July 6 2023 GM
| Glitter Meetups |
Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one here.
- Date: Thursday, July 6
- Time: 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
- Who: Ayman Makarem
- Moderator: Islam
- Where: On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
- Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? you can request one following the directions here.
Queer Mutual Aid: Challenges of Coordinating Queer Solidarity Efforts Online
QMA Lebanon is a small group of queer individuals in Lebanon working to support the LGBTQ+ communities around us, particularly trans refugees residing in Lebanon, through mutual aid and community-building. Their vision is to build a network of mutual support that works outside traditional modalities of aid and emphasizes radical community care and practical solidarity. Currently their work centers around providing immediate financial support for the individuals in our network, all of whom are struggling under Lebanon’s total economic and political collapse. Their group is one of few in Lebanon, and in the region, to explicitly adopt a mutual aid philosophy as a way of supporting the immediate needs of those around us while also engaging with them socially and politically. QMA relies heavily on online platforms and social media to communicate with queer individuals, which poses its own challenges and risks, particularly due to the online entrapment that queer people in the region face.
Ayman Makarem is a writer and organizer from Beirut. Working with artist Hisham Rifai under the name Bizri #6, Ayman writes political and personal comics that explore complex themes and topics in accessible ways. His most recent project is the comic series ‘Revolution in Every Country’ which looks at contemporary revolutions in the SWANA region through a radical and empathetic lense. Ayman is also a core member of Queer Mutual Aid Lebanon, where he focuses on fundraising and community building for and with the queer and trans communities in Lebanon. Ayman currently lives in Vienna with his husband and cat.
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