tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32834076098197672152024-02-07T09:00:12.903-08:00WitnessedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-13139476203660610492021-11-10T13:17:00.009-08:002021-11-16T06:44:20.652-08:00Book Launch | "In Audre's Footsteps"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">You are invited!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Come through! We are gathering on Wednesday, November 17th at 6pm at the <a href="https://eoto-archiv.de/">Each One, Teach One</a> library (EOTO e.V.) for the launch of the next book in the <a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/witnessed/">Witnessed Series</a> - the beautiful anthology" <a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/buecher/in-audres-footsteps/" target="_blank">In Audre's Footsteps</a>" by Heidi R. Lewis and Dana Maria Asbury with Jazlyn Andrews.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />***This is a 2G event***<br />Please bring proof of vaccination or proof of recovery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">To register, please send an email to: witnessed [@] sharonotoo.com including your name, address and telephone number.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2SSCSvctQih0l7yQ3xkgX2lpPRREXR6OZr-LGzr4OEEGkkZhNOWIF_FcsH17YbNw2XgKE6NOWAolzkVn1MV2hPSRBIrTZnmm0SmdjXMPyehB5D-sxFtkwui53bHE65-Poz6dSrQPtDxe/s1280/Berlin+Launch+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2SSCSvctQih0l7yQ3xkgX2lpPRREXR6OZr-LGzr4OEEGkkZhNOWIF_FcsH17YbNw2XgKE6NOWAolzkVn1MV2hPSRBIrTZnmm0SmdjXMPyehB5D-sxFtkwui53bHE65-Poz6dSrQPtDxe/w546-h307/Berlin+Launch+%25281%2529.png" width="546" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Image description:<p></p><p>Publicity for launch of "In Audre's Footsteps". The flyer has a black background and is split in two halves, as if torn. Between the two halves is a white strip. On the left is the book cover and four profile pictures of the editors (top to bottom: Heidi R. Lewis, Dana Maria Asbury, Jazlyn Andews and the editor of the Witnessed Series, Sharon Dodua Otoo) On the right is the invitation text: Join us for the official launch of "In Audre's Footsteps. Transnational Kitchen Table Talk" The 7th edition of Sharon Dodua Otoo's Witnessed Series. Wednesday, 17 November at 6pm. Each One Teach One e.V. Togostr. 76, Berlin 13351. Doors open at 5.45pm. 2G Event (Vaccination or Recovery Proof Required). Join co-editors Dr. Heidi R. lewis and Jazlyn Andrews and contributors for refreshments and a celebration of Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet Audre Lorde and this unique manifestation of her incredible legacy!</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-86026575735542256332021-11-05T11:08:00.019-07:002021-11-10T13:18:56.521-08:00"In Audre's Footsteps" is here<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PGXAf772qXUt_7xuYqEsQDfQDfy3i-oxpwLNbVC_J4YYM388ygOZw8k5SaHM_2kEOsR26wmU-AOQgUDFAHH-4hH-wPNbSLFnxKBpyds7aNIqbcxil-FKnD1pRd_F2F7WVXks-hJuOMUS/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1125" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PGXAf772qXUt_7xuYqEsQDfQDfy3i-oxpwLNbVC_J4YYM388ygOZw8k5SaHM_2kEOsR26wmU-AOQgUDFAHH-4hH-wPNbSLFnxKBpyds7aNIqbcxil-FKnD1pRd_F2F7WVXks-hJuOMUS/" width="193" /></a></div><p></p><br /><br />Happy release day to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">"In Audre's Footsteps"</a>!<br />What an amazing journey!<br />Congratulations to all involved, especially the editors Heidi R. Lewis, Dana Maria Asbury with Jazlyn Andrews.<br />"In Audre's Footsteps" is the seventh book in the Witnessed Series, edited by Sharon Dodua Otoo and published by Edition Assemblage.<br />The book launch will be on Wednesday, November 17th from 6pm (German time).<br />Watch this space for more details!<br /><br />Image Description:<br />The book has a white cover with a black border. In the centre of the book is a black silhouette of a figure. Inside the figure are the words "In Audre's Footsteps". "Audre's" is written in pink, the other words are written in white. Around the figure are the names of the editors and the subtitle of the book in alternating black and pink letters: Heidi R. Lewis and Dana Maria Asbury with Jazlyn Andrews. Transnational Kitchen Table Conversation. The logo of the publisher, edition assemblage, is in black at lower right. The Witnessed book series logo is in pink in the upper left corner.<br /><br /><br />Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05530447003400454385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-66266341775589630802021-07-21T06:10:00.010-07:002021-07-21T06:16:08.692-07:00edition assemblage has an English language shop!<p> A happy day!</p><p><br /></p><p>The collective <a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de">edition assemblage</a>, which publishes the Witnessed Series, now finally has an online shop which is accessible in English!</p><p>The
