Black & LGBTQIA+
A timeless tribute to us
This room shows you how the black queer community is currently campaigning, rediscovering its power, blazing a trail and demanding a future with a different structure. The movement has already been going for some time and now that a new generation is coming up, they can no longer be stopped. The pandemic is making inequalities in today’s society relatable and visible for everyone; this reality is unavoidable.
On 25 July, during Amsterdam Pride Week, the Netherlands’ first-ever Black Pride was organised at a gathering on Museumplein.
In this room you can view: a selection from the photo series entitled Black Queer (Self) Love by Leonel Piccardo in collaboration with Naomie Pieter for the launch of the Black Pride (NL) human rights movement; prideful readings by Smita James organised by IHLIA x COC’s Shakespeare Club; a panel discussion organised by Perry Gits in collaboration with COC’s Shakespeare Club:’ I’m so into voguing’; an article from Oneworld: ‘How the anti-racism and queer movements have (re)connected’; video recordings of the Black Pride protest at Museumplein; photos of the Black Pride (NL) protest taken by Leonel Piccardo.
‘I chose these pieces because as a collection they portray the multi-layered nature of our reality and our desire for a new era. An era in which the totality of our humanity is recognised.’
The Black Queer Love photo series can be seen as a direct visual response to the BLM movement and contemporary Pride celebrations. The photo series is a counterweight to the constant online footage of black people being killed and suffering. At the same time it’s a response to the Black LGBTIQA+ community’s yearning for a more loving representation online and in the world.
Naomie Pieter
PS: Check out the trip to the protest here!
https://video.vice.com/nl/video/black-pride-de-dubbele-strijd-van-naomie-pieter/5f2d54d1f488254680685933
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