{"id":4399,"date":"2020-09-03T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lori.hr\/?p=4399"},"modified":"2023-04-12T18:01:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:01:22","slug":"semoqua-2020-tu-smo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lori.hr\/en\/semoqua-2020-tu-smo\/","title":{"rendered":"S(e)moqua 2020: We Are Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite everything, we are here!<\/strong>\ud83d\ude00
We are extremely happy and proud to announce the 4th edition of Smoqua<\/strong>, offering rich, inspiring and diverse program. Lesbian Organisation Rijeka LORI, in collaboration with PaRiter, From the Citizens to Their City, and Centre for Women\u2019s Studies (University of Rijeka), invites you to join us in celebrating diversity, love, art and activism from Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th October 2020.<\/strong> in Rijeka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Smoqua is a combination of art and activism, serving as a networking platform for art\/activist projects and for creating and strengthening collaboration among diverse audiences. The overarching theme of this edition of Smoqua is Semo qua<\/em> (\u2019We are here\u2019<\/em>in the Fiuman dialect). , and since 2020 marks 20 years of the existence of LORI as the first registered lesbian organization in Croatia, all Festival activities \u2013 various exhibitions, an activist intervention, panel-discussions, workshops, performances, research presentations, drag show<\/em> and many others \u2013 are aimed at questioning prejudice and its deconstruction. The festival brings together 30+ activists and artists from more than ten countries, spanning three continents: Argentina, USA, Norway, Belgium, Sweden etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smoqua is part of the Kitchen of Diversity Flagship within Rijeka 2020 \u2013 European Capital of Culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.00 \u2013 23.00 Hanging out at the Festival Meeting Point<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palach is the Festival gathering place, where visitors can get information about the program, hang out with other participants and give donations in exchange for promotional items.\u00a0hengati<\/em>\u00a0se<\/em>\u00a0i prema \u017eelji donirati za promotivne materijale.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.00 \u2013 15.00 Queer Tango (AT\/AR\/HR) & Festival Opening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s queer up the Korzo for a few minutes \u2013 and dance in front of the City Hall! The dance is led by Damian Cortes Alberti with the support of the Flame dance group from Rijeka. Queer Tango is a result of a movement that has united women upset by the heteronormative setting of having to wait to be asked to dance and queer people feeling the desire to dance with the partners they want \u2013 no matter in what role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In front of City Hall, Korzo 16<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.00 \u2013 16.00 Opening of the 20 years of LORI Activist Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to know more about LORI\u2019s 20 years in LGBTIQ activism, and queer and feminist culture, join us at the City Hall and explore photographs, newspaper articles, and various testimonies. The exhibition has been designed by artist Nika Rukavina from Rijeka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City Hall display windows, Korzo 16<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17.00 \u2013 19.00 Panel Discussion: Human Rights of LGBTI Persons in Europe and Croatia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facilitated by Antonia Pinduli\u0107. Speakers: Geraldine Guille, representative of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Ana Urli\u0107, Zagreb Pride activist and Dijana Kesonja, Advisor to the Ombudswoman of Croatia. They will discuss the results of the research conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights on violence and discrimination against LGBTI persons in Europe and Zagreb Pride's research in Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City Hall, Korzo 6<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.00 \u2013 20.00 Project Presentation: AIDS \u2013 Based on a True Story, Vladimir \u010cajkovac (BE\/HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vladimir \u010cajkovac, curator, will present the AIDS \u2013 Based on a True Story research underpinning exhibitions held at the Hygiene Museum in Dresden and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva. Analyzing visual representations of HIV\/AIDS, \u010cajkovac will try to establish a relationship with today's visual language of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery SKC, OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.00 \u2013 21.00 Pandemic \u2013 Based on a True Story Exhibition Opening, Vladimir \u010cajkovac (BE\/HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIDS has been marginalized as a disease of Others since the early 1980s and, as such, has long awaited a serious health and policy response. Exhibition is curated by Vladimir \u010cajkovac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery SKC, OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo:\u00a0DHMD David Brandt<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