collectivists@s from <a href="https://www.rootsofcompassion.org/">roots of compassion</a> are maintaining the online store. To order a book, visit the edition assemblage website as usual:</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/buecher/soon-the-future-of-memory/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Screenshot of edition assemblage website to order "Soon, The Future of Memory"" border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1912" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xvi4MkNeSWa0TE2EbdJRcVtBrRtsnMfbJcSbvusluI6RiIvDuaDygHAGCHhmn_NCOYRe7gbkghm-srdVuJnbOEEOTKGe0QIWWhN967iC8a2SwKsGjGU8AVqhtYyhfdxqAz5sNPpwvB_g/w400-h224/screenshot+website+edition+assemblage+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/buecher/soon-the-future-of-memory/" target="_blank">Screenshot of edition assemblage website<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Then click on "bestellen" (to order). From there all customers will be redirected to the
store page of roots of compassion: </p><p> </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.rootsofcompassion.org/soon-the-future-of-memory_en" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Screenshot of roots of compassion website to order "Soon, The Future of Memory"" border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1915" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcQYLA5VGCiHTZ6O730mOYsTMUxfnaAcBfDs5TZDj3yPv1i4m6ZbMA1-ipgiAPUHcBZOEHtEPBHZL_EayvxBjaHj1DDUgxvsF_k1o9WCAhcrYtybetb2sm_6G_66hsE23RknbxpeSHgd-/w400-h222/screenshot+website+roots+of+compassion+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.rootsofcompassion.org/soon-the-future-of-memory_en" target="_blank">Screenshot of roots of compassion website (online store)<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>Worldwide shipping is now also available!</p><p>Great news!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-41677111183529649112021-06-16T02:55:00.002-07:002021-06-16T06:12:52.116-07:00"Soon, The Future of Memory" is here!<p>This stunning debut collection of poetry by <a href="http://www.anjasaleh.com" target="_blank">Anja Saleh</a> can be ordered now via the website of <a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/buecher/soon-the-future-of-memory/">edition assemblage</a>, in all local bookstores in Germany and via other international websites. Be sure to get your copy!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyzR6s_8JoPiFM7NFcC_H1cSqk9QqtzqX8cHRny9l_6lp4fRm30zLsjF1jxY_67WjUcCrvjx69018_extDRB4kh9AQJELPxunIPaFK9odIDcFS91ngokKWyUBTQX7DZZO9smyukD_FYW1/s770/210616_Soon%252C+The+Future+of+Memory_Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A yellow book cover with thick wavy lines weaving across it, mostly black lines but also three white ones. The title "Soon, The Future of Memory" is in black capitals. The author's name, Anja Saleh, is in lower case, also written in black.." border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="513" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyzR6s_8JoPiFM7NFcC_H1cSqk9QqtzqX8cHRny9l_6lp4fRm30zLsjF1jxY_67WjUcCrvjx69018_extDRB4kh9AQJELPxunIPaFK9odIDcFS91ngokKWyUBTQX7DZZO9smyukD_FYW1/w213-h320/210616_Soon%252C+The+Future+of+Memory_Cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>Soon, The Future of Memory</i> is a poetry collection which explores the contradictions and complexities of belonging, of “home” and of self from the perspective of a German of African descent. </p><p><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 120px; text-align: left;"><b>i once heard that in poetry</b><br />
<b>we find answers</b><br />
<b>but i came to ask questions</b><br />
<b> like why?</b><br />
<b> or rather who?</b><br />
<b>decided for poets to answer</b><br />
<b>others' questions</b><br />
<b>while they have a mind full of their own?</b><br />
<b> or maybe</b><br />
<b>poetry is the answer to</b><br />
<b>are we alone?</b><br />
<b>and it always answers no.</b></p><p style="margin-left: 120px; text-align: left;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Praise for <i>Soon, The Future of Memory</i>:</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">
</p><p> </p><p style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;">A stunning read - searing, searching, healing all at once. Anja Saleh has crafted an exceptional piece of work.<br /><br />Musa Okwonga, author of <a href="http://roughtradebooks.com/books/in-the-end-it-was-all-about-love/" target="_blank"><i>In The End It Was All About Love</i></a><br /><br /><br />As if responding to the question <i>how long is now?</i> famously written on berlin walls, Anja Saleh's<i> Soon, The Future Of Memory </i>asks poeticizing questions, in order to reach beyond the hyphens, the silences and the gaps of our memories; voicing hidden stories which are already there. present. intermingling. connected. a must read for those seeking answers.<br /><br />Dr. Aischa Ahmed, author of: <a href="https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-5411-0/arabische-praesenzen-in-deutschland-um-1900/" target="_blank"><i>Arabische Präsenzen in Deutschland um 1900. Biografische Interventionen in die deutsche Geschichte</i></a></p><p style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"></p><p style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><br />In these poems, Anja sits so effortlessly yet uncompromisingly in her power and courage and convitions. This is a collection that doesn't give up all the answers, but leaves a trail of necessary questions in its wake.