LGBTQ bloc at the anti-racism demo Nederland Bekent Kleur 2010

What : Queer Bloc march to anti-racism demo at the Dam

When : May 30th, Sunday, 13.45

Where : Behind Crea, Turfdraagsterpad 17, where the Binnengasthuistraat starts

On May 30th (sunday) will be a huge anti-racism demo at the Dam, Amsterdam, organised by Nederland Bekent Kleur (http://www.nederlandbekentkleur.nl/) !

We are helping coordinate a Queer Block on this day, to raise our voices against racism as LGBTQ people in The Netherlands. We are meeting outside Crea, (Turfdraagsterpad) at 13.45 on the 30th, and we will walk through the city, to join the demo at the Dam, with banners and placards, flyers, and of course, music ! So come and join us and bring your friends along ...

QueerNL calls for an inclusive and diverse society; denounce fear mongering and all forms of minority bashing, stereotyping and intolerance! And we certainly do not like to be used by right wing politicians to justify their anti-immigrant stand. We march in solidarity with immigrants and asylum seekers, and people from minorities facing discrimination and prejudice. We would also like to remind ourselves of the ethnic/racial/linguistic diversity within the LGBT community.

For more details or if you would like to help organise stuff, contact us.

Angst Misbruik = Machts Misbruik !
Dont run in fear, run for equality !
Liefde, Respect, Verdraagzaamheid, Nederlandse trots zijn wij andersdenkenden !

The original presenter for the NBK at the Dam was known to have expressed homophobic views in the past. The COC and others pointed this out in a letter, following which, the NBK had an internal debate and decided to change the presenter. Their statement is given below.

Afgelopen vrijdag heeft Nederland Bekent Kleur aangekondigd dat Jihad Alariachi één van de presentatoren zou zijn van Rhythm Against Racism op zondagmiddag 30 mei op de Dam in Amsterdam.

Dit weekend ontvingen we een brief van COC Amsterdam waarin wij erop geattendeerd werden dat zij in een uitzending van De Meiden van Halal ondermeer het volgende heeft gezegd: "Homosexualiteit en islam gaan niet samen. Ik accepteer geen moslim-homo". Nederland Bekent Kleur was eerder hiervan niet op de hoogte en we delen deze opvatting niet.

Wij hebben waardering voor de inzet en kwaliteit als presentator van Jihad Alariachi maar vinden de discussie die nu ontstaat niet passen binnen de vorm van Rhythm Against Racism op de Dam en hebben haar daarom gevraagd in plaats daarvan onze gast te zijn bij een debat dat in het najaar gaat plaatsvinden over dit onderwerp. We hebben begrepen dat COC Amsterdam aan een dergelijk debat zou willen meewerken.

De Stichting Nederland Bekent Kleur richt zich tegen iedere vorm van racisme, vreemdelingenhaat, islamofobie, antisemitisme, homofobie of welke andere vormen van discriminatie dan ook. We gaan er vanuit dat het COC dezelfde waarden nastreeft en we willen graag in de toekomst gezamenlijk ons inzetten voor een kleurrijk en divers Nederland.

Stichting Nederland Bekent Kleur

Queeristan 2010

March 27-28, Schijnheilig, Passeerdersgracht 23, Amsterdam

QueerNL is initiating Queeristan 2010, a weekend devoted to discussion workshops on queer politics in The Netherlands, forming of action groups on specific themes, a Queer Pride march, and of course a queer party. If you want to be a part of the organising, or want to kept informed, tell us !

Click on the 'Queeristan 2010' link in the menu on the left for more details.

Workshops

There will be three workshops during the weekend. Each workshop will be have 3-4 panelists who speak for less than 10 minutes, followed by a lengthy discussion amongst everyone. We hope to lead each workshop into ending with a definite conclusion in the form of an action group on a specific issue.

The three themes are :

Homonormativity, corporatisation of the Dutch gay scene, and classism within the LGBT community,
Sexism and transphobia within the LGBT community, and how we do we evolve a common political platform
Islamophobia and the Dutch right wing and their links to 'gay rights' and racism within the community

The contents of each of these workshops are described here in detail.

Queeristan Takes to the Streets

We go on the streets at 17.00 hrs on Mar 28th to show the people of Amsterdam what a lovely place Queeristan is ! Join us on 27th evening to make banners and placards and come join us on sunday with all your queer gear !

Creatures of Queeristan

There will be a fabulous queer party on saturday night at the venue as well, with performances ! The party starts at 22.00 on 27th and fabulous queer performances start at midnight ! The front door closes at 2 am, and the party closes at 3 am (3 am winter time!)

Dress theme : Queer Creatures. Damage: recommended donation price of 3 euros.

Queerativity

We have an art space, Queerativity, which is open throughout the weekend. Queerativity invites you to speak back and respond to ways in which the queer community has been constructed and represented by dominant culture. Queeralicious sketches, drawings, videos and installations will make you come and see all the colors of the rainbow. You are welcome to bring your own material for the space !

During dinner on the 27th, we will be premiering the film 'Travel Queeries' by Elliat Graney-Saucke, which examines the culture, art and activism of radical queers in contemporary Europe through personal interviews and documentation of performances, festivals, multi-media visual arts and spaces. Other film screening throughout the evening too.

We also invite you to have (vegan; with recommended donation amount) dinner and lunch with us on the 27th 19.30 and 28th 12.00 respectively.

Programme

March 27th
13.00 : Discussion 'Homonormativity, comercialisation of gay culture, and class'
16.00 : Discussion 'Sexism and Transphobia'
19.30 : Dinner
22.00 : Creatures from Queeristan party

March 28th (SUMMER TIME!)
12.00 : Lunch
13.00 : Discussion 'Racism, LGBT asylum and migration rights, homophobic violence and islamophobia'
16.00 : Closing session
17.00 : Queeristan Takes to the Streets !

Support

We are supported partially by XminY Solidariteitsfonds and TrutFonds.

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