{"id":2931,"date":"2024-09-11T22:21:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aachips.co\/?p=2931"},"modified":"2024-09-11T22:21:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:21:53","slug":"whispers-shouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aachips.co\/blog\/whispers-shouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Whispers and Shouts: Queer Activism in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taboom Media and GALA Queer Archive are pleased to launch\u00a0<em>Whispers and Shouts<\/em>, the third volume in our\u00a0<em>Queer Activism in Africa<\/em>\u00a0anthology series.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Whispers and Shouts<\/em>, 21 more human rights defenders from across the continent share their origin stories and activist journeys. These intimate testimonies of strength and vulnerability, all available in both English and French, document and elevate our collective fight for LGBTQI+ equality.<\/p>\n<p>Queer and ally artists bring each story to life with original illustrations that depict the hardships and triumphs of our collective movement. The result is a powerful anthology of resistance, resilience, and recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Like its predecessors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gala.co.za\/books-and-resources\/publications-and-publishing\/mathokos-books\/hopes-and-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(May 2021), and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/gala.co.za\/books-and-resources\/publications-and-publishing\/mathokos-books\/courage-to-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courage to Share<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Aug. 2022),\u00a0<em>Whispers and Shouts<\/em>\u00a0emerged from a\u00a0Media Advocacy for LGBTQI+ Equality workshop\u00a0Taboom Media hosted in May 2023 with activists from nearly 20 countries.<\/p>\n<p><em>Whispers and Shouts\u00a0<\/em>was made possible through generous support from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcusfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arcus Foundation<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ned.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Endowment for Democracy<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isdao.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Initiative Sankofa d\u2019Afrique de l\u2019Ouest (ISDAO)<\/a>. It is published under a Creative Commons license. Please help us share these stories far and wide!<\/p>\n<p>Download Whispers and Shouts at <a href=\"https:\/\/gala.co.za\/books-and-resources\/publications-and-publishing\/mathokos-books\/whispers-and-shouts\/\">https:\/\/gala.co.za\/books-and-resources\/publications-and-publishing\/mathokos-books\/whispers-and-shouts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2932 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aachips.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/whispersShouts-1-627x960.jpg\" alt=\"Whispers &amp; Shouts cover graphic art\" width=\"627\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0Whispers and Shouts, 21 more human rights defenders from across the continent share their origin stories and activist journeys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-refugees"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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