Katja Noordam

Gay Pride Bogota pokes fun at macho Colombia

August 2005 -

Many Bogota residents said it was a disgrace: secondary school pupils singing their way out of the closet to announce their lesbian identities, gays dressed as soldiers and bishops on carnival floats and drag queens provoking onlookers: all this and more at the Gay Pride Parade 2005.

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European Manifesto for minority media

March 2004 -

Thousands of media organisations for and by immigrants are active in the European Union. However, their existence is frequently threatened

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Brazilian girls learn to break through taboos with photos and video

September 2003 -

Photographing their living environment forces girls to think about the role patterns in which they grew up. That is the idea behind this new initiative.

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Helping build Colombia’s future with hiphop

August 2003 -

At the end of July the Enlace Hiphop School was officially presented to the public in the centre of Bogotá. Workshops offer Colombian young people a way out of poverty and social problems.

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