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February 6, 2020

by Chosen Sunflower

creatives poem poetry South African poet women of colour

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MOXIE is a safe feminist platform for creations by African women, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals. Subscribe to our newsletter!

Walking into 2021 with all the spirit and creativi

Walking into 2021 with all the spirit and creativity 🌻

Happy New Year to our MOXIE community. Thank you for growing with us over 2020, we appreciate you all so much.

We hope you all laugh more, feel more and create more as we navigate our way through this next chapter.

#moxienewsletter #feministplatform #onlinenewsletter #woccreatives #art #stories #creativity #southafricancreatives @mishd @mbongomuffin.

“The practice of reading and writing enables a c

“The practice of reading and writing enables a culture to identify its pay while envisioning its future.”

In our continued effort to encourage the adoption of reading and writing amongst refugee and asylum-seeking youth in South Africa, MOXIE is holding a book and stationary drive for @three2sixproject

If you are able to get involved and support, you can drop off all donations at @thecommunejhb , who kindly offered their space for us to collect these necessary items.

The Three 2 Six Project was founded in 2008 with an intention of bridging the education gap in children. Due to difficulties securing space in schools around the country, they placed their focus on Refugee and Asylum Seeker Children’s education in South Africa.

Any donations of children's books that would be appropriate for Grade R to Grade 5 learners are welcome.

With regards to stationary, project coordinators said that the following items would really be appreciated:

· Colour pencils
· Pencils
· Pens
· Erasers
· Pritt
· Chalks
· Sharpeners
· Dough

Drop off Details
Address: 14 Reserve St, Johannesburg, 2000
Times: Mon – Fri (10 AM – 5 PM)

Thank you in advance for the support ya’ll🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Spreading some midweek joy with this self-portrait

Spreading some midweek joy with this self-portrait illustration titled: The Light by our fave, Chosen Flower 😍😍

Community Actions for November: • Show your sup

Community Actions for November:

• Show your support for our Namibian family and SIGN the #taxfreeperiodnam petition to have VAT on sanitary products scrapped.

• ATTEND @among.the.lilies Book Social tomorrow from 12PM!

• To really celebrate the weekend READ Quirky Quick Guide To Having Great Sex by @kagsmugo 🙌🏾

• LISTEN to Ep 13 of the @heartoslay podcast - it is magical.

Happy Friday 🌻 To celebrate, we’ve released

Happy Friday 🌻

To celebrate, we’ve released the latest edition of the newsletter so check your inboxes for all the warm feels.

This month’s note from @mishd:

“I have no idea how we got here, but there are only two months of 2020 left!

I’m sure most of us can’t wait to see the back of it because honestly, this year has been exhausting. I’ve been doing some reflection over the weeks and one of the things I realised I’ve missed the most during 2020 is gut-wrenching laughter.

Much like Zora Neale Hurston, I love myself when I am laughing. I think my love of laughter comes from my grandmother who always had us in stitches, even at the most inappropriate times.

As much as I’ve been focusing on the meditation and the journaling and positive affirmations to get through this time, I somehow forgot to include laughter. And I’m not talking about the polite giggle or chuckle here and there. I'm talking about that snot out your nose, tears streaming down your face, bent belly kind of laughter and I missed it.

So, I set out to remind myself of the funny, and I ended up writing a short story about my grandmother who passed away back in 2012. Now, I am no short story writer and it's not what I expected when I was searching for laughs but as Maya Angelou once said:

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry ..."

And cry and laugh I did.

I know it’s been an emotionally taxing year and it has definitely been difficult to find the funny in it - but I do hope you can find space during the next month to have a few laughs because you deserve it.

Until then, keep safe and keep laughing.”

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Image: all you need is love
Credit: Kah Lok Leong

What a wow! Words cannot express how incredible it

What a wow! Words cannot express how incredible it was to host our first ever MOXIE showcase. Thank you to everyone who tuned in 🙌🏾

We are so grateful to all our artists who shared, @mbongomuffin @kagsmugo @mpumi_dee @chosen.collections @w_tnizzle @don_calya ; to @theforgejhb and @thecommunejhb for their collaboration and encouragement and to @every_fruit for trusting us to put this showcase together in support of their necessary and important work.

For those who missed it, we will be sharing the recording soon.

As we’ve said, this showcase was in support of The Fruit Basket’s campaign to raise funds for Gender Affirming Surgeries for Transgender Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in South Africa.

Head to the link in our bio for all details. Please support, if you can!

Wishing you all a beautiful week further. 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing th

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing their work this Sunday!

@mpumi_dee is a poet, photographer, retired copywriter, podcaster, educational art program designer and founder of @among.the.lilies

She is passionate about using her gifts to advocate for human expansion and healing.

Mpumi flowers open when she has a pen in the grip of her tiny fingers and enjoys the simple pleasure of stringing words together to form true to life and potent stories.

Her poem, Revolving doors 1000 Wars was published in the Sol Plaaje EU Poetry Anthology in 2017.

She is currently working on her debut poetry collection.

🖤

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing th

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing their work this Sunday!

@nkateko_masinga is a South African writer and 2019 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers Residency. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018 and her work has received support from Pro Helvetia Johannesburg and the Swiss Arts Council.

In 2019, she co-won the Brittle Paper Anniversary Award.

Nkateko is an interviewer and director of the Internship Program at Africa in Dialogue, an online interview magazine that archives creative and critical insights with Africa’s leading storytellers, as well as the founder and managing director of NSUKU Publishing Consultancy.

She is the author of a digital chapbook titled the heart is a caged animal, published by Praxis Magazine. Her latest chapbook, psalm for chrysanthemums, was selected by the African Poetry Book Fund and Akashic Books to be published in the 2020 New Generation African Poets chapbook box set.

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Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing wi

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing with us this Sunday!

@chosen.collections name is Mbaliyekhethelo Nhlanhlazonke Lwazilonke Kumalo, which means Chosen Flower with all the Luck and Knowledge.

They are a Queer, Gender non-binary multi-faceted artist who is also a published author, a social entrepreneur, a sports coach and mentor, a self-taught illustrator and designer.

@chosen.collections is also an award winning photographer with a flair for life and passion for adventure and new experiences.

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Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing wi

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing with us this Sunday!

@w_tnizzle (that’s Witney. with a full stop and no H) is a Johannesburg-based artist and independent sonic shapeshifter who just wants to make music.

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Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing wi

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing with us this Sunday!

Your Cheeky ALT Star @don_calya is a South African born-Aussie alternative pop artist who is currently slaying stages across Joburg one performance at a time.

🖤

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing wi

Introducing our fab artists who will be sharing with us this Sunday!

@kagsmugo curates and creates knowledge on women and sexuality on the African continent.

Tiffany is also the co-founder and curator of @insta_holaa and the author of the recenly released: Quirky Quick Guide to Having Great Sex.

Tiffany will be sitting down with @mbongomuffin for a live edition of MOXIE Chats.

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