learn more about the 4 Roots Collective:
https://www.4roots.ca/

#CulturalConnections #BIPOCKindreds #WomenOfColour #LoveIsLove #CrossCultural #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #WomenChangeTheWorld

Our local #grassroots, all women run, #BIPOC led, #sisterhood #nonprofit, #SNIWWOC - also offers a free #DentalHealth / #DentalHygiene program.

We believe everyone should have access to quality #health care, regardless of their ability to pay. Dental Hygiene is important for your health.

The service is provided through a partnership with Pacifica Dental. Your appointment will take place between Monday and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm and for low-income racialized women.

This free dental hygiene program provides dental hygiene check-ups and cleaning only. #PacificaDental clinic can recommend further treatment if necessary. You will need to visit the clinic location.

We are currently accepting new applications.

Eligibility:

#BlackWomen, #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour including #transgender, #nonbinary & #TwoSpirit community members.

You must make less than the Low Income Cut-off. Please check the table below to check your eligibility

Resident of the Greater Victoria area and will be able to visit the clinic location

Individuals who agree to all terms and conditions provided by SNIWWOC & Pacifica Dental

https://www.sniwwoc.ca/dental-hygiene-clinic

#YYJ #FreeDental #BIPOCWomen #LGBTQ2S #DentistHelp #VancouverIsland #CommunityServices #HealthCare #CommunityHelp #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

Our local #grassroots, all women run, #BIPOC led, #sisterhood #nonprofit, #SNIWWOC - also offers a free #DentalHealth / #DentalHygiene program.

We believe everyone should have access to quality #health care, regardless of their ability to pay. Dental Hygiene is important for your health.

The service is provided through a partnership with Pacifica Dental. Your appointment will take place between Monday and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm and for low-income racialized women.

This free dental hygiene program provides dental hygiene check-ups and cleaning only. #PacificaDental clinic can recommend further treatment if necessary. You will need to visit the clinic location.

We are currently accepting new applications.

Eligibility:

#BlackWomen, #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour including #transgender, #nonbinary & #TwoSpirit community members.

You must make less than the Low Income Cut-off. Please check the table below to check your eligibility

Resident of the Greater Victoria area and will be able to visit the clinic location

Individuals who agree to all terms and conditions provided by SNIWWOC & Pacifica Dental

https://www.sniwwoc.ca/dental-hygiene-clinic

#YYJ #FreeDental #BIPOCWomen #LGBTQ2S #DentistHelp #VancouverIsland #CommunityServices #HealthCare #CommunityHelp #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

Our local #grassroots, all women run, #BIPOC led, #sisterhood #nonprofit, #SNIWWOC - also offers a free #DentalHealth / #DentalHygiene program.

We believe everyone should have access to quality #health care, regardless of their ability to pay. Dental Hygiene is important for your health.

The service is provided through a partnership with Pacifica Dental. Your appointment will take place between Monday and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm and for low-income racialized women.

This free dental hygiene program provides dental hygiene check-ups and cleaning only. #PacificaDental clinic can recommend further treatment if necessary. You will need to visit the clinic location.

We are currently accepting new applications.

Eligibility:

#BlackWomen, #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour including #transgender, #nonbinary & #TwoSpirit community members.

You must make less than the Low Income Cut-off. Please check the table below to check your eligibility

Resident of the Greater Victoria area and will be able to visit the clinic location

Individuals who agree to all terms and conditions provided by SNIWWOC & Pacifica Dental

https://www.sniwwoc.ca/dental-hygiene-clinic

#YYJ #FreeDental #BIPOCWomen #LGBTQ2S #DentistHelp #VancouverIsland #CommunityServices #HealthCare #CommunityHelp #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

Our local #grassroots, all women run, #BIPOC led, #sisterhood #nonprofit, #SNIWWOC - also offers a free #DentalHealth / #DentalHygiene program.

We believe everyone should have access to quality #health care, regardless of their ability to pay. Dental Hygiene is important for your health.

The service is provided through a partnership with Pacifica Dental. Your appointment will take place between Monday and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm and for low-income racialized women.

This free dental hygiene program provides dental hygiene check-ups and cleaning only. #PacificaDental clinic can recommend further treatment if necessary. You will need to visit the clinic location.

