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๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’๐’†๐’• ๐’”๐’‚๐’Š๐’…:Only-female (or women/womxn-only) poetry slams grew out of the broader slam-poetry moveme...
23/11/2025

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’๐’†๐’• ๐’”๐’‚๐’Š๐’…:

Only-female (or women/womxn-only) poetry slams grew out of the broader slam-poetry movement as intentional spaces for women and female-identifying poets to perform, network and compete. Internationally, the best-known example is the Women (now Womxn) of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS), launched in 2008 by Kimberley J. Simms and Deborah Marsh as a Poetry Slam, Inc. festival and competition for women-identifying poets โ€” it brought regional champions together for an annual international tournament. ([Wikipedia][1])

Across Africa the movement has taken many local shapes: francophone West and Central Africa have staged โ€œslam au fรฉmininโ€ programs (for example Slam et รˆve within the Nโ€™Djam Sโ€™enflamme en Slam festival, associated with organizer Didier Lalaye) and, in ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š, ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐™๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ (๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ). These women-only slams are culturally important because they cultivate new oral-literary traditions, mentor emerging female voices, and make space for women to speak directly about gender, violence, health and politics; the result is both a richer public culture and strengthened civic voice for women. ([Cambridge University Press & Assessment][2])

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_of_the_World_Poetry_Slam "Women of the World Poetry Slam - Wikipedia"
[2]: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/1A86FA2D03F9BC8287F79EC5D6B20EBC/S0001972021000565a.pdf/female_slam_poets_of_francophone_africa_spirited_words_for_social_change.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Female slam poets of francophone Africa: spirited words for ..."

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Opportunity Loading ๐Ÿ“ŒWe use artistic expression because yelling at injustice isn't enough! This November 2025, we will b...
13/11/2025

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We use artistic expression because yelling at injustice isn't enough! This November 2025, we will be enrolling for and running our first School of Public Speaking program.

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11/11/2025

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10/11/2025
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10/11/2025

MASS VOTER REGISTRATION | REGISTER TO VOTE NOW!

Gerry is reminding you, donโ€™t wait until itโ€™s too late! If you fail to take a step, someone else will take it for you.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Tomorrow is the FINAL DAY to register to vote!

With the 2026 elections approaching, this is your last chance to make your voice count. Will you let others decide your future, or will you take control?

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๐Ÿ“‹ To register, you need:
โœ… National Registration Card (NRC)
โœ… Be 18 years old** or turning 18 on or before 30th April 2026

๐Ÿ“ Find your nearest registration center here:
๐Ÿ”— [https://ovr.elections.org.zm/deployment-plan](https://ovr.elections.org.zm/deployment-plan)

Letโ€™s take charge of our future, together. Zambiaโ€™s tomorrow starts with YOU!

Electoral Commission of Zambia



09/11/2025

MASS VOTER REGISTRATION| REGISTER TO VOTE NOW!

Blessings Chiwetu is reminding you, your vote is your power to shape Zambiaโ€™s future.

With the 2026 elections ahead, it's time for youth to step up and make their voices heard! Will you let others decide for you, or will you take control?

๐Ÿ“… Deadline to register: 11 November 2025

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Get your voterโ€™s card now. Change starts with YOU!

๐Ÿ“ To register, you need:

โœ… National Registration Card (NRC)

โœ… To be 18 years old or turning 18 on or before 30th April 2026.

๐Ÿ“ Find your nearest registration center here: https://ovr.elections.org.zm/deployment-plan




Young people have been kept out of decision-making and actions that shape Zambia. Not that we are incapable, but that we...
08/11/2025

Young people have been kept out of decision-making and actions that shape Zambia. Not that we are incapable, but that we are discriminated against in participating.

๐Ÿ“ŒToday, fewer than 4% of young people are in parliament, and 0% are young women.

โœจYour vote can change this inequality and increase the youth representation in various governance and political bodies.

To make this change, you must first register as a voter. As a first-time voter, pre-register online at: https://ovr.elections.org.zm/

And then, proceed to register at the nearest physical voter registration centre to you, which can be found here: https://ovr.elections.org.zm/deployment-plan



06/11/2025

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06/11/2025

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Trust that change comes from us young people, and not by chance.โฃ
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Today, it is our responsibility to act in the interest of that change we desire.โฃ
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No meaningful change will happen without you. Your voice matters, and your vote counts. โฃ
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โœ… A Green National Registration Cardโฃโฃโฃ
โœ… To be 18 years oldโฃโฃโฃ
โœ… Or turning 18 on or before 30th April 2026โฃโฃโฃ
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