Just around the corner from Botsparken — where we gathered three years ago for a solidarity march after the terror attack — we come together again. Because now, more than ever, we know how important it is to take back the streets. Even when we’re under threat.
We gathered and marched from Botsparken to London Pub on June 25th, 2022, to occupy the streets of Oslo and to let it be known that:
We will never disappear, no matter the attack on our community.
We will never hide, no matter what visibility guidelines institutions put up to fakely secure our safety.
We were on the streets that day — mourning, holding hands, and shouting: “we’re here, we’re queer, we won’t disappear.”
Those words ring just as true today. Queer organising during fascism requires us to keep gathering, keep remembering, and to keep each other safe and sustained. The attacks are raining down on our community, yet we will do what we do best: gather together to fill the street with joy, music, resistance, and remembrance.
We’re creating space for local queer artists, DJs, and voices to raise funds for a queer mutual-aid (TBA) so that community members can rest and recover in order to bloom.
The program includes a memorial ceremony, concerts, and DJs. The event is organized by Ninthu Paramalingam and Vjolla Emiri in collaboration with Salam and Reclaim Pride Oslo.
Place: Klosterenga Festplass
Time: 16.00-23.00
Age limit: 18+
Suggested prices/sliding scale: 50 NOK (low income/student) / 150 NOK (regular) / 300 NOK (solidarity)
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16:00–17:00
Doors open
Start the evening with DJ Tchuva. Come early and settle in.
17:00–18:00
In the Klerb We All Fam
A multireligious memorial ceremony and prayer in honor of queer resistance. Featuring Muslim, Hindu, and Christian rituals ++
18:00–19:00
Concert
Among tonight’s performers is Tuula Sharma Vassvik, they blends jazz vocals, Sámi joik, and electronic sounds to create haunting, powerful soundscapes. More names TBA
19:00–20:30
TBA
20:30–22:00
DJ D9
Oslo based DJ with Albanian roots, playing global rhythms and making ur hips shake.
22:00–23:00
DJ Machal
DJ and organizer — is the queer cousin you deserve: hyping you up and holding you down. Their love for Brazil inspired them to host this block party, and to honour that they will bring out the heavy baile.
We’ll be updating the program continuously on the social media channels of Salam and Reclaim Pride Oslo!
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