We are currently accepting new applications.

Eligibility:

#BlackWomen, #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour including #transgender, #nonbinary & #TwoSpirit community members.

You must make less than the Low Income Cut-off. Please check the table below to check your eligibility

Resident of the Greater Victoria area and will be able to visit the clinic location

Individuals who agree to all terms and conditions provided by SNIWWOC & Pacifica Dental

https://www.sniwwoc.ca/dental-hygiene-clinic

#YYJ #FreeDental #BIPOCWomen #LGBTQ2S #DentistHelp #VancouverIsland #CommunityServices #HealthCare #CommunityHelp #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

Our local #grassroots, all women run, #BIPOC led, #sisterhood #nonprofit, #SNIWWOC - also offers a free #DentalHealth / #DentalHygiene program.

We believe everyone should have access to quality #health care, regardless of their ability to pay. Dental Hygiene is important for your health.

The service is provided through a partnership with Pacifica Dental. Your appointment will take place between Monday and Friday from 8 am to 4 pm and for low-income racialized women.

This free dental hygiene program provides dental hygiene check-ups and cleaning only. #PacificaDental clinic can recommend further treatment if necessary. You will need to visit the clinic location.

We are currently accepting new applications.

Eligibility:

#BlackWomen, #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour including #transgender, #nonbinary & #TwoSpirit community members.

You must make less than the Low Income Cut-off. Please check the table below to check your eligibility

Resident of the Greater Victoria area and will be able to visit the clinic location

Individuals who agree to all terms and conditions provided by SNIWWOC & Pacifica Dental

https://www.sniwwoc.ca/dental-hygiene-clinic

#YYJ #FreeDental #BIPOCWomen #LGBTQ2S #DentistHelp #VancouverIsland #CommunityServices #HealthCare #CommunityHelp #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

The article has finally been published. My surname is spelled incorrectly on the photo & I've asked for a correction.

[ Support Network for Indigenous Women has now grown from its all-volunteer roots in 2014 to a full-fledged social enterprise with seven staff members in B.C. and Ontario.

It runs events in Vancouver and Toronto as well as virtual programming for participants throughout Canada.

Brown said more than 2,000 people received help from the support network last year. ]

https://www.timescolonist.com/life/vital-people-network-supports-indigenous-women-women-of-colour-9571562

#SNIWWOC #BIPOCwomen #WomenOfColour #POCwomen #BIPOCsisters #Sisterhood #POCWomensCommunity #YYJ #nonprofit #VancouverIsland

Join @CenDemTech, the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Politus Project online on October 2, 9:30am ET for the launch of a new research report on the kinds of offensive/hate speech that women of color Congressional candidates are facing on X/Twitter this election in the U.S.
https://cdt.org/event/report-launch-offensive-speech-and-hate-speech-targeted-at-congressional-candidates-in-the-2024-election/

#Election2024 #WomenOfColour #hatespeech #PoliticalCandidate #onlinegbv

Join @CenDemTech, the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Politus Project online on October 2, 9:30am ET for the launch of a new research report on the kinds of offensive/hate speech that women of color Congressional candidates are facing on X/Twitter this election in the U.S.
https://cdt.org/event/report-launch-offensive-speech-and-hate-speech-targeted-at-congressional-candidates-in-the-2024-election/

#Election2024 #WomenOfColour #hatespeech #PoliticalCandidate #onlinegbv

Join @CenDemTech, the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Politus Project online on October 2, 9:30am ET for the launch of a new research report on the kinds of offensive/hate speech that women of color Congressional candidates are facing on X/Twitter this election in the U.S.
https://cdt.org/event/report-launch-offensive-speech-and-hate-speech-targeted-at-congressional-candidates-in-the-2024-election/

#Election2024 #WomenOfColour #hatespeech #PoliticalCandidate #onlinegbv

Join @CenDemTech, the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Politus Project online on October 2, 9:30am ET for the launch of a new research report on the kinds of offensive/hate speech that women of color Congressional candidates are facing on X/Twitter this election in the U.S.
https://cdt.org/event/report-launch-offensive-speech-and-hate-speech-targeted-at-congressional-candidates-in-the-2024-election/

#Election2024 #WomenOfColour #hatespeech #PoliticalCandidate #onlinegbv

Join @CenDemTech, the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Politus Project online on October 2, 9:30am ET for the launch of a new research report on the kinds of offensive/hate speech that women of color Congressional candidates are facing on X/Twitter this election in the U.S.
https://cdt.org/event/report-launch-offensive-speech-and-hate-speech-targeted-at-congressional-candidates-in-the-2024-election/

#Election2024 #WomenOfColour #hatespeech #PoliticalCandidate #onlinegbv

I'm meeting Boma Brown, tomorrow morning. It will be great to connect in person. I'll be doing some more community based work with SNIWWOC in the near future.

