Dyke March publication 7 Jun 2024
19:00 - 20:30
Book launch: Connecting the Dots by Amsterdam Dyke March
On 7 June 2024 at Framer Framed, the independent grassroots group Amsterdam Dyke March launch their first publication Connecting the Dots.
Connecting the Dots explores the concept of ‘desire lines’ as articulated by writer and scholar Sara Ahmed in Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. A term otherwise used in landscape architecture to denote unofficial paths or alternative routes, Ahmed’s repurposing of the term in queer theory marks the starting point for this publication.
Born in 2022, Amsterdam Dyke March aims to celebrate the spirituality of belonging among your community. They act in a longstanding and worldwide tradition, as Dyke Marches have historically been characterised by aspects of community outreach and mutual aid. Connecting the Dots ties into this by delving into diverse forms of infrastructure, spanning both historical and contemporary contexts.
By trying to understand the infrastructure of queer archives and by highlighting the desire to resist prevailing structures, Connecting the Dots explores desire lines in poetic as well as logistical ways. The publication was designed by Josefina Contin Zapata and includes texts by Alma van Woudenberg, Alva Roselius, Annette Rodriguez Fiorillo, Ari, Babette and Katja, Claudia, Parel Joy and Robin Izzy Cassar Fiott. After introducing the publication, there will be conversations about lesbian archives and activism, including a closing talk by the artist collective One State Collective.
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Programme
19:00 | Welcome!
19:20 | Presentation of the publication by Alva, member of the Dyke March team and editor of the publication.
19:30 | Researching lesbian archives – a conversation with Pia Louwerens and Katinka van Gorkum.
19:50 | Conversation between Claudia and Alva from the Dyke March team about the lesbian squat at Sarphatistraat 39.
20:00 | One State Collective on organising and resting together.
This event is in English and free of charge.
Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.
Book Launch / Community & Learning / Art and Activism / Queer /
Network
Pia Louwerens and Katinka van Gorkum
Artists
Alva Roselius
Artist
Josefina Contin Zapata
Designer and graphic artist
Amsterdam Dyke March
Grassroots organisation
