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English:

What`s worth fighting for? Which expectations do we have for coalitions? What do we need to build coalitions? What can we do in order to prevent activist burn outs? How can we deal with different experiences, strategies, goals, perspectives, knowledges and expectations within coalitions?

With input from Bernice Johnson Reagon, Audre Lorde, Cathy Cohen ua. in form of short texts, we want to close in on those questions and connect them to our own experiences.

This workshop is for and by Black People and People of Color, there is no participation fee. Please sign up via an email to frauenreferat@oeh.univie.ac.at
Let us know if you need childcare.

Deutsch:

Wofür lohnt es sich zu kämpfen? Welche Erwartungen haben wir an Bündnispolitiken? Was brauchen wir, um Bündnisse eingehen und aufrecht erhalten zu können? Worauf müssen wir achten, um nicht im activist burn out zu landen? Wie können wir mit unterschiedlichen Positionierungen, Erfahrungen, Strategien, Zielen, Zugängen, Wissensständen und Erwartungen innerhalb von Bündnissen umgehen?
Anhand von kurzen Textausschnitten (Bernice Johnson Reagon, Audre Lorde, Cathy Cohen ua.) wollen wir uns diesen Fragen annähern und sie mit unseren eigenen Erfahrungen verbinden.
Dieser Workshop richtet sich an Black and People of Color, die Teilnahme ist kostenlos. 

Bitte meldet euch mit einer kurzen Mail an frauenreferat@oeh.univie.ac.at mit Betreff BPoC Workshop Bündnispolitiken an.
Bitte gebt Bescheid, sofern ihr Kinderbetreuung benötigt.

WS-Leitende: 
Sushila Mesquita arbeitet und lehrt seit vielen Jahren zu postkolonial-queeren Theorien und intersektionalen Feminismen und ist Teil des we-dey Kollektivs sowie des Beirats von Maiz.

Sunanda Mesquita ist bildende Künstlerin, Community Organiser, Kuratorin und Mitbegründerin von WE DEY x SPACE in Wien. (we-dey.in) In ihrer künstlerischen Praxis konzentriert sie sich auf die Möglichkeiten einer radikalen, utopischen, queeren, feministischen Kollektivität von Schwarzen Menschen und People of Colour und die Themen Community, Solidarität und Zugehörigkeit. Ihre Illustrationen sind unter dem alias @decolonial_killjoy zu finden.

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WE DEY: Annual Program 2018/19

In the beginning of 2018 WE DEY X SPACE announced its first Open Call for projects. We invited Black artists and artists of Color to apply with proposals for exhibitions, events, workshops, kitchen table talks and film screenings around the topics of decolonial art and knowledge production, community, self-care and empowerment.

We were overwhelmed by the amount and quality of proposals we received from all over the world, projects that center Queer/Trans*/Inter/Black People/People of Color and focus on utopian notions of community, belonging, healing and body politics. We thank all the artists & collectives who put so much time and thought into their proposals! Thank you all for affirming our vision on how important it is to self-organise and to continue creating a space for art and knowledge production by Queer/Trans*/Inter/Black People/People of Color.

We are looking forward to what is coming up until May 2019 (when the lease for WE DEY x space will expire): exhibitions by Nicole Suzuki, WE DEY kültür gemma! fellow Lydia Nsiah, NueNua AKA Ama Josephine Budge, Rudy Loewe, HAIR (Esther Ojo & Terisha Harris), Pêdra Costa& Jota Mombaça and @decolonial_killjoy, workshops and empowerment sessions by Noah Sow, Maisha Auma, Paola Bacchetta and Fatima El-Tayeb, filmscreenings curated by Nine Yamamoto, healing circle by Liaam Iman and of course our ongoing projects. Keep yourself posted on our website: WE-DEY.IN and on Facebook & Instagram.