Boma is the Founder of the Support Network for #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour (SNIWWOC), a national #nonprofit focused on improving health outcomes for women identifying as black, indigenous, and women of colour.

Read more about Boma:
https://www.bomabrown.com/bio

#POCwomen #BIPOCwomen #POCWomensCommunity #Lekwungen #Wsanec #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WomensCollective #MutualSupport #POCcommunity #Sisterhood #Canadian #CanadaBIPOC #VancouverIsland #Saanich #VanIsle #StrongerTogether #BlackWomenLeaders #POCCommunityLeaders

I'm meeting Boma Brown, tomorrow morning. It will be great to connect in person. I'll be doing some more community based work with SNIWWOC in the near future.

Boma is the Founder of the Support Network for #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour (SNIWWOC), a national #nonprofit focused on improving health outcomes for women identifying as black, indigenous, and women of colour.

Read more about Boma:
https://www.bomabrown.com/bio

#POCwomen #BIPOCwomen #POCWomensCommunity #Lekwungen #Wsanec #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WomensCollective #MutualSupport #POCcommunity #Sisterhood #Canadian #CanadaBIPOC #VancouverIsland #Saanich #VanIsle #StrongerTogether #BlackWomenLeaders #POCCommunityLeaders

I'm meeting Boma Brown, tomorrow morning. It will be great to connect in person. I'll be doing some more community based work with SNIWWOC in the near future.

Boma is the Founder of the Support Network for #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour (SNIWWOC), a national #nonprofit focused on improving health outcomes for women identifying as black, indigenous, and women of colour.

Read more about Boma:
https://www.bomabrown.com/bio

#POCwomen #BIPOCwomen #POCWomensCommunity #Lekwungen #Wsanec #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WomensCollective #MutualSupport #POCcommunity #Sisterhood #Canadian #CanadaBIPOC #VancouverIsland #Saanich #VanIsle #StrongerTogether #BlackWomenLeaders #POCCommunityLeaders

I'm meeting Boma Brown, tomorrow morning. It will be great to connect in person. I'll be doing some more community based work with SNIWWOC in the near future.

Boma is the Founder of the Support Network for #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour (SNIWWOC), a national #nonprofit focused on improving health outcomes for women identifying as black, indigenous, and women of colour.

Read more about Boma:
https://www.bomabrown.com/bio

#POCwomen #BIPOCwomen #POCWomensCommunity #Lekwungen #Wsanec #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WomensCollective #MutualSupport #POCcommunity #Sisterhood #Canadian #CanadaBIPOC #VancouverIsland #Saanich #VanIsle #StrongerTogether #BlackWomenLeaders #POCCommunityLeaders

I'm meeting Boma Brown, tomorrow morning. It will be great to connect in person. I'll be doing some more community based work with SNIWWOC in the near future.

Boma is the Founder of the Support Network for #IndigenousWomen & #WomenOfColour (SNIWWOC), a national #nonprofit focused on improving health outcomes for women identifying as black, indigenous, and women of colour.

Read more about Boma:
https://www.bomabrown.com/bio

#POCwomen #BIPOCwomen #POCWomensCommunity #Lekwungen #Wsanec #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WomensCollective #MutualSupport #POCcommunity #Sisterhood #Canadian #CanadaBIPOC #VancouverIsland #Saanich #VanIsle #StrongerTogether #BlackWomenLeaders #POCCommunityLeaders

Please enjoy my video #slideshow of SNIWWOC Indigenous Led Ribbon Skirts 2 day workshop.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=oWWp-Zs2uDWtZCUG&v=q6fzdpeqdy4&feature=youtu.be

Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #sewing #WomenSupportingWomen #WomenTeachingWomen #Sisterhood #DIY

Creating the workshop slideshow, after breakfast. Here are some more photos from the weekend Indigenous led ribbon skirt workshop. Organized by SNIWWOC & held in the workshop space in the Belfry Theatre building at Fernwood Square.