</p><p style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/sara-saleh/" target="_blank">sara m saleh</a>, Award-winning Arab-Australian* poet and writer<br /></p><p><br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-73892379445423282192021-05-09T12:05:00.003-07:002021-06-16T02:56:16.817-07:00Book Launch: Soon, The Future of Memory<p> </p><p> The sixth edition of the Witnessed Series will be with us... soon!</p><p><br /></p><p>With apologies for the delay, we are delighted to announce that <a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/buecher/soon-the-future-of-memory/" target="_blank">"Soon, The Future of Memory"</a> will now be published in June 2021.</p><p><span style="color: red;">EDIT: The Instagram Live conversation that was planned for Wednesday, June 16th has unfortunately been cancelled.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/witnessed.series/">www.instagram.com/witnessed.series/</a><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF-CRjbUEbPshK6wODObQvwxGL948E84sjiyz_6Y_jYt5z6YpP3k7su-x8FtR0RLxb2k1xGgLX87HBvjx630RSYbIxFQ5w41MNJFkiulldVNPnC1bOFPm38EIoKRhhWmA-xhTGEzk6loe/s953/Anja+Saleh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Profile picture of Anja Saleh, a light-skinned woman of colour. 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The sixth edition of the English-language book series is a collection of beautiful poetry by Anja Saleh called "Soon, The Future of Memory"</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMJQakKpq5SsLdLimBj9uL2kCowkG-EGTtX-QW0R5NlRlq6TWmoZVPx5aC5l_IHP5o-o5hBQ6sCqyKx6meR-tIWY_3IfFYcSOz1ir7REB8GGXggSwxodHKKVTcIUkEJJhHaGYSbXNFPbS/s609/Soon%252C+The+Future+of+Memory_Cover_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMJQakKpq5SsLdLimBj9uL2kCowkG-EGTtX-QW0R5NlRlq6TWmoZVPx5aC5l_IHP5o-o5hBQ6sCqyKx6meR-tIWY_3IfFYcSOz1ir7REB8GGXggSwxodHKKVTcIUkEJJhHaGYSbXNFPbS/s320/Soon%252C+The+Future+of+Memory_Cover_02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>The book <strike>will be on sale from April 2021 and</strike> is already <a href="https://www.anjasaleh.com/work/poetry" target="_blank">available for pre-order</a>!</p><p>Edit: Unfortunately, the publication has been delayed. The book will now be available from June 2021.<br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-27662514193233981922017-07-27T10:04:00.000-07:002017-07-27T10:04:07.823-07:00Witnessed Author Clementine Ewokolo Burnley Shortlisted for Short Story Prize<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The twenty short stories and authors who have been selected for the <a href="https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/news/2017-bristol-short-story-prize-shortlist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2017 Bristol Short Story Prize shortlist</a> have been announced.<br />
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Witnessed author and editor Clementine Ewokolo Burnley is among them with her short story: "A Place Called Out". We congratulate her and are crossing our fingers!<br />
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The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony which takes place in the UK on Saturday, October 14th 2017. All short-listed stories will be published in an anthology which will be launched on the same day.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-25102475973900757512017-03-08T04:46:00.002-08:002017-03-08T04:46:50.121-08:00Amy Evans' "The Most Unsatisfied Town" - Premiere Thursday March 9th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/2016/02/the-most-unsatisfied-town-premiere-on.html" target="_blank">Last year the world premiere</a> of Amy Evan's fantastic play, "<a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/the-most-unsatisfied-town/" target="_blank">The Most Unsatisfied Town</a>" was shown in Berlin. The production and ancillary events were supported by the <a href="https://initiativeouryjalloh.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh</a>. With more than 1,200 audience members over 12 performances, the performances also broke all of the attendance records at <a href="http://www.etberlin.de/" target="_blank">English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center</a>.<br />
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Producing Artistic Director Daniel Brunet has been successful in securing sufficient funding to be able to offer <a href="http://www.etberlin.de/production/the-most-unsatisfied-town-2/" target="_blank">six more performances</a>, <span style="color: purple;">this time with German surtitles</span>. Specially the dates of the performances - always at 8pm - are:<br />
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<li>Thursday, March 16 </li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="mailto:sharon.otoo@raa-berlin.de" style="color: #7c171d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">a study guide can be requested here</a></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/witnessed" style="color: #7c171d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">information about theatre-in-education workshops (auf Deutsch) can be found here</a></li>
