DESERT ROSE
The inaugural AfrikaBurn RISE immersive programme, was an important milestone as we begin to embrace Quaggafontein as a community resource that facilitates the work of our creative movement in navigating issues and dynamics where we are passionate to see radical change.
With backing from the Solidarity Fund to run a programme that elevates self-empowerment towards mitigating Gender-Based Violence (the coordinating team also received training inputs from experts in the GBV space) and underpinned through donations from our community in 2021 a collective of around 40 womxn (and gender non-binary people) from our expansive AfrikaBurn community and beyond joined a COVID-safe bubble for 5 days, which made space for radical self expression and hands-on practical work, creative explorations and courageous conversations.
In keeping with our community ethos, a collaborative programme was designed, created and facilitated by those who participated, many of whom are educators, Anti-GBV activists, community development mobilisers, healers, creative facilitators and applied artists.
