May 31, 2018
CHAE BUTTUH by Orchid for Red Gate Media, Part 2
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CHAE BUTTUH by Orchid for Red Gate Media, Part 2
John Kill.
pronouns:
Any
zodiac:
Virgo Sun / Aries Moon / Libra Rising
“What brings you to this work?”
“I’ve always loved to tell stories and create visuals. I believe in the power of art and its ability to challenge and change the minds and hearts of people. I believe queer and trans people of color deserve to be seen, loved and protected.”
fave childhood tv show:
Samurai Jack, Ren & Stimpy / everything that aired on Toonami.
bio:
“I am a visual artist living in Greensboro, NC. I love being black, I love my community, friends and family. I went to majority black schools growing up and graduated from NC A&T State University. I have a fondness for frogs and bats. I’m allergic to dogs and cats but I will pet them anyway and no one can stop me. Making and teaching art keeps me living.”
strengths / weaknesses:
“I am familiar with the language and principles of visual art and a bit of photography. I have an obsessive eye for detail and visually pleasing design. I am familiar with a range of different applications used for creating graphics. I am unfamiliar with nuances in video editing and audio engineering and processing. I’m not as confident in writing as I am with making visual art. Social media and website design/maintenance are also not my strongest suits (but very excited to learn!)
Amira Rashida.
pronouns:
she/they
zodiac:
aquarius sun/taurus moon/sagittarius rising
“What brings you to this work / Why is it important?”
“i am brought to this work by all of my ancestors wildest dreams that i believe we can make come true. i believe that we have many stories to tell, many ways to tell them, and that no one can tell our stories like we do.”
fave childhood tv show:
Rugrats
strengths & weakness:
“my strengths are community building and community care. i have begun to dabble in communications and graphic design. i look forward to growing these skills, and learning more overall about media artistry.”
bio:
“amira is a queer southerner who resides in Greensboro, NC. amira is committed to modeling radical self care. she has a budding passion for growing food and offers regular Black and/or Queer autonomous yoga classes in her community. amira believes that she, and many of those around her, are survivors of perpetual invisibility. because of this, she is especially passionate about making sure others feel seen for their resistance in their existence. amira identifies as a dabbler and a student of many things and people; most notably the movement, Queer and Trans leadership, Audre Lorde, Llama Rod Owens, mama Earth and the Universe.”
Red Gate Media, the media group that I am a part of, just published this today. We captured footage of the NC General Assembly action on April 25th in order to center queer and trans people of color who are working against discriminatory and anti-worker legislation like HB2.
Closed captioning is available.
Over a month ago, the Coalition of Queer Trans People of Color Collectives met in North Carolina to mobilize folks against the passing of the discriminatory House Bill 2.
April 2, 2016
Queer People of Color Collective’s HB2 Meeting at the Beloved Community Center in Greensboro, North Carolina
Photos taken by: John Hunter / Red Gate Media