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Venue: English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center, Fidicinstr. 40, 10965 Berlin-Kreuzberg<br />
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With Maya Alban-Zapata (Eva), Kenneth Philip George (Laurence), Aloysius<br />
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Foyer Exhibition and Production Dramaturgy by Michael Ojake and Naomi Boyce | Set and Costume Design by Tamar Ginati | Lighting Design by Christian Maith | Sound Design by Lenard Gimpel | Props Design and Assistant Costume Design by Matthew Peach | Assistant Direction by Ellen Gallagher | Assistant Set Design by Ken Chinea | Ancillary Program Coordination by Sharon Dodua Otoo | Theater Education Program by Sebastian Fleary | Regiehospitantin: Simona Klaniute | Translation: Ekpenyong Ani<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-79974477366777688062017-03-06T03:59:00.000-08:002017-03-08T04:16:29.303-08:00Daima Exhibition in Wiesbaden - Opening Saturday March 11th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am excited to announce that exhibition to accompany the publication "<a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/2013/03/coming-soon-witnessed-edition-3-daima.html" target="_blank">Daima. Images of Women of Colour in Berlin</a>" by the late <a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/2014/09/nzitu-mawakha-1973-2014.html" target="_blank">Nzitu Mawakha</a> will be shown again in Wiesbaden during March 2017.<br />
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"Daima" is a collection of black and white images of Black women from or living in Germany. The exhibition was produced in November 2013, at the same time as the book publication of the same name. <a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/daima/" target="_blank">The photo-book "Daima"</a> is the third publication of the <a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/p/concept.html" target="_blank">Witnessed Series</a>.<br />
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The opening of the exhibition is on Saturday March 11th from 1.30pm and it is being shown alongside the ISD exhibition "Homestory Deutschland" in the context of the <a href="http://www.spiegelbild.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Programmheft_IntWoGeRa2017_web.pdf" target="_blank">Internationale Wochen gegen Rassismus 2017</a>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-48068460800382754092016-12-04T07:51:00.000-08:002016-12-19T17:05:34.270-08:00Back on stage in Berlin! "The Most Unsatisfied Town" - March 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good news! "<a href="https://www.edition-assemblage.de/the-most-unsatisfied-town/" target="_blank">The Most Unsatisfied Town</a>" by Amy Evans (Witnessed Edition 4) will be back on stage in March 2017.<br />
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Directed by Daniel Brunet of the <a href="http://www.etberlin.de/" target="_blank">English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center</a>, the play based on the true story of Oury Jalloh, a man who was burnt to death in a Dessau police cell in 2005 <a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/2016/02/the-most-unsatisfied-town-premiere-on.html" target="_blank">premiered in April 2016</a>. In March 2017, The Most Unsatisfied Town returns to the stage and these performances will also have German surtitles. The production and accompanying programme of events is supported by <a href="https://initiativeouryjalloh.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh</a> and <a href="http://raa-berlin.de/" target="_blank">RAA Berlin</a>.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.fembooks.de/Amy-Evans-The-Most-Unsatisfied-Town" target="_blank">copies of the play can be purchased here</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:sharon.otoo@raa-berlin.de" target="_blank">a study guide can be requested here</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/witnessed" target="_blank">information about theatre-in-education workshops (auf Deutsch) can be found here</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-37190721512520545342016-12-04T05:36:00.000-08:002016-12-04T05:36:21.628-08:00Coming soon - a reading of "Whtnacig Pnait (Watching Paint)" by Sharon Dodua Otoo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As part of the 3rd <a href="http://berlinartfilmfestival.de/2016/?page_id=536" target="_blank">Berlin Art Film Festival</a>, Sharon Dodua Otoo (Series Editor, Witnessed) has been invited to present her short story <a href="http://berlinartfilmfestival.de/2016/?projects=reading-whtnacig-pnait-watching-paint-by-sharon-dodua-otoo" target="_blank">"Whtnacig Pnait (Watching Paint)"</a> from the collection <a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/2015/09/out-now-winter-shorts-edited-by.html" target="_blank">"Winter Shorts" (Witnessed Edition 5)</a><br />