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handcrafted #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #RibbonSkirts #NativeLed #IndigenousLed #Skirts #WomenCreateTogether #POCwomen #POCcommunity #WomenConnecting #WomenSharing #BIPOCSisterhood

Creating the workshop slideshow, after breakfast. Here are some more photos from the weekend Indigenous led ribbon skirt workshop. Organized by SNIWWOC & held in the workshop space in the Belfry Theatre building at Fernwood Square.

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handcrafted #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #RibbonSkirts #NativeLed #IndigenousLed #Skirts #WomenCreateTogether #POCwomen #POCcommunity #WomenConnecting #WomenSharing #BIPOCSisterhood

Creating the workshop slideshow, after breakfast. Here are some more photos from the weekend Indigenous led ribbon skirt workshop. Organized by SNIWWOC & held in the workshop space in the Belfry Theatre building at Fernwood Square.

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handcrafted #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #RibbonSkirts #NativeLed #IndigenousLed #Skirts #WomenCreateTogether #POCwomen #POCcommunity #WomenConnecting #WomenSharing #BIPOCSisterhood

Creating the workshop slideshow, after breakfast. Here are some more photos from the weekend Indigenous led ribbon skirt workshop. Organized by SNIWWOC & held in the workshop space in the Belfry Theatre building at Fernwood Square.

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handcrafted #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #RibbonSkirts #NativeLed #IndigenousLed #Skirts #WomenCreateTogether #POCwomen #POCcommunity #WomenConnecting #WomenSharing #BIPOCSisterhood

Creating the workshop slideshow, after breakfast. Here are some more photos from the weekend Indigenous led ribbon skirt workshop. Organized by SNIWWOC & held in the workshop space in the Belfry Theatre building at Fernwood Square.

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handcrafted #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #RibbonSkirts #NativeLed #IndigenousLed #Skirts #WomenCreateTogether #POCwomen #POCcommunity #WomenConnecting #WomenSharing #BIPOCSisterhood

Signing off tonight with a vid short.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ZZkV6tecbvc?si=IacQZpxhwq-CYcXh

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #RibbonSkirt #sewing #TextileCrafts

The other women's #RibbonSkirts ❤️
We all had a wonderful time at this 2 day #IndigenousLed ribbon skirt workshop. Everyone helped one another. Multiple new friendships were sparked. What a great way to connect & engage with fellow, local #POCwomen 🙌

Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handsewn #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

The other women's #RibbonSkirts ❤️
We all had a wonderful time at this 2 day #IndigenousLed ribbon skirt workshop. Everyone helped one another. Multiple new friendships were sparked. What a great way to connect & engage with fellow, local #POCwomen 🙌

Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handsewn #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

The other women's #RibbonSkirts ❤️
We all had a wonderful time at this 2 day #IndigenousLed ribbon skirt workshop. Everyone helped one another. Multiple new friendships were sparked. What a great way to connect & engage with fellow, local #POCwomen 🙌

Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handsewn #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

The other women's #RibbonSkirts ❤️
We all had a wonderful time at this 2 day #IndigenousLed ribbon skirt workshop. Everyone helped one another. Multiple new friendships were sparked. What a great way to connect & engage with fellow, local #POCwomen 🙌

Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handsewn #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

The other women's #RibbonSkirts ❤️
We all had a wonderful time at this 2 day #IndigenousLed ribbon skirt workshop. Everyone helped one another. Multiple new friendships were sparked. What a great way to connect & engage with fellow, local #POCwomen 🙌

Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handsewn #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

All done! I learned how to make my first ribbon skirt in this weekend workshop. We were taught by 3 different experienced Indigenous ribbon skirt makers. The workshop was organized by #SNIWWOC nonprofit organization for local BIPOC women.

Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca

#POCCommunity #WomenOfColour #BIPOC #handmade #Handsewn #SewingWorkshop #CulturalLearning #IndigenousSewingWorkshop #Lekwungen #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland

A beader & cultural sewing specialist Auntie, showing me one of her wonderful #RibbonSkirts. The #Indigenous #loons pattern fabric seen here is no longer sold anywhere.

She made the hat worn in this photo too.

#CulturalLearning #CulturalSharing #POCcommunity #WomenOfColour #POCwomen #Handmade #Seamstress #NativeArt #IndigenousTextiles #TextileArt

Another new friend I met at the ribbon skirt workshop today. She is from Namgis First Nation. We chatted while working on our skirt patterns. A fellow creative, Aquarian weirdo 🥰
She was blown away that I've met/spent time with her cousin & also know several of her friends in Alert Bay. Her cousin owns/runs the only bannock place on Cormorant Island - Duchess Bannock and Dessert.

#POCcommunity #POCfriends #Indigenous #AsianMastodon #NewFriends #WomenOfColour #POCwomen

I'm a part of this local #nonprofit #BIPOCWomen #CollectiveCommunity 💗

SNIWWOC is a #Canadian non-profit organization committed to the #empowerment of #women. We operate from a holistic and integrated service model that addresses the social, cultural and political realities of immigrant and indigenous communities. Our work is informed by a commitment to reproductive justice. Reproductive justice recognizes that struggles for sexual and reproductive rights is not a singular issue. It has to be linked to wider struggles against oppression (racism, sexism, colonization, immigration rights, income, education, etc). These intersecting oppressions can limit a person's ability to have control over their body.

Our Mission:
To support BIPOC women, youth, and children to take greater control of their lives. We strive to provide culturally appropriate services in different languages, and all our programming is developed and delivered by #WomenOfColour.

Our Mandate:
To work against barriers that limit women and girl’s access to healthcare and full reproductive choice using food, art, and education.

Connection:
We know social isolation, perceived or not, has a negative impact on health outcomes - this isolation is particularly hard on #BIPOC women. We aim to lessen this isolation by creating intentional spaces where women of colour can connect and heal through food, art, and education.

Programs:
We have a variety of free programs such as a dental hygiene clinic, counselling, peer support, groceries, online yoga, and domestic violence support groups that may normally be inaccessible to women of colour due to low-income or isolation.

Education:
We provide women of colour with education and information on how to navigate Canada’s healthcare system.

Support:
We support and advocate for Indigenous women, Black women, immigrant and refugee women and women of colour, and connect them to appropriate support streams.

Events:
We host regular events across the country with the aim of raising awareness and building community. These include a monthly dinner series, regular workshops, music celebrations, an annual neighbourhood festival in Quadra Village, and much more.

#PleaseDonate to support SNIWWOC 🙏
https://www.sniwwoc.ca/donate

Come join the #volunteers team
https://www.sniwwoc.ca/volunteer

Five #bands keeping the #spirit of #RiotGrrrl alive.

Although it did a lot of good for #women in #alternativemusic, riot grrrl was fundamentally #flawed in its #politics.

It also predominantly focused on #white, #middleclass #women, often #marginalising #womenofcolour and #outrightly #excluding #trans #women.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture

https://www.loudersound.com/features/five-bands-keeping-the-spirit-of-riot-grrrl-alive

Five #bands keeping the #spirit of #RiotGrrrl alive.

Although it did a lot of good for #women in #alternativemusic, riot grrrl was fundamentally #flawed in its #politics.

It also predominantly focused on #white, #middleclass #women, often #marginalising #womenofcolour and #outrightly #excluding #trans #women.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture

https://www.loudersound.com/features/five-bands-keeping-the-spirit-of-riot-grrrl-alive

Five #bands keeping the #spirit of #RiotGrrrl alive.

Although it did a lot of good for #women in #alternativemusic, riot grrrl was fundamentally #flawed in its #politics.

It also predominantly focused on #white, #middleclass #women, often #marginalising #womenofcolour and #outrightly #excluding #trans #women.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture

https://www.loudersound.com/features/five-bands-keeping-the-spirit-of-riot-grrrl-alive

Five #bands keeping the #spirit of #RiotGrrrl alive.

Although it did a lot of good for #women in #alternativemusic, riot grrrl was fundamentally #flawed in its #politics.

