Spaces to talk about pleasure, sex & sexualities
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On the 16th of December 2019, the first Adventures Live! The event will take place in Accra, Ghana. This event has been designed as a pan African (inclusive of the global African Diaspora) event bringing together feminists and activists from various countries including Ghana, Senegal, DRC, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Haiti, and Kenya. Together we will discuss what it means to centre pleasure in our lives, and unpack issues around sex and sexualities.
This event also represents a decade of the popular ‘Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women’ blog which has created space virtually for many conversations on the theme.
The organizers of the event have so far borne the costs of this organizing work contributing their own resources, time and experiences to make this event a reality. We have also received solidarity contributions from Diakhoumba Gassama and Francoise Moudouthe. Our beautiful flyer was designed for free by our friends at Packageware. Inspired by their generosity, we have decided to turn to you our activist feminist community to ask if you will also be willing to support this initiative.
We believe that it is important to create space in our communities to speak openly and frankly about pleasure, sex and sexualities. We believe that by doing this we create opportunities for learning - both for individuals and the community at large. This learning is the foundation on which we arrive at freedom - within our bodies, and in our wider societies.
You can support us in a number of ways. You can give us the items we require for our organizing or send us money that we can use to pay for the items and services we need.
At the moment we are seeking the following in-kind support:
Accommodation for our guest speakers who are traveling to Ghana from various countries
Provision of local transport for our guests. You can also choose to cover Uber fees for visiting guests
Cash to provide modest honorariums for our guests and volunteers
Lanyards and name tags to use on the day of the event
Photographers
Videographers
Water and other liquid refreshments
Meals for volunteers and guest speakers
Volunteers to support the event
Printing costs of posters, backdrops, and signage
The co-organisers of this event are:
Caroline Kouassiaman is a human rights activist and the executive director of Initiative Sankofa D’afrique De L’ouest (ISDAO)
Famia Nkansa is a writer, poet, blogger, and social commentator.
Fatima Derby is a feminist activist and a contributing writer on the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women.
Jay-René Kouassiaman is a human rights activist who works closely with LGBQ and Trans and non-binary youth and adults of colour.
Kobby Ankomah-Graham is a writer, DJ, and lecturer who teaches numerous subjects across the fields of Communication and African Studies.
Malaka Grant is an author and co-founder of the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women
Nana Akosua Hanson is a writer, actress, and activist, who was recently selected as an Obama Foundation leader in recognition of her feminist activism in Ghana.
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a Ghanaian feminist writer and co-founder of the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women
Rita Nketiah is a creative writer, academic and feminist, who has published in various outlets including This Is Africa, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women and Pambazuka.
Suhaidatu Dramani is a free-form creative writer, graphic design artist and the program coordinator of Drama Queens.
Register for the festival here.
This event also represents a decade of the popular ‘Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women’ blog which has created space virtually for many conversations on the theme.
The organizers of the event have so far borne the costs of this organizing work contributing their own resources, time and experiences to make this event a reality. We have also received solidarity contributions from Diakhoumba Gassama and Francoise Moudouthe. Our beautiful flyer was designed for free by our friends at Packageware. Inspired by their generosity, we have decided to turn to you our activist feminist community to ask if you will also be willing to support this initiative.
We believe that it is important to create space in our communities to speak openly and frankly about pleasure, sex and sexualities. We believe that by doing this we create opportunities for learning - both for individuals and the community at large. This learning is the foundation on which we arrive at freedom - within our bodies, and in our wider societies.
You can support us in a number of ways. You can give us the items we require for our organizing or send us money that we can use to pay for the items and services we need.
At the moment we are seeking the following in-kind support:
Accommodation for our guest speakers who are traveling to Ghana from various countries
Provision of local transport for our guests. You can also choose to cover Uber fees for visiting guests
Cash to provide modest honorariums for our guests and volunteers
Lanyards and name tags to use on the day of the event
Photographers
Videographers
Water and other liquid refreshments
Meals for volunteers and guest speakers
Volunteers to support the event
Printing costs of posters, backdrops, and signage
The co-organisers of this event are:
Caroline Kouassiaman is a human rights activist and the executive director of Initiative Sankofa D’afrique De L’ouest (ISDAO)
Famia Nkansa is a writer, poet, blogger, and social commentator.
Fatima Derby is a feminist activist and a contributing writer on the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women.
Jay-René Kouassiaman is a human rights activist who works closely with LGBQ and Trans and non-binary youth and adults of colour.
Kobby Ankomah-Graham is a writer, DJ, and lecturer who teaches numerous subjects across the fields of Communication and African Studies.
Malaka Grant is an author and co-founder of the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women
Nana Akosua Hanson is a writer, actress, and activist, who was recently selected as an Obama Foundation leader in recognition of her feminist activism in Ghana.
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a Ghanaian feminist writer and co-founder of the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women
Rita Nketiah is a creative writer, academic and feminist, who has published in various outlets including This Is Africa, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women and Pambazuka.
Suhaidatu Dramani is a free-form creative writer, graphic design artist and the program coordinator of Drama Queens.
Register for the festival here.
Fundraising team (2)
Jay-René Kouassiaman
Organizer
Fatima Derby
Team member