Welcome to the Generation ACT podcast!
In the third episode of the series, we welcome our guest Mochi Georgiou, the curator of "Queer Ink", the queer publishing initiative based in Athens, Greece. Listen to our insightful conversation as we explore a variety of topics close to our hearts.
Some of the topics addressed:
* What is Queer Ink? When did it all start?
* Queer Ink, doing Activism through art, self-expression, a publishing initiative, printed material to talk about Queer
* About the murder of Zak Kostopoulos/Drag Queen Zackie Oh on 21st of September in 2018. The gatherings of queer people after the death of Zackie, dealing with the trauma that the whole community was and still is experiencing
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* His experience during the funeral of Zak/Zackie Oh, in his words "How to bury a drag queen in a Christian orthodox city."
* Queer became the new trend in the country.
* How we have met with Mochi, and his experience in the non-formal learning project he attended in the Netherlands, our cooperation together, and the motivation behind such projects.
* Reading his poem from his recently own Zine he made during the Quarantine.
Connect with Mochi & Queer Ink:
@ www.facebook.com/queerink/
@ www.instagram.com/queer_ink__/
@ www.instagram.com/_the_mochi_/
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[Generation ACT] explores individual stories of identity and activism.
Through it, we strive to bring closer to you honest conversations with individuals that we are inspired by.
The host of this episode is, Cathy Manousaki, Founder of the platform, Facilitator, Trainer, and Youth Worker.
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Enjoy the episode and the series!
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©️ Credit to the song used goes to Artificial. Music - Song name: And so it begins
This episode was recorded in May 2020.
