blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).

Yesterday I attended an event hosted by Freedom of Movements which describes itself and the event as: "Freedom of Movements is an emerging political group based in Copenhagen composed of immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees, as well as non­migrants. We are a diverse group of people. Different legal statuses, political rights, economic and social situations, as well as cultural backgrounds. Our efforts go to identifying what are the most crucial problems different groups of migrants face and creating collective strategies to respond to these problems together." The event consisted of workshops facilitated by asylum seekers, refugees as well as activists involved in "minority" struggles here in Denmark, among them the African Empowerment Center. It was the first time I came face to face with asylum seekers and refugees in Denmark, and was able to hear their stories up close and personal.  As you may already know Europe is facing a crisis. The crisis is a result o...

You can't keep a good woman down! Bandit Queen Press is back, in time for your holiday shopping! Why not get the poetry lover in your life an original, handmade & numbered collection of poetry from Copenhagen, Denmark by Brooklyn writer Lesley-Ann Brown? The Organist's Daughter : A collection of poetry about growing up in Brooklyn to Trinidadian parents. Bureau 39: A zine to end all zines. Contains the work of Mark Valley, Elisa Donovan, Suheir Hammed, Tony Medina, Willie Perdomo among others Blackgirl on Mars: Notes on a Life in Copenhagen : A poetic reflection of living in a foreign country & becoming a mother. Each book is UNIQUE, numbered & handmade. email me at blackgirlonmars@gmail.com for more details! farvel, the lab

Kendrick Lamar & Tupac interview on a scroll.  Time travels of ancestor rappers, scrolls and revolution. Copenhagen University's Prof. of American Literature at Astrid Noack's Studio  ”Vi elsker juletræer, dannelsesrejser, Eckersberg og Guldalderen, men vi lider samtidigt af et kolonialt hukommelsestab. Mit værk sætter fokus på og fremhæver de dybe kulturelle relationer vores nation har til det afrikanske og det amerikanske kontinent, som fodrer denne økonomiske opblomstringsperiode. Det ligger i vores nationale identitets DNA – selvom vi helst ikke vil erkende det. At det sågar er at finde i noget af det aller dyrebareste vi har, H.C. Andersens skrifter, er et godt eksempel på den hvidvaskning af historien, som kendetegner vores kultur. ” --Jeannette Ehlers "We love Christmas trees, culture travel, Eckersberg and the Golden age, but we suffer simultaneously of a colonial amnesia. My work puts focus on and emphasizes the deep cultura...

Here is the footage of the Women are Powerful and Dangerous Panel that took place here in Copenhagen last month. farvel, the lab

blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).: She Is Gone Now... : She is gone now. The sight of flour on skin, age spots form an archipelago across her arms. a clutter of dusty pictures and ...

from the day we walked to brooklyn, 2011 Last Thursday I had dinner with a former student at Copenhagen International School -- the school I worked in when I was headhunted to teach at Copenhagen City School.  When I started at CIS I started as a private tutor and substitute teacher. I was hired by a few parents to support their kids with their homework and I was finally hired to offer a child full-time classroom support. His name was Brendan and that  year I became very good friends with my Sarah from Wiggan, who was the classroom teacher. Sarah and I are friends to this day and we both worked really well together. Brendan was an amazing, round-faced, freckled boy whose family was also pretty amazing. I had to implement a reading programme with him, something that was supposed to help him read better as he was dyslexic. Brendan, like ALL other children I have met who have been diagnosed as having "special needs" was an amazingly talented young man. This experience ma...