The
Woman Scream 2014 segment of the FLAME Project’s Sistaz Open Mic programme in
partnership with One Billion Rising for Justice on Sat 8 March commemorated the International
Women’s Day. As a festival Woman Scream is celebrated in commemoration of the importance of
women’s role in society, and also serves as a platform for talented poetess all
over the world who collaborates inside and outside the movement. Woman Scream
holds the important mission of using art and poetry with a social purpose: Sending
messages of non-violence and injustice against women and girls.
The commemoration took place with sterling
performers against backdrop of artwork by women visual artists Christine Ndoro,
and Mercy Moyo, alongside fashion by Sabina Mutsvati. The segment also featured some of Zimbabwe’s
most prominent young women poets, male artists who work and support the musical
productions of young women singers, and a rare performance of stand-up comedy
by Kessia Magosha to a lively audience of 150 people which filled the Book Café
to capacity.
This
was a louder call for justice for women and girls as the year goes by
especially in the arts industry of
Zimbabwe where the participation of women is trivialised.
PARTICIPANTS & PARTNERSHIPS
Participants
Women comedians, poets, visual artists, fashion
designers meet to celebrate just being women encouraging women to come together
to celebrate triumphs over the so many difficulties they face. The artist who
took part are: Sabina Mutsvati(Fashion Designer), Christine Ndoro(Visual Artist), Mercy Moyo(Visual Artist),Tinashe Tafirenyika(Poet), Sista Zai(Storyteller/Poet) Peggie Umind Shangwa (Poet), Batsirai E Chigama(Coordinator - Poet),
Kessia Magosha(Comedian), Tarie Kay(Poet), Brezhnev Guveya(Mhanda Acoustics), Blessing Chimanga(Drummer/Musician), Roxanne “Xapa” Mathazia(Poet),
Mangoma(Percussionist).
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Pamberi Trust’s F.L.A.M.E(Female Literary Arts & Music Enterprise)
and the Book Café for the venue, and
One Billion Rising Zimbabwe
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