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Tunisia is in the spotlight this month with the zanqa festival. Expect lots of activities: the vernissage of 'Regards sur la Tunisie d'antan'  by the artist Moufadhel Adhoum, poetry readings from Aboul-Qacem Chebbi's oeuvre, workshops on Tunisian percussion, calligraphy or cooking, live music, crafts and more! Click on the picture on the left to see the full programme for next month.

“Dynamiting Connection:
Decision by Flemish Government Affects Flemish-African House in the Heart

With deep indignation, Kuumba, the Flemish-African House, learned on May 9th that our organization will lose its structural subsidies from the Flemish government. This decision hits hard for a small non-profit like ours. Kuumba vzw has been building bridges between communities, cultures, and generations for years with limited resources. The complete loss of this funding means we must halt 80% of our operations. [...]"

Read more via the PDF button on the right

Kuumba krijgt geen subsidies van de Vlaamse overheid. Ondanks de verontwaardiging blijven we niet zomaar stilzitten bij deze beslissing. Wij zien hierin een verontrustende trend in de manier waarop onze regering organisaties uit de socioculturele sector laat vallen. Zoals wij zonder duidelijke motivering slachtoffer zijn van dit beleid, kunnen ook anderen daar het slachtoffer van worden. 

Daarom hebben we een open brief geschreven waar we zo veel mogelijke handtekeningen voor willen verzamelen. Hiermee willen we de regering wijzen op haar verantwoordelijkheden naar de sector en de samenleving toe. Geen enkele organisatie verdient het om geschrapt te worden zonder dialoog, uitleg of enig uitzicht op alternatieven. 
 
Steun je Kuumba? Lees en teken de open brief hier.

You love to watch films and would love to make your own curation together with other young cinephiles? Be part of the selection and programmation team for Schijnwerpers kortfilmfestival.

In September we’re hosting 15 short films in different formats: videoclips, documentary, fiction, short sketches.

As the Flemish African culture house we do pay extra attention to films on African cultures, the African diaspora, decolonisation, discrimination, migration. The films will be shown at different places in Brussels. Exited to be part of the selection team? Send an e-mail to info@kuumba.be.

Sign up for the Digital Storytelling Workshop
Address: Werkhuizenstraat 3, 1080 Brussels, (JES vzw)

• From July 1st to 4th, from 10:00 to17:00. each day, we are organizing a Digital Storytelling workshop together with JES.
• You will work on your own story. You’ll learn how to tell something personal using images, photos, and sound. Step by step, you'll learn how to create a very short film or digital story. You’ll learn to write, plan, storyboard, take photos, and edit everything into a beautiful final result.
• The workshop is for young people aged 16 to 25. Are you younger? No problem! Send us an email and we’ll see together whether age is a barrier.
• Registration is completely free via info@kuumba.be.
• Free workshop

04/07 Closing dance evening + Tunisair competition
Wrap up Zanqa festival! On this beautiful evening you can learn how to cook real Tunisian food with Henda Zerelli, catch some beautiful live music, and maybe even win a flight to Tunisia by participating in the quiz.

On the programme
• 6pm-8pm Tunisian cooking workshop with Henda Zerelli from NEAPOLIS.
• Workshop admission: €10. Register via info@kuumba.be.
• 8:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Live music with Amel Sdiri, Moufadhel Adhoum and Nejib Farjallah
• Quiz CONCOURS TUNISAIR – win a win a flight!