The Kaleidoscope Youth Network comprises of 18 members that form a network of student LGBTIA organisations. The network will host its annual general meeting (Lekgotla) in Potchefstroom's Kwena Lodge this year from the 30 Mar – 4 Apr 2012. Lekgotla is an annual opportunity for member organizations within the network to convene. It allows for representatives from across South Africa to voice the needs of their communities. The AGM is hosted at no costs to the society representatives, and is slowly extending to include delegates who would generally not have a voice in the forum.

Policy within the network is discussed along with issues related to leadership in the various constituencies. An election is held for a new Executive Committee, and workshops take place. This year, the Lekgotla will focus on Safe Sex and the promotion there of (Jay Maltou), Arts for advocacy teambuilding (GALA) as well as discussions around international and local engagement of the network. This year the Lekgotla process will be facilitated by younger activists, Gabriel Khan, Ella Kotze and the Kaleidoscope National Convenor Anzio Jacobs. The aim is to strengthen leaders in their leadership styles, but also to broaden their knowledge of the LGBTIA community which they serve. It is also an excellent opportunity to network with other leaders and to take from their experiences in the field of activism.

Kaleidoscope Youth Network has come a long way since its inception. In 2007, student society ACTIVATE Wits hosted the first LGBT Youth Leaders Lekgotla at Wits University. Subsequent Lekgotla’s were hosted over the past years in 2008 (Rhodes), 2009 (UCT), 2010 (UP) and 2011 (Potchefstroom).

 In 2009, Kaleidoscope was officially launched at UCT Lekgotla’s have been guided by some of the most passionate and experienced activists in the sector, such as – Edwin Cameron, Zackie Achmat, Phumi Mtetwa, Emily Craven, Dawn Cavanagh and Vanessa Ludwig, to name a few. Lekgotla alumni have gone on to work at 1in9, HIVOS and Wits University. They remain passionate about the work of a network which they nurtured, and continue to give advice and support where they can.

The Kaleidoscope Youth Network is governed by the charter set out by delegates in the initial years of work. In 2011, the network chose to form a constitution, as it was felt that the charter, although a strong document, was not sufficient to capture all rules and regulations which the network was to be guided by. With its mission to epower youth leaders, eradicate hate crimes and promote the wellbeing of LGBTIA identified youth in South Africa. The Kaleidoscope Youth Network is currently led by a5-person Executive team that is accountable to the collective for all decisions made on behalf of it. All the executive team volunteer time and resources to ensure the network remains functional at all times. The bulk of communication maintained via email and Facebook

Kaleidoscope is proud to announce the following members under the network, as they span South Africa, and provide LGBTIA support to students in 6 regions.

POUT,OUT n PROUD, FLAMBOYANT TUT, UP&OUT, ACTIVATE Wits, UJ Liberati APK, UJ Liberati DFC, OUT@Kovsies, Shadows in the Rainbow, MOVE UKZN, OUT Rhodes, Eloquor Knights, Rainbow Blood, UFH LGBT, Lesbigay, RainbowUCT, GAYLA, LOUDEnuf, GLOSCput

LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES–2011-2012 EXCO

•             National Convenor –Anzio Jacobs

•             National Vice-Convenor –Tish White

•             Logistical Manager –Celia Engelbrecht

•             Public Relations Officer –Philly Makwakwa

•             Secretary –Stefan Van

CONTACTUS

Website –www.kaleidoscopenetwork.weebly.com

Twitter -@Kaleidoscopenet

Facebook–www.facebook.com/kaleidoscopenetwork

Email –[email protected]

 
Out In Africa Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Nun Metro Hyde Park & V&A Waterfront 23 March – 1 April.
See website www.oia.co.za for Fanatics and Clicks discounts.



We open in Johannesburg this Friday 23rd with Albert Nobbs - Glenn Close in an Oscar nominated role as a cross-dresser. Nuff said. 

A snapshot of the rest of the Fest: 

9 Dead Gay Guys
Dir: Lab Ky Mo UK / 2002 / 83min
Wickedly funny – two popular Paddys in London looking for the money, but someone’s bumping off the clientele.

Christopher and His Kind
Dir: Geoffrey Sax UK / 2010 / 90min
Lush drama depicting the real story of Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin, fabric of the cult classic Cabaret.

Kiss Me
Dir: Alexandra-Therese Keining Sweden / 2011 / 105min
Lekker lesbofliek, script, actors, cinematography – what a pleasure!

A Marine Story
Dir: Ned Farr USA / 2010 / 98min
‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ – she should have been a hero, but there’s life and love after the Army in this multiple-award winner.

My Last Round
Dir: Julio Jorquera Arriagada Chile / 2011 / 110min
Exquisite South America sleeper, in the fashion of 2010's runaway hit Undertow.

