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Title: Labels
Location:
Global
Categories: Human Rights & Equity
Culture & Identity
Arts & Media
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
June 19 07 to June 19 08
Description:
Labels is an initiative about dealing with identity in a globalising world.
The project brings together performance art, story telling, new media and sustainable livelihood issues.
Background:
Labels was begun in the aftermath of the genocide of 2002 in Gujarat, India, in order to address the Indian State's commitment to diversity and plurality, and the failure of secularism in India.This project was begun by an artist but has a larger goal of empowerment for oppressed identities in India and everywhere in the world.
Objectives:
The aims of this project are
a.rebuilding the mindscape for diversity.
b.addressing and coping with histories of oppression that are hinged on one's identity.
c.Carving out initiatives to channelise the project's ideals into workable models for knowledge resource developement, education, and sustainable livelihoods in the Indian subcontinent.
d.Working globally to build and foster paradigms for understanding and living with religion and identity.
Milestones:
Labels is structured at various levels, since this is primarily an art based paradigm.The Initiatory rite, 'Identify Yourself' was done in two locations in India, one in Gujarat at Raheema's studio and online at a mailing list, and the other in Banglore at the College of Fine Art.
see http://whosebody.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/starting-from-scratch/ and
http://whosebody.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/in-bangalore-today/
The project works with narratives of oppression, drawing them out into performative acts and performances employing the use of movement, live performance, sound and video projection.
The first narrative is that of Raheema's, who plays Screen Sifar, the Abominable Eagle.Her first performance marked five years after the genocide of Muslims in Gujarat, since the project is about coming out and affirming one's identity.
See http://whosebody.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/screen-sifar-kahan-howhere-art-thou/
and http://whosebody.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/choosing-life/
Budget:
The budget for this project covers finding and liasoning with collaborators, narrative creation and documentation, the production costs involved for performances, and the making of a clothes label called 'Kiska Jism(Whose Body)?'.
Rs 1, 50, 000 (seeking funding to date)
Write to theunderscoredhood@gmail.com for a detailed budget.
Needs:
I need people in this(Indian subcontinental) region and the world over to think and work with me.Especially people who are willing to examine and work with their identities towards creating change from within.The participants can be from anywhere in the world but if you have these prerequisites and can communicate using e-mail and basic internet tools, then I welcome participation.
theunderscoredhood@gmail.com,
labelsthinktank@googlegroups.com
Contact Name: Raheema Begum
Contact Email Address: theunderscoredhood@gmail.com
Contact Phone Number: 09898390947
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