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Please <a href="http://berlinartfilmfestival.de/2016/?page_id=231" target="_blank">click here to buy tickets</a>.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-49745951771258141492016-07-11T10:13:00.001-07:002016-07-11T23:17:48.285-07:00Berlin | Reading of Amy Evans' "The Most Unsatisfied Town" on Friday, July 15th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"<a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/the-most-unsatisfied-town/" target="_blank">The Most Unsatisfied Town</a>", a theatre play written by <a href="https://scriptingrage.com/" target="_blank">Amy Evans</a> and based on the true story of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Oury_Jalloh" target="_blank">Oury Jalloh</a> as well as <a href="https://initiativeouryjalloh.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">the Initiative</a> founded in his remembrance, will be read on Friday, July 15th as part of the inaugural <a href="https://carnivalofliteratures.wordpress.com/the-most-unsatisfied-town/" target="_blank">Carnival of Literatures</a> taking place in <a href="http://www.werkstatt-der-kulturen.de/" target="_blank">Werkstatt der Kulturen</a>, Berlin. The reading is being directed by Daniel Brunet of <a href="http://www.etberlin.de/" target="_blank">English Theatre Berlin</a>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-26069580261268667752016-07-10T23:54:00.000-07:002016-07-11T02:22:34.943-07:00Series Editor Sharon Dodua Otoo has won the prestigious Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis 2016!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The announcement was made on Sunday, July 3rd in Klagenfurt (Austria): Sharon Dodua Otoo is the winner of this year's Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis, an annual competition which took place for the 40th time this year and is televised live. The competition, which is officially known as Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur (Festival of German-Language Literature) is one of the most prestigious German language literature competitions in existence. She won it for her unpublished text: "Herr Gröttrup setzt sich hin" (Mr Gröttrup sits down).<br />
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Thank you to everyone who has supported the work of Sharon both as an author and as an editor of the Witnessed Series.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-68649622840837656932016-04-08T08:25:00.002-07:002016-04-08T08:27:00.137-07:00Successful premiere of "The Most Unsatisfied Town"!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This evening at 6pm begins a wonderful celebration of Black in Germany literature, poetry and music as part of the programme of events to support the <a href="http://www.isdonline.de/" target="_blank">ISD</a> exhibition <a href="http://www.homestory-deutschland.de/" target="_blank">Homestory Deutschland</a>.<br />
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Sharon Dodua Otoo will open with a presentation of the Witnessed Series - an English language publication series written by Black authors who have lived in Germany.<br />
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This is followed by a reading of a short story "Waste of Mist" by WoMANtís RANDom. This was published last year in the fifth book of the Witnessed Series, "<a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/winter-shorts" target="_blank">Winter Shorts</a>", edited by Clementine Burnley and Sharon Dodua Otoo.<br />
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And to round it all off, a brilliant Spoken Word Performance will be provided by <a href="https://schwarzrund.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">SchwarzRund</a>.<br />
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Wednesday, 23. March 2016 from 18:00<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-58974043681402952482016-03-22T14:06:00.002-07:002016-03-22T14:26:27.143-07:00Berlin | World Premiere of "The Most Unsatisfied Town" by Amy Evans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">The world premiere of "</span><a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/the-most-unsatisfied-town/" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;" target="_blank">The Most Unsatisfied Town</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">" on Thursday, April 7th has already sold out!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Mouctar Bah, Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Moderation by Amy Evans, Playwright</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Simultaneous Interpretation (German-English) by Catherine Johnson</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Mai Shutta, Oranienplatz Activist</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Elizabeth Ngari, Women in Exile</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Dr. Sunny Omwenyeke, The Voice Refugee Forum Bremen / The Caravan</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Bino Byansi Byakuleka, Oranienplatz Activist and African Refugees Union</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Moderation by Sharon Dodua Otoo, RAA Berlin</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Dr. Andrés Nader, Executive Director, RAA Berlin</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Moderation by Josephine Apraku, Institut für diskriminierungsfreie Bildung</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Thomas Ndindah, Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">• Moderation by Dr. Noa Ha, Migrationsrat Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">by Amy Evans</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">Since he arrived in Germany, Laurence has tried to do everything by the rules. He applied for asylum, waited patiently for his papers and found the kind of job no national would ever care to do. He is friendly to his neighbors, even the ones who tease his children in school, and cooperates with the police when they ask for his help. