Asylum
seekers, refugees,
trans individuals kicked out...
During the Coronavirus crisis and the
ensuing confinement, our Shelter
continued to function thanks to donations and volunteer work from
members of
our network. Thank you!
Indeed, because of the health crisis,
we were not able to reach our
objectives financially, even if our refuge welcomed at that time six
young
people who had difficulty in obtaining food (because our local sister
organizations distributing food were also closed). We launched a
donation
campaign to buy basic necessities for our refugee residents.
This also allows us to reflect on the
fragility of this progressive,
inclusive and self-managing movement. A broader reflection, concerning
us all
as a citizen, must be elaborated with regard to the place which one
grants to
health and solidarity in our democratic societies, where these
initiatives
which appear today more than ever as essential, are too often still
called
marginal.
Thus, intersectional modes of action -
between intellectuals, activists
and artists - must be encouraged in the future.
We
had the pleasure to launch this year the third level of our training
dedicated to progressive imam-as from Europe and elsewhere:
In addition, CALEM continues to be regularly
consulted internationally by
governments and foundations, in Europe or worldwide, mainly regarding
the
status of refugees and the training of imams (Muslim leaders). Since
2008,
CALEM has (co)supervised dozens of publications, training and public
events,
in different languages and in more than thirty countries (Europe but
also
North, South Africa, Middle East, Americas, Asia of South East).
CALEM received the SOS homophobia award in 2010,
was supported by the
European Council in 2012, was an advisor to the British court of
justice for
the status of refugees, was an advisor to the French government on the
law on
marriage for all, and adviser on the constitution of ILGA Africa (the
largest
LGBT organization in the world), and continues to work for inclusive
societies
through progressive representation of Islam, in collaboration with our
international movement.
An overview of one of our past training sessions,
in collaboration with Doctor Michael Privot:
:
Rumi's Isiphephelo This year again
(September 2019 June 2020)
The CALEM Institut offers you inclusive trainings, on the basis of
scientific research.
Now in France, after having founded the first
European inclusive mosque,
we have two progressive and inclusive Islamic structures (in Paris and
Marseille) which are members of
our international movement.
Note that to date half a dozen
future students are
already registered for the next session which will start inch'Allah
next
September. We invite you all to our integration weekend on August 28,
2020 in
Marseille (accommodation on site possible).
A great weekend * on August 28,
2020, coordinated by
Dr. and Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed in collaboration with Imam Musab
Atasoy,
imbued with spirituality, conviviality, with art exhibitions, dance
performances, workshops interactive training, meetings, prayers ... Welcome
to all!
* Program carried out in collaboration with Pride Marseille, the two-year Manifesta 13, the city of Marseille and our AOZIZ network
At the heart of Manifesta 13 Marseille stands Traits
d’union.s, the
leading biennial programme conceptualised and
brought together by Manifesta’s Artistic Team comprised of
three outstanding practitioners in their fields of contemporary art and
architecture. Traits d’union.s will
start on the 28th of August until the 29th of November 2020. The pre-biennial urban study Le Grand
Puzzle forms a blueprint for the
artistic concept of Manifesta 13 Marseille.
Lastly, Les
Parallèles du Sud,
Manifesta’s collateral projects and events
that highlight the plethora of rich and diverse cultural initiatives in
Marseille and its region, whilst at the same time also showcasing
international creative participants that will temporarily move to the
South of France as to be part of Manifesta 13 Marseille. Les
Parallèles du Sud will run throughout the
biennial time period.
Early 2020, our Cabinet was
honored to participate to
dozens of intersectionnal activities,
in France and elsewhere.
Follow all
the activities of the CALEM Cabinet, and read our interviews and
publications,
in French, Arabic and English,
on our dedicated Facebook page:
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Arab queer night - dedicated to
Sarah Hegazi
Via the collaboration with the Egyptian
center for
human rights (ECRF), we organize on the 3rd of July an evening made of
conviviality, discussions, shows, oriental danses dedicated to the
Egyptian activist who died last 13th of June 2020, Sarah Hegazi:
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"Love is
not a crime" - UK Pride & Ex Muslims
We participated on June 27th, to the webinar
organized by the ex-Muslims council for the UK Pride month:
Pink Iftaar - queer
Ramadan in Brussels
The Rainbow House of Bruxelles e-organized a Ramadan Iftaar diner, in
company of Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed of the CALEM Institute in Marseille:
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David
& Jonathan - LGBT+ Christians
The 29th of June, we participated to an
interfaith
picnic on the seaside, close to the MUCEM (museum of Mediterranean
cultures of Marseille), in company of the members of our community, but
also with DJ (the oldest French LGBT+ organization):
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Global Pride
- online Pride & Coronavirus
Because of the Coronavirus crisis, we have been
part of the Global e-Pride on June 27th 2020:
AOZIZ(houses of inclusion in
Marseille) is a network of inclusive houses founded by two
live performance companies based in Marseille,
L’Autre Maison and Arthalie, as well as a humanities research
organization, the
CALEM Institute.
- Participation at the creation of the Maison
de l'Inclusion
The last intersectional inclusive dnase workshop organized
in Marseille by L'Autre maison, Mixability and our partners of AOZIZ:
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