Interview with Nur Shkembi
/“I practice solidarity through my curatorial projects and research where I foreground the research and practice of women of colour, and of my community and I commit to sharing opportunities and connecting people where-ever possible.”
We spoke to Nur Shkembi who is a member of the team running This Is Who We Are.
What three words best describe you?
Determined, fierce, tired
Name one woman who has inspired you and why?
Naming one woman is very difficult. If I have to choose, it would be Angela Davis. She gave us the language to understand intersectionality and so much more.
In what ways have you practiced solidarity and community?
I practice solidarity through my curatorial projects and research where I foreground the research and practice of women of colour, and of my community and I commit to sharing opportunities and connecting people where-ever possible.
From your understanding of TIWWA and its possibilities/potential, what would you most like to get out of being part of the project and being a partner with us?
I want to be in an environment where I am nourished and inspired by other women who share similar experiences, who understand the world outside the mainstream. I feel that TIWWA will reinvigorate communities and networks of women globally, as well as creating new connections. TIWWA honours the past and present and will highlight and disrupt the cycle that situates women of colour as constantly ‘emerging’ and ‘arriving’. I am very excited for that.