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">He’s found the formula for survival, or so he thinks, until one day his friend Rahim mysteriously disappears. When the body turns up charred beyond recognition, Laurence is thrust to the fore of a civil rights movement and is forced to take a closer look at the town he was so ready to call home. </span><br />
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<span lang="DE">via <a href="mailto:brunet@etberlin.de" target="_blank">Daniel Brunet</a>, <a href="http://www.etberlin.de/" target="_blank">English Theatre Berlin</a> | International Performing Arts Center<br /><br /><br />Dear friends,<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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I’ll be holding auditions in mid-January for the world premiere of <a href="http://scriptingrage.com/bio/" target="_blank">Amy Evans</a>' play THE MOST UNSATSIFIED TOWN, a piece that examines the death in custody of <a href="https://initiativeouryjalloh.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Oury Jalloh</a> in Dessau in 2005 and everything that happened after.<u></u><u></u></div>
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“We are introduced to Laurence, a former refugee from Guinea now married with children and running his own business. In a small number of scenes, most of which take place in his internet shop, we meet Laurence’s white German wife Manuela, his non-citizen friends Julius, Yusef and Rahim, the white German police officer Brunmeier, the widow Eva and her Afro-German son, Ronny. Throughout their interactions, we learn of life in a former East German city from a myriad of perspectives – stories of privilege and marginalisation are made tangible. The tensions simmering below the surface are brought to the fore by the sudden, violent death of Rahim while in police custody. This incident catapults Laurence out of his “optimistic” view of his new home town and forces him unwittingly to the front of a civil rights movement – he did not want to be a hero. He just wanted to know what happened to “our brother”. If only this were a work of fiction. The real life Rahim – Oury Jalloh – died in mysterious circumstances on January 7th, 2005. Almost ten years later, we still do not know exactly how he died or who was responsible for his death. The community continues to fight for justice to be served – resistance comes in many forms.”<u></u><u></u></div>
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We are looking for actors for all eight roles except for Ronny.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Please forward this mail to anyone you think may be interested in auditioning. Simply email me for an audition appointment. I can also provide a copy of the full text of the play.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-88020499546958132672015-11-30T02:29:00.000-08:002016-07-11T02:31:26.791-07:00Witnessed - An Interview with Editor Sharon Dodua Otoo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In an interview with Nicolette Stewart of <a href="http://www.young-germany.de/" target="_blank">Young Germany</a>, Series Editor Sharon Dodua Otoo spoke about Witnessed:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I chose the name Witnessed because I want the series to really be an account of life in Germany from Black perspectives. The aim is to reverse the gaze: Black people are used to being looked at in public spaces. These looks are not always friendly by the way! With Witnessed I would like to provide a platform for Black people who write in English to record what they see when they look back.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I deliberately chose the past tense of the verb (witnessed) rather than present tense or a noun (witness). This is to show that the accounts are about a very specific point of time. Life in Germany for Black people will not remain static (I am also a hopeless optimist!) so, the series should perhaps be considered to be something like diary entries which we can all go back to at some point in the future and say: “Ahh, so that's what it was like back then. Wow, how weird?!”</span></blockquote>
