Nyansapo Festival
nyansapo festival french fête honor create space black brown mixed diasporic woman organized afrofeminist group mwasi collectif festival purpose educate celebrate empower black feminism festival ran paris france four year edition held la général political social artistic laboratory first festival organized mwasi collectif first black feminist festival france black brown people gender nationality gathered paris historic festival afrofeminism france stem violent extensive history french colonialism founded mwasi afro feminist collectif french political organization fight black liberation mwasi collectif released manifesto afrofem articulating radical change specifically focused diasporic woman gender background african caribbean descent mwasi collectif variety goal demand proposition ultimately rooted black feminism political practice requires dissolution hegemonic system like antiblackness capitalism heteronormativity term nyansapo derived west african group people named akan presently akan people live ghana gyaman ivory coast nyansapo symbol adinkra wisdom knot term symbol represent intelligence creativity patience term mwasi two meaning two different native african language lingala swahili lingala west african language existing former french colony lingala bantu language congo mwasi mean daughter wife female one national language french term mwasi mean rebel ‘to rebel’ swahili national language many country across african continent word nyansapo mwasi originate country privy experienced french colonialism imperialism nyansapo festival edition festival edition included various event educating discussing black experience empowerment program included discourse black queerness capitalism history future opening round table guest speaker showcase discussion forum educational workshop virtual training workshop book club discussion training protest dance class performance puppet show dance performance concert dj set theatrical reading author book reading signing brunch child show yoga panel edition nyansapo festival held july th caused sociopolitical uproar locally globally parisian government accused mwasi collectif nyansapo festival discriminatory eighty percent festival restricted white people men attendance open black woman nationality although festival public many private event workshop festival program allowed black woman attend restriction promote safe space black woman discus intersectional topic free oppression mayor paris anne hidalgo attempted ban festival festival thought held public property collection tweet mayor hidalgo condemned festival threatened legal action terminate festival sparked social discourse across platform including twitter news outlet afrofeminist blog academic article social justice group conservative group like so racisme international league racism antisemitism lirca national front shared public critique nyansapo festival negative medium circulated festival mwasi collectif goal condemnation mayor hidalgo mwasi collectif met june month festival begin find solution meeting mayor hidalgo announced public space open people regardless race black space program event restricted nonblack woman held private property however mwasi collectif publicly claimed victim discrimination misinformation fake news cycle founder announced nothing changed original organization according mwasi collectif festival always planned blackonly space organized private property public area open everyone mwasi collectif posted response website titled “nyansapo festival nerve political autonomous afrodescendant organization” article detail accusation negative medium festival organization received article critique french government perpetuation systemic racism sexism nyansapo festival ultimately successful despite political social controversy edition festival also successful received major negative medium attention french american western scholar examine global race relation explore create discourse intersectional identity controversy nyansapo festival isolated become point evidence global study africana study scholar use event festival discus racist exclusionary discriminatory action belief specifically nyansapo festival used evidence evaluate following academic area research global activism afro feminism violence oppression black woman antiracism parisian politics race french policy race black activism justice mwasi collectif still active social justice organization although less active technological platform still organizing educating community afrofeminism organization decided step back publicfacing network limit response current event evidence suggest decision stemmed experience edition nyansapo festival mwasi collectif training organizing mobilizing future education activism black liberation france abroad currently information suggesting wont fifth nyansapo festival racism france discrimination europe afrofeminism