Women of Colour Network Australia: Introducing... The Ladies of Colour Agency (LOCA)

I'd like to bring your attention to the fantastic work of a group of women who are involved in the WoC Network: LOCA, the Ladies of Colour Agency, and their fantastic cabaret.

The Ladies of Colour Agency (LOCA) is an autonomous anti-racist collective, which is a support group, activist squad and performance troupe rolled in one. In 2007, we three devised, directed, produced and performed in the LOCA Troika Cabaret, which was so successful that we are doing another one this year as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, which we are calling the Ladies of Colour Cabaret. Our shows revolve around the themes of racism and identity, and feature hip-hop, spoken word, music, comedy, dance, drag and burlesque.

About the Women of Colour Network

This network came out of the Women of Colour Caucus at the annual Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) conference held at Sydney Uni in July 2007.

As women of colour (WoC), we are often torn between 'race' issues and 'gender' issues, and find ourselves participating in either male-dominated anti-racist groups or white-dominated feminist groups. This network will hopefully become a space where we can begin discussing the intersections of race and gender (and class, sexuality, ability, etc.) in our lives, facilitate communication between WoC groups all over Australia, and go some ways towards creating a feminist community of WoC activists.

Women of Colour Network Australia

Sunday 2 November 2008

Introducing... The Ladies of Colour Agency (LOCA)

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