It also predominantly focused on #white, #middleclass #women, often #marginalising #womenofcolour and #outrightly #excluding #trans #women.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture

https://www.loudersound.com/features/five-bands-keeping-the-spirit-of-riot-grrrl-alive

Five #bands keeping the #spirit of #RiotGrrrl alive.

Although it did a lot of good for #women in #alternativemusic, riot grrrl was fundamentally #flawed in its #politics.

It also predominantly focused on #white, #middleclass #women, often #marginalising #womenofcolour and #outrightly #excluding #trans #women.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture

https://www.loudersound.com/features/five-bands-keeping-the-spirit-of-riot-grrrl-alive

The #FringeOfColour Festival started screening yesterday. This year's theme is the lifecycle of a plant. Films are divided into strands. Today @toni and I watched the Nourish strand. It contains 6 different short films. Each one is visually stunning, deeply evocative and powerful.

First is Back on Home Soil. It's piece celebrating and remembering the artist's Ofem Ubi's grandmother who passed away. It's a deeply moving, poetic and photographic exploration of grief, family and home filmed in #Nigeria. As well as deeply moving this piece made me chuckle few times.

Next one is a very short film 'Dear Omolere'. A poetic letter to Mojereoma Ajayi-Egunjobi's grandmother filmed in British countryside. This piece explores ancestry from the point of view of a member of diaspora. The author explores her feeling towards her ancestors and a sense of responsibility to follow in their footsteps.

Third film 'Maud' is s a conversation between four Black artists currently making art in #Scotland - Adebusola Ramsay, Sekai Machache, Zoë Zo, Zoë Tumika & Zoë Guthrie and Camara Taylor. They talk about Maud Sulter and her legacy and how knowing a Black Scottish artist affects them. I never heard of Maud Sulter before watching this film and I certainly want to find out more about her.

Next is very short film 'Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know' by Cecilia Lim. This audiovisual poem is accompanied by a zine exploring the people in the film and their stories. It's filmed in the borough of Queens, New York and shows Women and Femmes of Colour taking care of each other and their communities. #womenOfColour #femmesOfColour

In The Spring, Madeline Shann explores the presence of Black people and People of Colour in the British Countryside. Many shots were filmed in wonderful Whistman's Wood in Devon. I particulalry liked when dancer Rudzani Moleya is shrunk to look a bit like a pixie dancing in the moss. #peopleOfColor

Last but not least 'Violeta & Sofia' by Noah Berhitu and Alejandra Rogghé Pérez, explores relationship to heritage and culture in migrant communities through a communaly prepared meal. It was filmed in #Belgium.

Themes of #ancestry, #food, #language, #grief, #resilience and community are weaving in and out of each piece complementing each other. I found them very relatable. For me food also plays a central role in feeling connected to my culture.

Another strong theme is that of grandmothers. My grandmothers were definitely influential and in many ways I find it easier to celebrate their memory. As women they were both more accessible on emotional level and also more present in everyday life. My memories of them are full of scents, flavors, plants, garments. They feel close and tangible. It's inspiring to see how others express similar experience of their loved ones.

I certainly feel nourished by each film and I am looking forward to watching the other strands.

https://www.fringeofcolour.co.uk/nourish

https://invidious.weblibre.org/watch?v=zJuX3uNNju8

#IlhanOmar speaks to the #GOPieceOfShit morons

#misogynoirism #Islamophobia

As a Jew, I don't need antisemitic MAGA/GOP/#farright #whitesupremacist #fascists claiming they care about #antisemitism!

Don't need the #farright in the ´Labour' Party claiming to give a shit about antisemitism.

Both of them (#UK & #US #rightwing politicians) exploiting Jews, my people, to attack #POCs (especially #WomenOfColour), #Muslims, #immigrants and #progressives!

Suggestion for a #film #doublefeature - #BlackPantherWakandaForever & #TheWomanKing
Both are led by a powerful ensemble of #BlackWomen #actresses - the opportunities for #women in film are much less than they are for men, and even less so far #WomenofColour - and here the considerable talents of the following are on full display: #ViolaDavis #LashanaLynch #AngelaBassett #DanaiGurira #LupitaNyongo #LetitiaWright #SheilaAtim #ThusoMbedu

#BlackPanther #BlackFriday