Wednesday 25 September 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Constant Guest tells the story of intersectionality through the real life experiences of Alisha Ahmed, a queer, fat, neurodivergent, immigrant of colour, how both oppression and privilege played key roles in the development of a life coming from the margins.
Having worked in the music industry, journalism, theatre, online content creation, and now as an intersectionality educator for a grassroots organisation, Alisha hopes that by sharing her story, and the lessons they’ve learned over the years this workshop will be able to provide some insight into the challenges we all face under a capitalistic system.
Part spoken word, part personal story, and part academic research, this vulnerable and nuanced exploration of the challenges we all now face aims to bring a diverse audience together through shared struggles, and victories, so that we might carve out a space for ourselves to thrive in the world.
ACCESSIBILITY INFO
This workshop will be held online over zoom, there will be slides used as well as spoken word poetry that will be shown on screen as text. Workshop notes can be accessed upon request. There will be a 5 minute comfort break midway through, the total length of the workshop will be approximately 90 minutes with the last 15-20 minutes for audience questions.
Content Warning: experiences of racism, sexism, ableism, fatphobia, sexual assault, eating disorders, mental illness, and thanatophobia.
Register in advance for this meeting: Zoom Link
The Queering Wales – Connecting People project is run by On Your Face.
On Your Face is a social enterprise bringing visibility to the LGBTQ+ creatives of Wales through queer cultural events in the rural areas, an online directory (onyourfacecollective.org) and the creation of paid jobs for the community across Wales.
To find out more check out on Instagram @onyourfacecollective or at www.onyourfacecollective.org
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