We would like to thank the WE DEY collective for all their unrelentless effort, time, energy, love and care! Thanks to Jaqueline Ejiji, Esther Abiona Ojo, Janine Jembere, Nicole Suzuki, Amoako Boafo, and all of you who supported us within the past year and who continue to do so in the years to come! Despite the fact that we did receive hardly any public funding we managed to continue the fight for self-determined spaces for BPoC’s in Vienna because of all of you!

xoxo,

Sunanda Mesquita & Sushila Mesquita for WE DEY

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What you can do to support WE DEY:
* Financial support to pay our rent and bills, production costs for exhibitions, transport costs for artists & artist residencies, our publications,…

* Help us find a new space! As our lease will expire in May 2019, we are looking for new affordable spaces to continue our project

* Donate material to our Archive! Our longterm vision is to create an WE DEY Archive containing herstories of BPoC resistance in Vienna through community engagement and decolonial queer feminist approaches to archiving.

 

 

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  1. Guided Meditation for BPoC: Tuesday, 13 November 2018 from 18:30-20:00
  2. Guided Meditation for Women* & Nonbinary who are Black / Asian / Rrom_nja / IndígenX*: 14 November 2018 from 08:30-10:30

We Dey x Space, Kandlgasse 24, 1070 Wien

There is no registration needed. Please join on time! Joining in late is not possible.

What you need: loose, wide and comfortable clothing, a mat or thick blanket to sit on, a thin blanket to cover during the relaxation, and if possible a pillow to put under your buttocks.

A private (closed) session with Noah Sow

• Costs: Give what you can/like/want. Apart from that we welcome fruit / nuts / sunshine / smiling – as you wish and feel like.
• Language: The class will take place in English spoken language.
• For whom: One closed session is for BPoC of all genders and one Women*/Trans/Inter/Nonbinary who are Black / Asian / Rrom_nja / IndígenX* .

We need to compensate a lot in daily life. This class presents relaxing rituals which can be helpful to overcome day-to-day life challenges, hardships and struggles.
Conventional Yoga classes unfortunately often don’t contribute to our well-being. Unlike it is understood in the west through a colonised approach, Yoga is a highly effective system that primarily uses meditation and breathing techniques to bring the body mind and soul in alignment when practiced regularly. Through that it can be a useful tool for our mental and physical balance (and -optionally- also spirituality). During this session we will learn and practice how to balance the nervous system by techniques which can then be integrated in our daily life to provide relief and prevent activist burnout.

♥ ‘Sportiness’ / ‘Fitness’ is not necessary for this class! ♥ The exercises will be performed while sitting or laying down!

Teacher:
Noah Sow is an author, lecturer, artist and activist. She has been at the forefront of Germany’s anti-racism and empowerment movements for 25 years. Noah is also an India-trained meditation and yoga teacher and therapist. She constantly continues her own training and study in Vedantic teachings, Yoga and Hatha Yoga.

FAQ:

– Do I need to know or like “Yoga” if I want to join this session?
No.

– Will I have to twist myself? Will I be out of breath? Is this exhausting?
No, all exercises will be performed while sitting down and are doable for people who experience pain or have impairments. It is also possible to do the exercises while sitting on a chair. We will mostly do breathing and guided meditation.

– Do I need a yoga mat?
If you need a mat – please let us know in advance!

– I already know that I won’t be arriving on time…?
We are sorry but maybe you can join next time. Please be on time and participate only if you can stay for the entire session. Tranquility is important for the vibe and we’ll lock the doors on time. Thanks!

– Is this religious? / Is this compatible with my belief or religion?
Yoga is not a religion per se. It is a cultural tradition that embraces all religions and can be practiced with or without (specific or unspecific) belief and spirituality. Yogi_nis come in all sorts of religious backgrounds: Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, Agnostic, Taoist, Christian, and more. As a matter of fact, Abrahamic religions (Islam, Judaism, Christianity) contain some elements of Yoga, as Yoga is much older than them.