Queer Clash Mornings QTIBIPOC focus: Jesualdo Lopes

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Each month we invite a different (and brilliant!) QTIBIPOC* creative to join us to talk about their journey, followed by a short Q&A and a general chit-chat. 

Being a queer freelancer can be a lonely old job and we want to dedicate more space to just connecting. At Queer Clash Mornings, we’ll hold space for creatives to get together, exchange, chat, network and meet other queers doing the arts things and trying to make it work.

Our guest co-host for September’s session will be Jesualdo Lopes! Jesu Lopes (he/him) is a Lisbon-born multidisciplinary artist of Bissau-Guinean heritage whose journey has led him to become a versatile force in the realms of events, community activism and film.

In 2021, Jesualdo established The Blacker The Berry Project, a collective championing Black LGBTQ+ artists across the globe through creative intervention such as exhibitions, club nights, workshops, and residencies. Since then, the collective has made a significant impact through its policies, having pioneered The Blacker The Moses, an exclusive retreat for Black working class creatives in collaboration with the family-run yoga facility Vale de Moses in the Portuguese mountains Portugal, as well as the country’s first known Safer Spaces Policy and Black Pride this year.

In addition to his work, Jesualdo is the Events and Outreach Lead at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre. His enthusiasm for creating safe, intergenerational, and intersectional spaces within the LGBTQ+ community is a testament to his ongoing commitment to making a difference and fostering inclusivity.

Upcoming Queer Clash Mornings:

• Thursday 17 October
• Thursday 7 November
• Thursday 5 December
• Thursday 16 January (online only, BSL interpreted)

*We use QTBIPOC to stand for Queer, Trans, Intersex and Questioning Black, Indigenous People of Colour