INVISIBLE PAIN WEEK

Speedtalk - Connect with the community
June 11 from 7 pm to 8 pm

Would you like to get in touch with other people within the No Babes community, a place where labels and prejudices are left out? Are you looking for new friendships, like-minded souls or a love connection? Then be sure to register for our Speed Talk where you will have a conversation with another person every 6 minutes.

Lecture Bert Cools - The meaning of being sick
Saturday June 12 from 1 pm to 3 pm

The subconscious mind uses body language to guide us on our path. Sometimes complaints and symptoms appear as a powerful symbolic language for bringing something to consciousness. The question is, do you understand your body language? For anyone who is interested in their own health as well as people who work in the health sector and who feel that something more is needed to achieve a real cure.

Panel discussion with Laura Van der Vorst and Lynn Formesyn about being chronically ill
Sunday June 13 from 1 pm to 3 pm

How does it feel to live with a chronic illness and try to function in our current society? How do you deal with misunderstanding and disbelief, with insufficient support and with the loneliness that you, as a person with a long-term condition, get bogged down in much faster? What insights and rethinkers can they pass on to bystanders in order to deal with this differently? An interactive panel discussion in which we let No Babes model Laura and 'Meaningfully ill' writer Lynn speak about their experiences. We also provide an interactive round of questions with the (virtual) audience.

These activities will take place online if this should not take place live due to the Corona measures.

BODY NEUTRALITY WEEK

Lecture Marijne Van Boeckel & Romy Schlimbach - Fatshaming
Thursday June 17 from 7 pm to 9 pm

What do you think about fat people? Romy and Marijne not only share a close friendship, they also share their experience as a fat woman in a society where being thin is the norm. In this interactive evening, plus-size model Romy Schlimbach and activist Marijne Van Boeckel take the audience into a conversation about the media, education and the health sector and their impact on overweight people. Do you have questions or uncertainties about your own body or would you like to learn more about body positivity? Then do not hesitate to come to this interactive evening. Romy and Marijne make it a pleasant evening, one to remember!

Lecture Morgane Gielen - No Babes
Saturday June 19 from 1 pm to 3 pm

Morgane Gielen (1994) is the photographer behind the No Babes project. What path has Morgane herself taken in her life? And how did she start a project called No Babes? How does she combine her passion for fashion photography and diversity in today's society? What is her No Babes story? What techniques does she use in her photography? Find out all about it in this interactive lecture.

These activities will take place online if this should not take place live due to the Corona measures.

PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS WEEK

Lecture Tessa Schiethart - Discrimination in appearance

Thursday June 24 from 7 pm to 9 pm

Tessa has researched the experiences of people with facial abnormalities in the labor market. The core of her research was about stigmatization and discrimination based on appearances. The process of internalization due to rejections in the labor market appears to have a major impact on people with 'a different appearance'. She will provide a practical workshop on inclusion, diversity and how we can look at ourselves and each other.

Workshop Karen Verbeeck - Daring to be yourself
Saturday June 26 from 1 pm to 3 pm

Expert Karen will work on awareness of what is still holding you back from being yourself and what small changes you can make here and there to dare to step into the world more like yourself. It promises to be an engaging, interactive workshop.

These activities will take place online if this should not take place live due to the Corona measures.

GENDER & DIVERSITY WEEK

Lecture Senne Misplon - Gender and sexuality
Thursday 1 July from 7 pm to 9 pm

Would you like to learn the basics about gender, sexual orientation and everything that comes with it? We consider our own prejudices and built-in gender stereotypes. After that, concepts and terms are explained such as gender, gender expression, transgender and so on. From there, the theory is explored with some practical examples. Finally, Senne gives some ready-to-use tips to use in daily life.

Slam Poetry Workshop with Inke Gieghase
Saturday July 3 from 1 pm to 3 pm

Inke Gieghase (they/ them) wants to make sure that the word taboo no longer has any meaning. They do this through their work as a spoken word artist, among other things. During the exhibition, Inke will give a slam poetry workshop in which a safe (r) space and empowerment are central. Here you will be provided with a number of tools to write your own text and to present it. Sharing the result with the group at the end is allowed, but not necessary. Let's slam it all out!

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Protest march and panel discussion with young fashion designers and No Babes models, followed by a musical performance by Sem Lannau
Sunday 4 July from 2 pm to 5.30 pm
 

On Sunday 4 July between 2 pm and 3 pm, as part of the No Babes exhibition, we will do a protest march through Ghent with No Babes models who will shine in the creations of young, taboo-breaking designers. After that, we will have a panel discussion with the designers themselves between 3:15 pm and 5:00 pm at the exhibition location, while the models move around in the space with their creations. What drives them to create this kind of collection with a clear message behind it? Finally, we end with a performance by the talented musician and No Babe model, Sem Lannau.

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Performance by Charbel Bunnies
Wednesday 7 July from 7 pm to 7:45 pm

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More information follows.

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