North Sea Texas
Dir: Bavo Defurne Belgium 2011 94min
Oh, what a Beautiful Thing! Subtle, nuanced, satisfying.

Romeos
Dir: Sabine Bernardi Germany / 2011 / 93min
Lukas has a secret and must think on his feet, surrounded as he is by a host of nice and not-so-nice teens, as intent as any to get laid, party and have a good time.

The Secret Imfhilo
Dir: Fanney Tsimong SA / 2011 / 45min
A married man is in denial, but there’s help in the form of the BF. Intriguing contemporary South African cinema with lots of humour.
Anders and Paving Forward screen with The Secret

Anders
Dir: Werner Coetzee SA / 2011 / 12min
Small dorp Johan must find the courage to find acceptance, from family and ultimately, himself.

Paving Forward
Dir: Mthokozisi Lembethe SA / 2011 / 16min
Short doc about a fabulous 50 year old dyke and her journey to acceptance, especially from her kids. Features Musoia Lekota!




 
Triple Oscar nominee Albert Nobbs will have its African première at the first edition of the 19th Out In Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which runs from Friday, 23 March-Sunday 1 April 2012 in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Glenn Close received her sixth Oscar nomination for her titular role as a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th Century Ireland. Janet McTeer, nominated as Best Supporting Actress, also has a cross-dressing role, and the film is up for Best Makeup. Rising star Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, JaneEyre) is the love interest.

Director Rodrigo Garcia, son of the Nobel Prize winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is an Emmy-nominee who’s worked on some of the biggest TV shows of the last decade, from The Sopranos and Six Feet Under to Big Love and In Treatment.

The Festival will play host to three international guests alongside one of their strongest programmes yet.

Lead actress and producer Dreya Weber will present A Marine Story, which has won 16 major awards. The drama is a timely reminder of the US military’s invidious “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which caused extraordinary damage to thousands of soldiers before being overturned in September 2011.

Weber, a Festival favourite in The Gymnast, is a famous aerialist and choreographer who has performed at the Grammys, the Winter Olympics and with the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera and Pink.

Swedish actor and producer Josefine Tengblad will present Kyss Mig (Kiss Me), a lekker lesbofliek which was named Best Breakthrough Film by the American Film Institute last year. Tengblad workedwith Lars von Trier on Dogville and Manderlay, and on the popular TV series Wallander.

Belgian director Bavo Defurne will present screenings of his film North Sea Texas, a subtle, nuanced and satisfying coming-of-age, boy-next-door love story, which was named Best Feature Début at the Montreal World Film Festival and won the Fipresci International Press Award.


Soweto-born Fanney Tsimong, a former VUKA! Raw Talent Award winner, is also a guest of the Festival as the writer and director of The Secret (Imfhilo), a contemporary humour-filled story about a married man in denial. The Secret will play with two South African short films: Anders by Werner Coetzee, and Mthokozisi Lembethe’s Paving Forward, a short documentary about a fabulous 50-year-old dyke and her journey to acceptance, featuring a surprise appearance by COPEleader Mosiuoa Lekota.  

Other highlights include:

·      the award-winning, wickedly funny British film 9 Dead Gay Guys – the queer flick Guy Ritchie should have made…

·      Christopher and His Kind, a lush drama and the real story of Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin, fabric of the cult classic Cabaret

·      The award-winning Chilean My Last Round, an exquisite South American sleeper in the fashion of the runaway hit Undertow

·      German must see Romeos, a trendy, unconventional and very contemporary take on the issuesfacing queer teens.

 

Out In Africa screens at Nu Metro cinemas - V&A Waterfront in Cape Town and Hyde Park, Johannesburg.

Out In Africa's new format of three mini-festivals a year proved very successful in 2011, allowing the Festival to keep up with the latest releases and present more opportunities for the LGBTIQ community to see films in a way that is easier on the pocket and the social calendar. 2012’s second edition is planned from 27 July-5 August, with the third edition scheduled for 17-28 October 2012.

Watch the trailers:

Albert Nobbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ini59bYhaUY

A Marine Story

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF_7tdZAzP8

Kiss Me/Kyss Mig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x89C6wLZv6E

9 Dead Gay Guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBf8ZCi0xs8

 

Christopher and His Kind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nty-CrWi1s4

My Last Round

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU2pXc3v8gM

Romeos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH19Kz87FwI

For more information visit www.oia.co.za.

ABOUT OUT IN AFRICA

Out In Africa is made possible through support from Atlantic Philanthropies, the National Film and Video Foundation, The Times, Goethe Institut, British Council, Gauteng Film Commission, 6 Spin Street, Graton Guest House, Rutland Lodge, Krugmann's Grill and Holdenmanz Wine Estate.  

RegardsKevin Kriedemann+27 83 556 2346

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