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To read more <a href="http://www.young-germany.de/topic/live/witnessed-an-interview-with-editor-sharon-dodua-otoo" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-45531758071304526722015-11-18T10:13:00.000-08:002015-11-19T11:54:41.737-08:00"I am - ich bin - me ne" & "Winter Shorts" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Illustrator Sita Ngoumou will be presenting her exhibition "I am - ich bin - me ne" this Friday (20th November) in <a href="http://www.susi-frauen-zentrum.com/" target="_blank">SUSI Interkulturelles Frauenzentrum</a>.<br />
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As part of the programme to mark the opening of the exhibition, WoMANtìs RANDom and Sharon Dodua Otoo will present the book "Winter Shorts" the latest edition of the Witnessed Series edited by Clementine Burnley and Sharon Dodua Otoo. Sita Ngoumou also designed the beautiful cover for the collection of short stories.<br />
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"I am - ich bin - me ne" & "Winter Shorts"<br />
Friday, 20th November from 19:00<br />
SUSI Interkulturelles Frauenzentrum<br />
Innsbrucker Str. 58 (= Bayerischer Platz 9), Berlin-Schöneberg<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-21815477090703537822015-11-06T04:35:00.001-08:002015-11-06T04:37:29.852-08:00Opening of the "Daima" Exhibition in Wiesbaden - Thursday, November 12th, 7pm.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The exhibition "<a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/2013/03/coming-soon-witnessed-edition-3-daima.html" target="_blank">Daima. Images of Women of Colour in Germany</a>" by the late <a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/2014/09/nzitu-mawakha-1973-2014.html" target="_blank">Nzitu Mawakha (1973-2014)</a> will finally be showing again, this time in Wiesbaden from Thursday, November 12th until Sunday, December 13th 2015.<br />
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"Daima" is a collection of black and white images of Black women from or living in Germany. The exhibition was produced in November 2013, at the same time as the book publication of the same name. The photo-book "Daima" is the third publication of the <a href="http://witnessed-series.blogspot.de/p/concept.html" target="_blank">Witnessed Series</a>.<br />
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This exhibition showing in Wiesbaden is part of a programme of events taking place to celebrate 30 years of the <a href="http://isdonline.de/" target="_blank">Initiative Black People in Germany</a> (Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland), a non-profit organisation which was founded in Wiesbaden in 1985.<br />
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On Thursday, November 12th the exhibition will be opened by Sharon Dodua Otoo, Editor of the Witnessed Series, and Christelle Nkwendja-Ngnoubamdjum, one of the protagonists in Daima.<br />
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Exhibition opening times: Wednesday from 3pm, Thursdays and Friday from 5pm, Saturdays from 3pm and Sundays from 1pm.<br />
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Venue: <a href="http://www.murnau-stiftung.de/filmhaus" target="_blank">Deutsches Filmhaus, Wiesbaden</a>, Murnaustr. 6, 65189 Wiesbaden<br />
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Organisers: „<a href="http://wir-in-wiesbaden.net/" target="_blank">WIR in Wiesbaden</a>“, Hessische Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung, Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD Bund), Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-43608300391664636262015-09-26T06:44:00.002-07:002015-09-26T06:57:56.803-07:00Out Now! "Winter Shorts" edited by Clementine Burnley and Sharon Dodua Otoo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Witnessed Series continues to go from strength to strength!<br />
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The fifth edition is a collection of short stories edited by Clementine Burnley and Sharon Otoo and features original work by the authors Noah Hofmann, Njideka Stephanie Iroh, Elsa M’bala, Muriel Mben, WoMANtís RANDom, Tigist H. Schmidt and Monique Simpson. The cover artwork is from the paintbrush of Sita Ngoumou.<br />
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Praise for <i>Winter Shorts</i>...<br />
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“The stories in <i>Winter Shorts</i> depict characters who are displaced in many senses:
geographically, socially, culturally, linguistically – and, most importantly of all, they
are black people in a white world. The winter of the title clearly stands as a metaphor
for the cold, alien environment of Germany and Austria in which the characters, and
perhaps the authors themselves, are outsiders. The majority of contributors to this
volume are appearing in print for the first time. Witnessed is to be congratulated on
having supported this project and for having provided this platform for black voices
to tell their own stories in their own words.” </blockquote>
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Máire Davies, Honorary Fellow, Royal Holloway, University of London, United
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“<i>Winter Shorts</i> is a very important collection of writings by African Diasporic/Black
writers that turn global white supremacy on its head in both subtle and profound ways.
