Solidarity Shelf is a collective of citizens nested in dialogue🔹mutual aid 🔹narratives
let's build survivor-led, safer and non-judgemental spaces 🌱 .
This month we are reading Agents of Ishq !
An online magazine running in Mumbai, India; a brainchild of Paromita Vohra.
For the past ten years, Agents of Ishq has been giving sex a good name with cheeky blogs, vivacious zines and inviting witness to a spectrum of human experiences.
The evening will be structured around time to browse the website based on the adventure the participants wish to take and coming together and discussing feelings the blogs evoked. Invite participants to bring any art form they practice to make space to express themselves through their preferred medium. You can also buy your copy of Love, Sex and India: The Agents of Ishq Anthology edited by Paromita Vohra You can check out the blog here https://agentsofishq.com/
- Dates: 18 August 2026
- Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- £3 for unwaged, £5 for regular, £10, solidarity. No one turned away for lack of funds. Collected money will be divided amongst the host space, facilitator and resource building for more events.
What to Expect:
Facilitation & Activities: Our facilitator, Moonriver, will guide us in reflection, prompts and holding the space.
- Reflection: We will pause to journal, doodle, and share personal reflections.
- Creative Expression: Feel free to bring your own art—painting, knitting, or crochet—to continue while you listen.
- Closing: We will end the evening with a free-write session to mull over the stories and lived experiences we witnessed.
Vibe: Gentle, nourishing, warm, reflective, and introspective.
Notes about influences on the event.
The concept of Solidarity Shelf is copied from an online meet up nested in dialogue🔹mutual aid 🔹narratives
let's build survivor-led, safer and non-judgemental spaces 🌱
Tags Learning/ unlearning, solidarity shelf