21.00 \u2013 23.00 Performance by the Notorious Women Choir (HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loud, female, and notorious? In cooperation with the Women's Lives More Loudly program, a manifesto on women's satisfaction will be handed out to the audience, and a concert will be held by a local women\u2019s pop-up choir supported by the VINS choir. Traditional Croatian songs will be performed, corrected in terms of gender sensitivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.00 \u2013 15.00 Talk on (Queer) Women in Visual Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yenni Lee, Norwegian director and screenwriter, and Marija Katalini\u0107, expert in visual culture \u2013 two feminists, activists and artists \u2013 will present their work and talk about their experiences in the visual industry. The talk is facilitated by Sara Bla\u017ei\u0107, actress and journalist from Rijeka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.00 \u2013 16.00 Games Without Borders, Antonia Pinduli\u0107 (HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through interactive and educational games, visitors can get acquainted with and sensitized to topics in the field of human rights and everyday life of LGBTIQ persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.00 \u2013 17.00 Workshop: Making Activist Jewelry, Jana A\u017ei\u0107 and Elena Apostolovski (HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A workshop of creativity and active participation in which everyone will have the opportunity to design and create jewelry according to their own taste. All necessary materials will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.00 \u2013 17.00 Feminist Walk Around Rijeka, Jelena Bellolan (HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in finding out about significant women who contributed to the development of the city that flows<\/em>? During the tour of the city center, the lack of representation of women in public spaces will become manifest. A digital description of the tour will be available on an interactive map within the Rijeka in Flux project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City center, start: Janeza Trdine 7\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.00 \u2013 19.00 Workshop: Self-Sustainable Funding for Feminist Realities, Evdokia Romanova (RU) - CANCELLED!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop aims to bring the awareness of self-sustainable funding to feminist organizations and to highlight successful fundraising practices. Under the guidance of Evdokia Romanova, activist and advisor at Frida Feminist Foundation, you can explore the revolutionary opportunities to become independent from donors and grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.00 \u2013 19.00 Presentation: In Plain Sight, Cassils (CA\/US)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Plain Sight is a coalition of 80 artists united to create an artwork dedicated to the abolition of immigrant detention and the United States culture of incarceration. The project launched US sky-typing fleets to spell out artist-generated messages over detention facilities, immigration courts and other sites of historic relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery SKC, OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.00 \u2013 20.00 Pawn March: Presentation of the Artist\/Activist Performance, Tools for Action (NL)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pawn March is a critical and humorous performance created through the collaboration of the artist\/activist group Tools for Action with the citizens of Rijeka in order to support the struggle for a life in freedom. Pawn March was created as a warning that women's rights are being used as a political tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery SKC, OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Marko La\u0107a<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.00 \u2013 15.00 Workshop: Recipes for Resistance: Tactics and Principles for Creative Forms of Protest, Shailoh Philips (NL) and Marinella Matej\u010di\u0107 (HR) - CANCELLED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this practical and playful workshop, we will explore some of the core tactics, principles and theories for self-organization and the intersection of arts and activism with Shailoh Philips, activist and artist, and Marinella Matej\u010di\u0107, activist from PaRiter. Registration required at:\u00a0info@gsg.hr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.00 \u2013 17.00 Workshop on Sex Toys, LELO (SE\/HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in intimate products but you don't know who to ask? Join us at this interactive workshop about sex toys and learn a lot from experts at LELO company. LELO is the world's leading brand in luxury intimate products, encouraging dialogue on a healthier and more complete approach to sex life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OKC Palach, Kru\u017ena 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.00 \u2013 00.00 Queer UP! Party, GNU\u010c\u010cI (SE) & DJ Mirilo (HR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ana Rab, known by her stage name Gnu\u010d\u010di, is a multimedia musician and artist. She is an exceptional voice in club music and uses a wide range of styles with eclectic influences putting on unforgettable live performances. DJ Mirilo from Rijeka will take us on a epic musical journey with the electronic rhythms of funk, melodic house and r'n'b sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Club Crkva, Ru\u017ei\u0107eva 22<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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