In celebration of International Women’s Day, Drama Queens Ghana under the auspices of the French Embassy and the Zonta Club staged for the second time in the company’s history, the riveting play “Until Someone Wakes Up” written by Carolyne Levy and adapted for the Ghanaian stage by Yaba Armah and Nana Akosua Hanson. Through a […]
Changing mindsets in Ghana – no easy feat. But Nana Akosua Hanson has channeled her rage into art and culture to drive that change through Drama Queens. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157019036508397&id=63821723396
Open your arms to me, Omo Yemoja and I, quite safely, will carry you across our water. You long for your home, it is in your heart and not lost. Do my work here first and I will take you home. It is mine too. But you, I own and together we will write. I […]
What does your average cannabis user look like? Do they wear their hair in dreads or dress in the colors of Rastafarianism? Are they all male and unemployed or seen in groups, loitering around the corners of abandoned houses or do they look like anyone at all? Your answers to these questions will depend on […]
Mabel Dove-Danquah, Akua Asabea Ayisi and Hannah Kudjoe worked tirelessly, demanding independence and exposing themselves to the risks attendant on political activity in a colonial regime. We celebrate these women and their contribution towards the attainment of Ghana’s Independence. Below are slides presented in honour of our Sheroes, at the March Edition of Drama Queens […]
Here is a report from our speakeasy project for 2018; a comprehensive report on all speakeasy events for the year 2018 SPEAKEASY REPORTS 2018
By Ngozi Cole Although attention surrounding the #MeToo campaign has mostly centered on the Western world, especially Western celebrities, activists are pushing conversations around rape and sexual consent in societies around the world in which they are considered taboos. In Ghana, young feminists and activists are breaking the silence and long-held cultural beliefs about women’s […]
Here’s excerpts of “For Colored Girls”, our last stage play for the Just Like Us (2018) year. This play was staged as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence and was directed by Le’ianna Nicole Gladden. Enjoy excerpts of the play below; Here are photos from the play;
Here’s a report from our 2018 Let’s Talk Consent Facilitator Training for Ashesi University students Ashesi University Facilitator Training Report Here are photos the students pasted all over Ashesi University after our Facilitator Training;
By Nana Akosua Hanson Imagine this: You are walking through a busy street and everybody keeps grabbing at your body parts. You speak up, but you are shut down. You have no right to open your mouth, they say. They grab you some more. Your body is in pain, so you are in pain. It […]