Join us for a hands-on, interactive workshop where you will make your own Victorian puzzle purse zine whilst we explore the history of letter-locking, using the puzzle purse fold. Expect to explore what it means to share, protect, and hold space for each other’s stories and in this process, build solidarity.
Before envelopes, emails and encryption, people folded their secrets into paper. Enter letter-locking: an age-old technique that secured messages through intricate folds, cuts, and seals. Used to communicate carefully, this technique fostered relationships of love and trust.
About Riya:
Riya Behl is co-founder of Zinedabaad, a zine-collective that makes zines, facilitates workshops and curates zine libraries. The call for action ‘zindabaad’ in Hindi means ‘long live’ and Zinedabaad is committed to keeping the spirit of social impact alive through their innovative, arts-based, community-building efforts in India and beyond. Currently, Riya is reading for an MA in Power, Participation and Social Change at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton.
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For Women's History Month 2025, Skaped is putting on another exciting programme, and this year, it's all about solidarity. We'll be exploring what solidarity is, how to maintain it, and what barriers prevent us from uniting, particularly those who identify with the term 'woman' in any capacity.
There's power in womanhood and sisterhood, and there's no 'right' way to be a woman. But when we exclude certain narratives from the conversation, how are we actually supposed to come together as an empowered collective? Come join us in 4 creative workshops, where we explore this idea, expand our shared concepts of womanhood, and celebrate one another together.
Explore the full series and sign up for other workshops here:
Saturday, March 8th – Collective Healing with Our Naked Truths
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Saturday, March 15th – Communicating Solidarity with Zinedabaad Collective (this workshop!)
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Saturday, March 22nd – Queering Femininity
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Saturday, March 29th – Folklore and Feminine Power
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If you want to attend, but are unable to afford a ticket, please email us at info@skaped.org with the subject: Free Tickets for WHM 2025 Workshops. Our Pay It Forward ticket scheme allows us to make some free tickets available. Alternatively, if you are in a position where you can afford a Pay It Forward ticket, please help us make this programme accessible to as many people as possible.