Nyansapo Festival
The Nyansapo Festival was held in Paris between July 28-30 2017. The festival, which describes itself as "Afro-feminist",[1] was organized by the Mwasi Collective.[2] It was aimed at black women, for whom most of the festival space was reserved,[3] with segregated areas for black men and non-black people.[4] The main space was at the La Générale cultural centre.[5]
Nyansapo was accused of racial discrimination, by organisations like SOS Racisme and International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism for attempting to ban white people from a majority (80%) of the space at the venue, with the Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo demanding its cancellation.[4][5][6][7]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Paris Mayor wants black feminist festival banned for 'discrimination'". ABC News. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "Aux origines de la polémique sur le festival afroféministe Nyansapo". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "Festival NYANSAPO" (in French). 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ a b "Paris mayor may ban black feminist Nyansapo festival". BBC News. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ a b Agence France-Presse (2017-05-28). "Paris mayor demands black feminist festival that 'prohibits' white people be banned". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "Anne Hidalgo demande l'annulation d'un festival en partie réservé aux femmes noires". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2017-05-28. ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "Paris mayor demands black feminist festival that 'prohibits' white people be banned". The Guardian. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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