Thinking to the Future
In this interview, the 2022 board of Satrang reflect on the past, present and future of the organization. They express the importance of “meeting the community where it is at” through hosting events and creating safe spaces for the diverse members of the community. They also discuss the need for new systems of support and care, especially necessitated by the pandemic. They conclude with a vision for Satrang twenty-five years from now. The accompanying photographs show the Satrang board over the years–from working together at board retreats to dressing up for galas.
Satrang continues to evolve to meet the needs of their community. New events and groups are initiated as the need arises. However, sometimes, what was once old also becomes new again. From this exhibition, younger Satrang members learned that a key part of past events had been annual Mujra nights and thus, those events have been brought back with more to come.
While certain events and topics come and go and come back again, what remains is the importance of community and love. The video below is from 2012, but its sentiment still holds. To see what Satrang is currently planning, check out their website: satrang.org
In this interview, the 2022 board of Satrang reflect on the past, present and future of the organization. They express the importance of “meeting the community where it is at” through hosting events and creating safe spaces for the diverse members of the community. They also discuss the need for new systems of support and care, especially necessitated by the pandemic. They conclude with a vision for Satrang twenty-five years from now. The accompanying photographs show the Satrang board over the years–from working together at board retreats to dressing up for galas.
Satrang continues to evolve to meet the needs of their community. New events and groups are initiated as the need arises. However, sometimes, what was once old also becomes new again. From this exhibition, younger Satrang members learned that a key part of past events had been annual Mujra nights and thus, those events have been brought back with more to come.
While certain events and topics come and go and come back again, what remains is the importance of community and love. The video below is from 2012, but its sentiment still holds. To see what Satrang is currently planning, check out their website: satrang.org
Curators
Aziz Sohail is a Pakistani-born curator and writer whose research and resultant projects honor and recognise the power of queer & feminist collectivity, sociability, joy and wayward encounter. They are currently a PhD Candidate in Curatorial Practice at Monash University, Australia.
Alexis Bard Johnson is the Curator at the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. She oversees the exhibitions, programs, and art collection at one of the largest repositories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer materials in the world. She most recently curated Looking for Lesbians, Six (Linear) Feet and the online exhibition Safer at Home. She holds a PhD in Art History from Stanford University and a BA from Princeton University.