Month: September 2020

QSU 25-9: Bisexualty, an umbrella term

This week we’ll be talking about the umbrella term that is bisexuality.

What is bisexuality as an umbrella term? What is biphobia? Are bisexual people really invisible? Can anything be done against patriarchy, heteronormativity and monosexism through bisexuality? Can bisexuality be political and intersectional? These questions and more will come up and be discussed in the upcoming QSU.

The meeting starts at 19:00, where a small introduction to the overall theme to be discussed will occur, then we’ll break into small groups to discuss specific points of interest to each group.

Additionally, this time around we’ll be adding an RSVP: if you’re interested in attending the session, please let us know! We want to keep the space as Covid-Free as possible, and as such the amount of people who can attend the meeting is limited.

For the location of the event, send us an email and we’ll be happy to provide the necessary details.

Covid19:
Please wear/bring your own mask to the event. Hand sanitiser and face masks can be provided. Please wear a face mask during the event. If you have difficulties breathing with a face mask, we will find a solution for you to take part, please reach out via email, diaspora* or personally.

Your aren’t obliged but we ask you to leave your name and your email/phone to be informed if any of the other participants has been infected with covid19. We will keep the notes safe and destroy them after 3 weeks.

***** General Disclaimer *****
We do not tolerate fascists, racism, sexism, and homophobia, transphobia and other discriminatory behaviour. Check your privilege before taking up space!
*****

!! To our non queer participants !!!:

This session will be a discussion by and for queers – meaning that priority will be given to queer people. People who do not identify as queer and who wish to participate nevertheless can send an email beforehand (queerspreekuur [at] riseup.net). We will let you know by Friday 14.00 if the situation allows for your presence or not.

QSU 11-9: Film screening – Female trouble

This week we will watch the film “Female trouble”. This 1974 dark comedy has been described as a classic queer production, where most of the cast is queer and the story is deliberately political.

The meeting starts at 19:00, we will have one hour for general discussion, at 20:00 we will start the film screening.

We are in the process of sorting out the location for the event, so if you are interested in coming along please send us an email at queerspreekuur [at] riseup.net and we will give you more information when it becomes available.

Trigger warning : this movie contains sex + nudity (crude sexual humor, sex scenes, nudity, closeup shots of genitals, brief satirical references to child abuse), violence+gore (gun + police violence, in general some gorey scenes involving body parts and blood) those scenes are being displayed over-the-top and unrealistic.
moderate alcohol + other drug usage

Covid19:
Please wear/bring your own mask to the event. Hand sanitizer and face masks can be provided. Please wear a face mask during the event. If you have difficulties breathing with a face mask, we will find a solution for you to take part, please reach out via email or facebook or personally.

Your aren’t obliged but we ask you to leave your name and your email/phone to be informed if any of the other participants has been infected with covid19. We will keep the notes safe and destroy them after 3 weeks.

***** General Disclaimer *****
We do not tolerate fascists, racism, sexism, and homophobia, transphobia and other discriminatory behavior. Check your privilege before taking up space!
*****

!! To our non queer participants !!!:

This session will be a discussion by and for queers – meaning that priority will be given to queer people. People who do not identify as queer and who wish to participate nevertheless can send an email beforehand (queerspreekuur [at] riseup.net). We will let you know by Friday 14.00 if the situation allows for your presence or not.

 

 

QSU 4-9-2020 Queer Plants (DIFFERENT TIME AND LOCATION!!)

This friday’s queerspreekuur: The theme of the week is going to be plants and queerness. Until now, QSU’s been happening at the Samenscholing, but we want to do this edition in a place where there’s actually plants around.
If you want to cycle there together, meet us at The Hague Centraal Station at 16:00 to go somwhere where it’s greener. Specifics about meeting point will be posted on the noblogs soon.
We’ll start at 17:00, and we’ll go for a walk identifying edible and medicinal plants, as well as talk about (queer) plants. If the weather allows, this will happen outside, but if it’s raining there’s an indoors space available for that, too. Afterwards, there will be food on donation.
The conversation will centre around what plants and queerness actually have to do with each other, the ways we personally relate to plants, and the ways we can access them and use them for healing (including as remedies for common ailments, but also for hormone adjustment, or just as healthy food).
If you want to create a physical reminder of the plants we find, you can take an old book to press some of them. It will also be possible to gather plants for salad or tea or drying or any other reason. For taking those home, it’s best to bring a fabric bag (and scissors).
In case you already want to do some reading to get excited about queer plants, we recommend:
– Gay Plants (zine)
gayplants.noblogs.org
– “Fucking Pansies” by Caspar Heinemann
blog.ecocore.co/post/161819858724/fucking-pansies.
To bring:
– rain gear, probably
– clothes that can get dirty, preferably long pants (because of brambles and nettles)
– fabric bag and scissors (optional)
– an old book (optional, we will also provide some)
!COVID19 safety measures!
We’ll make sure the space inside allows for physical distancing, and that there are open windows. Please take your own face mask for safety. (if you forgot or still decide to come, we have some there as well). We’ll do our best to facilitate it as covid19 and machosafe as possible.
Accessibility: If cycling is not an option for you, there are also bus stations nearby.There are also cats and dogs present in the place where the event will be.
Send us an email before hand or to let us know on the day itself how we can best accommodate you (i.e. picking you up at the bus station, adapting the walk, cat/dog free space…).
! To our non queer participants !!!:
This session will be a discussion by and for queers – meaning that priority will be given to queer people. People who do not identify as queer and who wish to participate nevertheless can send an email beforehand (queerspreekuur@riseup.net). We will let you know by Friday 13.00 if the situation allows for your presence or not.