Each contribution reminds this African-American cultural worker that the struggle to
define and redefine oneself in countries that consistently marginalize and demonize
Blackness is international. Co-Editors Clementine Burnley and Sharon Dodua Otoo
did a masterful job with compiling a diverse group of extraordinary authors whose
writings defy the myth of the monolithic African/Black experience.” </blockquote>
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Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Producer/Director, <i>NO! The Rape Documentary</i> and
Sterling Brown, Visiting Professor of Africana Studies, Williams College, United
States and an Associate Editor for <i>The Feminist Wire</i></blockquote>
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“<i>Winter Shorts</i> gave me feelings similar to those I had when I was a little girl devouring
my late paternal grandmother’s bookshelf, a space that introduced me to Toni Morrison,
Ralph Ellison, Ann Petry, James Baldwin, Gloria Naylor, and other legendary
Black writers. It gave me feelings similar to those that I have when I’m with family
eating BBQ, drinking cocktails, and playing cards. It gave me feelings similar to those I
have when I’m at an academic conference full of Black folk. It gave me feelings similar
to those I have when I visit my friends and comrades in Berlin. The feeling is this: I am
honored and blessed to be part of such a rich, complex, and electric community full of
joy, pain, laughter, sadness, fear, excitement. The misery Burnley caresses in “Boom”
is there. The embarrassment that turns into pain that turns into anger is there, as Iroh
embraces in “Support a Black-Owned Business Especially at Christmas.” The oblivion
that Simpson massages in “Raw” is there, too. It’s all there, because, as Burnley points
out, “The characters in our stories are hurting but they are finding ways to make it on
their own terms, without giving up their identities.” Although she has transcended
this life, Toni Cade Bambara always reminds us that the writer’s job is to “make the
revolution irresistible.” The many brilliant writers who share their voices with us in
<i>Winter Shorts</i> take up this tremendous task by reminding us that the revolution happens
in our hearts, minds, and spirits during moments when we might least expect it.” </blockquote>
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Dr. Heidi R. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Feminist & Gender Studies, Colorado
College, United States and an Associate Editor for <i>The Feminist Wire</i></blockquote>
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"Winter Shorts" edited by Clementine Burnley and Sharon Dodua Otoo<br />
Series: Witnessed, Edition 5<br />
Publisher: <a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/" target="_blank">Edition Assemblage</a><br />
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Paperback, 142×205 mm<br />
112 pages, 9.80 € [DE]<br />
ISBN 978-3-942885-94-2 | WG 110<br />
Publication date: October 2015<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-1718835357056021452015-04-09T06:04:00.000-07:002015-04-09T06:04:25.977-07:00Witnessed Edition 4 | "The Most Unsatisfied Town" by Amy Evans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283407609819767215.post-69632340835553812022014-12-18T04:51:00.000-08:002015-04-09T06:06:49.926-07:00Coming soon! Witnessed Edition 4 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The fourth* edition of the Witnessed Series, "<a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/the-most-unsatisfied-town/" target="_blank">The Most Unsatisfied Town</a>" by Amy Evans, will appear in January 2015.<br />
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The play is based on the true story of Oury Jalloh, a man seeking asylum from Sierra Leone, who died in mysterious circumstances in police custory on January 7th 2005.<br />
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<i>He wasn’t the kind of person to lead a movement – until he had to be.<br /><br />Since claiming asylum in Germany, Laurence has had to start his life over again. He’s found the formula for survival, or so he thinks, until one day his closest friend mysteriously disappears. When the body turns up charred beyond recognition, a search for those responsible begins, forcing Laurence to take a closer look at the town he was so ready to call home... </i></div>
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The publication will be launched at an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Oury Jalloh's murder taking place on <a href="http://www.etberlin.de/production/oury-jalloh-oranien-platz-ohlauer-strasse/" target="_blank">Saturday, January 17th in English Theatre Berlin</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Unicode">Daima Exhibition, August-Bebel-Institut, Berlin-Wedding<br />Photo ©2014 Ralf Steinberger</span></span></div>
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Nzitu Mawakha was, for many reasons, a remarkable woman and I will forever be grateful, that I am one of those, fortunate enough to be able to have called her my friend.<br />
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At one point during the misery of Winter 2012, Nzitu and I huggled together on her sofa and dreamed up a plan to work on the third edition of Witnessed together. It was quite literally a dream. Neither of us realised at the time how many people's hearts this project would come to touch. We didn't even know that it would really come to exist. Nzitu loved photography. It was clear that this would be a book of her photographs. Beyond that, we simply did not know.<br />
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Now, nearly two years later, Daima is easily the best selling publication of the Witnessed Series. The exhibition of same name is being constantly booked to be shown in cities across Germany. The media interest in an English language publication about Black women by Black women caught Nzitu and I both off guard. There has yet to be a book presentation where tears have not been shed. The photograph above was taken at the opening of the exhibition in the August-Bebel-Institut earlier this year. The place was quite literally bursting at the seams.<br />
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Nzitu is now gone.<br />
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She died suddenly and unexpectedly at the beginning of August 2014.<br />
She leaves behind her partner, her young daughter and many, many grieving family members and friends.<br />
And yet, with Daima, we have a beautiful, lasting legacy of her work, her passion and her vision.<br />
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Nakupenda sana, Nzitu.<br />
Nakupenda sanaa!<br />
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I love you with all the pieces of my broken heart....daima!<br />
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Sharon Otoo<br />
Series Editor, Witnessed <br />
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<a href="http://www.edition-assemblage.de/daima" target="_blank">Daima. Images of Women of Colour in Germany</a></div>
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Nzitu Mawakha (2013)</div>
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