We choose to seek comfort in our personal memories of the good times past and hold on to our faith that we will get through this... [...] It was particularly in the spirit of good times past that GALA ran a campaign over lockdown re-introducing our fam to the archive. [...] The need is immense and ever-expanding and this is yet the beginning of this international crisis. One of the most pressing needs we are noticing in communities is that of access to basic nutrition and hy- giene. [...] For many of us this is a huge chal- lenge and we have not worked with- in the framework of food security before. [...] This I can say is the best thing that has ever happened to my commu- nity, the funds from this campaign have put food on the tables of The Fruit Basket’s members, roofs over their heads and light in their lives (lit- erally). [...] You are kind, you caring and you have a heart that is full of love.9 TIMES GALA GALA YOUth Forum Goes Digital It’s the end of June. [...] Now it has had to offer the same feeling of comfort and safety through a medium that is typically not a stress-free zone. [...] Trying to create and hold a space where the immediate reactions of the participants are not available has been a learning curve for me. [...] The more we researched GALA, the more we realised we would do everything in our power to get there, and to be able to work with an organisation so instrumental in the preservation of queer South African history. [...] It was amazing to work with like-minded people on projects that we were all so passionate about, and to feel like somehow it was making a difference in the microcosm of South Africa’s queer history.
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