hi hello,
welcome to the ninety-eighth issue of somatic semantics.
next week’s clap back
that’s right, there will be a part 3 because we still need to talk about megan.
come thru tuesday july 9 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm as we continue to discuss megan thee stallion, misogynoir, racial capitalism and libidinal economy.
last time we dove deeper into industry (which syphons and sells life force) as the antithesis of community. we also reflected on “the pop out” and virtue signalling. we’ll be picking up where we left off and, of course, discussing megan’s new album.
use this link to add the clap back to your google calendar.
the cookout
sunday july 14, 2024 from 3:00pm to 6:30pm at brique x brique (633 avenue beaumont, montréal, qc, h3n 1v7)
join the clap back x food n ting for an afternoon of food, music and conversation.
the cookout — 3:00pm to 6:30pm
enjoy a delicious, well-seasoned meal (with vegan options) courtesy of food n ting founder shannon, without whom this event would be impossible.
we’ll also be serving refreshing beverages and sweet treats courtesy of our friends at le seltzer and beigne habitude.
the clap back — 3:00pm to 4:30pm
as pride month comes to an end and canada and the u.s. celebrate their continued occupation of turtle island, our conversation will focus on settler colonialism, respectability politics and homonationalism. we’ll get into the mess that is billy porter and his desire to ascend within genocidal structures as well as the violence of political frameworks that (re)produce human rights as commodities.
the sonic voyage — 4:30pm to 6:30pm
get back to twerk as G L O W Z I, our favourite sound selecta, creates black atlantic soundscapes that reach across time and space.
use this link to secure your ticket.
i leave you with amaarae’s thug (truly humble under god):
with love + light,
nènè