Copenhagen Queer Festival 2014

It is happening! We welcome you to Copenhagen Queer Festival 2014. We here present an introduction to the festival concept and program. Please read it, if you plan to attend the festival. Enjoy and see you!

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WE THINK OF QUEER AS:

* Questioning norms within society, including our own communities. Not just another identity, but a way of thinking (and performing) that constantly questions norms, power and hierarchies.

* Reflecting on power structures and privileges. Privileges are everywhere. Mind yours! To be able to break norms is also a privilege. Consider how much space you take and how you give space to others.

* Fighting oppressing structures and mechanisms in society related to gender, sexuality, race, class, ability, relationship and the dynamics between them. We want to challenge the established capitalist cis-heteronormative society and its sexism, racism, ableism, trans*phobia, biphobia, homophobia and other oppressive norms, and create a space for building new dreams, relations and alliances.

UNITY
This year Copenhagen Queer Festival seeks to link the different communities and groups within the queer inspired environment. Politics, art, academia and social relations will come together in a week of workshops, discussions, performances, actions and parties. The festival aims to create a diverse space and tie the existing queer inspired initiatives and groups in Copenhagen together and establish international bonds.

STRUCTURE
By day we will have workshops and discussions in the queer festival space at Kapelvej 44. By evening/night we will have performances, events and parties that will mostly take place in other venues hosted by other existing queer inspired groups in Copenhagen. See the evening program below.

The workshop schedule will be announced soon. Everyone can submit a workshop/discussion/performance that they want to make. See how to do this below. The festival program depends on the contributions from the participants, so we strongly encourage all kinds of inputs.

Every day at Brunch and dinner we will have a short information meeting. At the meeting we will present the schedule of the day and practical information.

By collaborating with existing queer inspired groups, making it possible to contribute online before the festival and being open to new solutions, we hope to have made a structure that feels safe and still encourages people to get involved in our space. We strongly encourage DIY initiatives throughout the festival.

EVENING PROGRAM
Most evenings events will be held elsewhere in the city hosted by one of the existing queer minded groups in Copenhagen. At the festival venue in Kapelvej 44 there will be a chill out lounge until 23.00 for those who prefer this.

* Tuesday 15th: Queer Movie Night - organized by MIX Copenhagen LGBT Film Festival.

* Wednesday 16th: Queer punk show. In Bumzen - organized by Queerious Bar Copenhagen

* Thursday 17th: Performance night. In Warehouse 9 - organized by Warehouse 9

* Friday 18th: Sex Party - organized by the Copenhagen Queer Festival

+ Queer Rave somewhere in the city

* Saturday 19th: Party - Queer Feminists go Global. In Bolsjefabrikken - organized by KaPow Collective

* Sunday 20th: T*-café. In Warehouse 9, organized by the T-lounge Society

More information about the specific events will follow online as we get closer. New events will possibly be added

SAFER SPACES
No space can be 100 % safe. We still seek to create a safer queer-feminist space free from oppression and discrimination. By communicating as honest and clear as possible, we want everybody to be able to make safer separatist spaces within our space if needed. Respect each other's boundaries and needs to create new and possibly separatist spaces.

If you have any issues regarding the festival and it's structure we encourage you to talk about it in your affinity group, safety group etc. and/or talk with the organizers of the festival. We strive after making this a good and safe festival for as many as possible.

SMOKING, ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
At the festival venue in Kapelvej 44 smoking and alcohol is allowed outside in the courtyard - not inside. There is no bar at the festival venue. Drugs are not allowed.

The different groups that organize the evening activities at other venues will have their own politics regarding smoking and alcohol. Check them out in advance. The content of the evening activities and their alcohol/smoking politics will be announced at the information meetings as well.

SLEEPING SPACES
Unfortunately it’s not possible to sleep over at the festival venue. We haven’t managed to get accommodation yet, but if you need a place to stay, or if you are able to host people during the festival, please sign up in this sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nHtab1nstyo3lpprF4a3NJs8OI8VIZmy75he3yeVoWU/edit?usp=sharing
You can also write cphqueerhosting@gmail.com stating number of people and the dates accommodation is required. If we find accommodation we will let you know.

THE FESTIVAL VENUE
Kapelvej 44 is a part of the local culture house Støberiet. It has a big café/dining room, some smaller workshop rooms a gym hall and a nice courtyard. It is normally used for soup kitchen, parties, cultural and political events. We have it for ourselves the whole week to create our queer festival space! It will be open every day from 10 am to 23pm (except Friday).

HOW TO GET THERE
Kapelvej 44 is in central Nørrebro. You can walk there from the central station or from Nørreport st. in about 25 minutes.
You can also take bus 5A from Nørreport (direction Husum Torv) to the stop Kapelvej. Or from the central station you can take bus 66 (direction Emdrup Torv) or 12 (direction Jyllingevej) to the stop Griffenfeldstgade.

See the venue address on a map here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kapelvej+44/@55.6865148,12.5512527,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x465253a8e73227d1:0xfe18c944b745ed42

Information on how to get to the evening venues will be given throughout the week.

FOOD
There will be common food for brunch and dinner. More information will follow!

HOW TO SUBMIT A WORKSHOP/PERFORMANCE/PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION CIRCLE
Send an email to queerfestivalevents@gmail.com.
In the email please write the following about your acitivity.

*Title of the activity

*What type of activity is it? (discussion, workshop, performance etc)

*Description of activity (5 lines about your activity, to put in the programme)

*Time needed for the activity

*Do you have a preferred day and/or time slot? Activities will be held from Tuesday to Saturday. 12.00-14.30, 15.30-18.00 and 20.00-23.00

*In what language(s) will the workshop be held?

* Is it a separatistic activity? And for who?

*Do you need any special equipment (projector, sound system etc.)?

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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