September 4 was supposed to be the day of our first speaker contest but since we didn’t get the minimum number of 5 people to sign up, we decided to flip the script. We invited Zawdie Sandvliet and Joao Richmond to present the two statements they each sent us (as part of the contest’s selection procedure) and engage in a building session about the following four topics:
1. Black Unity - The social, cultural, economic ...and political need for the Afrodiasporic and African communities in the Netherlands to unite.
Presented by: Joao Richmond
2. Blaxplanation - Explaining Black identity in a white society
Presented by: Zawdie Sandvliet
3. Black Beauty – How the Eurocentric beauty standards affect us
Presented by: Joao Richmond
4. What must we learn from Frantz Fanon’s ‘Black skin, white mask’Presented by: Zawdie Sandvliet
Doors open: 14.30h
The first speaker hits the mic at: 15.00h
Entrance: € 3
Location: To be announced a.s.a.p. but it will be in our beloved Amsterdam Zuidoost.
And no, we have NOT given up on the idea of a speaker contest so please stay tuned for more info.
Peace,
Soapbox
