Author: giulia v. Date: Subject: [Badgirlz-list] Queeruption 2006 Tel-Aviv (in Inglese)
--- uri ayalon <uri_ayalon@???> wrote:
> You are invited to the 9th Queeruption in Tel-Aviv
> August 2006!
>
>
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> In the last Queeruption* in Barcelona there was a
> proposal by present Israeli queers to hold the next
> Queeruption in Tel-Aviv, which was welcome by
> activists from the Middle East, Europe and North
> America. The initiative came from our belief that as
> queers we view ourselves as part of the global
> struggle for freedom, justice and self
> determination.
>
>
>
> Thousands of LGBT people are expected to attend the
> World Pride event in Jerusalem in August 2006. This
> event is also used as a chance for the Israeli
> office of foreign affairs to hide the governments
> war crimes behind a rainbow flag. The slogan of the
> World Pride Parade is Love Without Borders. We
> believe that love without borders should reject
> fences and walls, occupation, Apartheid, social
> injustice and ecological destruction. There has been
> a global call to boycott this event by various
> Palestine solidarity groups as well. We feel that it
> is important to push our solidarity further by
> coming to Israel and Palestine for a celebration of
> our diversity, empowerment and resistance.
>
>
>
> This is the first time that Queeruption takes place
> outside the borders of rich western states. This
> Queeruption will also extend beyond the centralized
> location in Tel-Aviv, to the West Bank and to spice
> up the World Pride parade in Jerusalem. There are
> also possibilities for people interested in staying
> longer to join solidarity work in the area which we
> will provide links to. There will be also a group
> who will come to Tel-Aviv some time before the event
> to help set things up.
>
>
>
> Given the social and cultural situation there are a
> lot of issues to be considered and discussed during
> the preparation process and through the event. We
> need your help, whether you are coming or not, with
> fundraising, publicity, knowledge, ideas and skills
> or on ground preparation.
>
>
>
> For this, or if you have any further questions or
> comments please contact by subscribing the new
> mailing list of the Queeruption. Send a mail to:
> majordomo@??? with the words:
> subscribe queeruption9tel-aviv in the body of the
> message.
>
>
>
> For more information and languages check our new
> website (which is still under construction):
> http://www.queeruption.org/q2006 >
>
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>
> * Queeruption is a do-it-yourself, anti-commercial,
> non-hierarchal, safe and open space for workshops,
> music, art, actions, parties, sex, performances and
> everything you propose and/or prepare. Queeruption
> welcomes and celebrates all gender identities and
> sexualities, with no toleration to sexism, macho
> behavior, racism, hetrophobia, homophobia,
> transphobia, discrimination based on different
> abilities or ages and any form of aggression.
