Sunday August 7 - The state of independence

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Peace family, This edition we'll focus on our community’s togetherness and independence with regards to Black events and/or organisations. We've invited four guest speakers to help us find and/or provide answers to the following questions: - How can the Black community support events that contribute to our collective consciousness, triumphs and struggles? -  How we can all contribute to getting Keti Koti the national recognition both the festival and our people deserve? - How will the recent budget cuts by the government affect the Black community with regards to art and culture? - How to deal with prolific Black people (artists, hosts, politicians, etc.) who chose not to publicly support the cause but are the first to profit from it through paid appearances at the festivities and/or media outlets? - What part can and/or does social media play in all this? Event information Location: No Limit (Geldershoofd 80, Amsterdam Zuidoost) Moderators: Bamba Nazar and Simone Zeefuik Doors open: 13.30h We start at: 14:00h and yes, we promote punctuality. Salutes to: Angelo Bromet for hooking us up!! Focus Please keep in mind that this edition will focus on the questions as stated above. We are absolutely not interested in constantly narrowing things down to truisms. Yes, we are all human and sure, love is all we need… but please understand that our community needs to do more than just have these lines on repeat. Because even though we might be “in it together” we truly hope you have some ideas of why some are more “in it” than others. Thank you. Truly yours, Simone Zeefuik and Bamba Nazar / Soapbox Public transportation to No LimitIf you take metro 53 to Ganzenhoef you’re 2 minutes away from the venue. You can also take bus 45 and/or 66 to Geldershoofd; from the bus stop it’s a 3 minute walk.

Running away - Zulile Blinker

We salute Zulile Blinker for being one of the most creative and inspirational poets to honor our Afro-Caribbean heritage and legacy. Check out her new track Running Away. She performed this piece in our Keti Koti-tent yesterday and she blew everybody away. This Sister's words are like a firebombs and she isn't shy to light up the room one syllable at a time.

Please treat yourself to her magic and recognize a true People's Poet when you hear one. Light & blessings to this amazingly talented Lioness whose fire is a verb!!