fyi: Off_Pride June 5-7, 2009 Zurich
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Luba Koba
Feb 12, 2009, 12:53:49 AM2/12/09
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FYI, lubakoba
Dear queers and friends,
in response to the the "EuroPride" event which is going to take place
in Zurich this year, we are organizing the alternative queer-festival "Off_Pride" from June 5-7, 2009, also in Zurich. We are a bunch of folks from different parts of Switzerland (and also from southern
Germany).
Unlike the official Pride, we want to deal with alternative (gender)
queer and trans* ways of living, we want to be non-commercial,
subversive, and open, and we want to focus on spontaneity and self-
organized fun rather than on consumerism and event.
During those three days, there will be workshops on queer, trans*,
political and other issues. In the evenings there will be public
debates, movies, and of course parties with great music and
intriguing shows. We are also planning a (gender)queer sex party. On
Saturday, the day of the EuroPride parade, our own (alternative)
queer march through the city will be a hightlight: we want to queer
and to enrich EuroPride with educational, fun, semi-legal actions!
All of this is non-commercial – by you and us, for you and us.
And since we would like the program to be diverse, we want to invite
YOU as a paticipant to offer your own workshop. Please get in touch
until the end of February and send all your fabulous ideas to
tiger...@gmx.de! For those of you who would like to do something
but who may still be lacking concrete ideas, we made a "wish list" of
workshops below:
* dance/ theater/music/performance workshop
…just for fun, or for the queer march …
* polyamory
…life and love beyond the conventional romantic couple…
* radio ballet
…queering the official pride parade…
* trans*politics – networking workshop
…Switzerland and Europe, go build networks…
* education around trans*issues
…presenting visions of life, allowing dialogue and questions around trans* identities for other queer folks…
* screen printing workshop
…we design our own queer t-shirts…
* "How am I going to tell my kid?"
… queer d.i.y. sex education…
* anti-discrimination beyond gender
… linking queer perspectives with anti-racism, anti-ageism, anti-
lookism, anti-ableism etc…
* drag workshop
… by and for kings, queens, and others…
* queer families
… exchange between queer families / potential queer families…
* safer sex beyond condoms
… infos and conversation…
* my queer life
… being queer – what does that mean for us? Exchange of experiences…
* trans* and feminism – (how) do they go together?
… conflicts and potential…
* massage workshop.
Also, the whole festival is non-commercial and - with exception of
the parties - free. This also means that unfortunately, we will not
be able to pay folks for offering a workshop. But if you have trouble paying for travel expenses, we will definitely come up with a solution.
Queer greetings from zurich!
The "off_pride" organizing team
Dear queers and friends,
in response to the the "EuroPride" event which is going to take place
in Zurich this year, we are organizing the alternative queer-festival "Off_Pride" from June 5-7, 2009, also in Zurich. We are a bunch of folks from different parts of Switzerland (and also from southern
Germany).
Unlike the official Pride, we want to deal with alternative (gender)
queer and trans* ways of living, we want to be non-commercial,
subversive, and open, and we want to focus on spontaneity and self-
organized fun rather than on consumerism and event.
During those three days, there will be workshops on queer, trans*,
political and other issues. In the evenings there will be public
debates, movies, and of course parties with great music and
intriguing shows. We are also planning a (gender)queer sex party. On
Saturday, the day of the EuroPride parade, our own (alternative)
queer march through the city will be a hightlight: we want to queer
and to enrich EuroPride with educational, fun, semi-legal actions!
All of this is non-commercial – by you and us, for you and us.
And since we would like the program to be diverse, we want to invite
YOU as a paticipant to offer your own workshop. Please get in touch
until the end of February and send all your fabulous ideas to
tiger...@gmx.de! For those of you who would like to do something
but who may still be lacking concrete ideas, we made a "wish list" of
workshops below:
* dance/ theater/music/performance workshop
…just for fun, or for the queer march …
* polyamory
…life and love beyond the conventional romantic couple…
* radio ballet
…queering the official pride parade…
* trans*politics – networking workshop
…Switzerland and Europe, go build networks…
* education around trans*issues
…presenting visions of life, allowing dialogue and questions around trans* identities for other queer folks…
* screen printing workshop
…we design our own queer t-shirts…
* "How am I going to tell my kid?"
… queer d.i.y. sex education…
* anti-discrimination beyond gender
… linking queer perspectives with anti-racism, anti-ageism, anti-
lookism, anti-ableism etc…
* drag workshop
… by and for kings, queens, and others…
* queer families
… exchange between queer families / potential queer families…
* safer sex beyond condoms
… infos and conversation…
* my queer life
… being queer – what does that mean for us? Exchange of experiences…
* trans* and feminism – (how) do they go together?
… conflicts and potential…
* massage workshop.
Also, the whole festival is non-commercial and - with exception of
the parties - free. This also means that unfortunately, we will not
be able to pay folks for offering a workshop. But if you have trouble paying for travel expenses, we will definitely come up with a solution.
Queer greetings from zurich!
The "off_pride" organizing team
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