Struggle Care Joy

Anna Rispoli & La Candidate Sans-Papiers
Development research, 2025-2026

22-23/3/2025, "Who takes care of those who take care", Kaaiteater

17-18/5/2025, "Towards an international Alliance of F.O.R.T.E.S.", K1

23-26/10/2025, "History of the struggle of exiled women", Kaaitheater

9/12/2025, "Meeting the EU deputees", Place Luxembourg

17/4/2026, "Back to voice: for those who came before", House of European History

20-21/6/2026, "After borders: on coloniality, patriarchy and capital", House of European History

17-19/9/2026, "Catwalk of La Candidate", Figures of Fascism, PARTS

5-7/2/2027, "Summit of the Alliance", Kanal Pompidou

Struggle Care Joy is a development trajectory taking place throughout 2025 and 2026. An initiative of the group La Candidate Sans-Papiers, Struggle Care Joy aims to be a safer space where women from different backgrounds and struggles can meet, exchange tools for struggle and politically organise transnationally via practice-based workshops, collective moments of reflection and public actions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8zJV5XT-4

artistic direction Anna Rispoli

dramaturgy Nina Ferrante, Henriette Essami-Khaullot, Bojana Cvejic, Emmanuelle Nizou, Astrid Akai

care Teresa Gentile

with and by Agathe, Altagracia, Amalia, Angèle, Anna, April, Begonia, Betty, Bintou, Brigitte, Bobette, MC Bolingo, Cecilia, Chely, Ching, Delia, Deisy, Emerance, Ernestine, M.me Ernestine, Eva, Fabi, George, Gladis Margot, Gloria, Grace, Henriette, Janet, Janice, Jenny, Johanna, Juliana, Juliette, Xochil, Leticia, Lidia, Lisa, Louise, Lucie, Lucrecia, Noufisa, Malika, Magali, Maria Lilia, Mariama, Marichel, Marina, Marta, Mélanie, Myriam, Natacha, Nazaré, Nerea, Nina, Noemi, Noufissa, Odette, Olga, Pascale, Patience, Rachel, Rafaela, M.me Régine, Rhoda, Rokia Bamba, Rosy, Quisquella, Sarah, Shila, Sigrid, Silvia, Sonia, Stella, Teresa, Viviana

costumes Agathe Ekutshu Moyogo, Louise Dupont, Emérance Nzusi Nsolo

poster Candidate Sans-Papiers Julie Guiches

catering Occupation des Afghans, Palestinian Cooks

filmed by Anna Brotman-Krass, Jose Huedo, Maika Larrue, Luca Mattei

supported and co-produced by Kanal Pompidou, Kaaitheater, Reina Sofia

supported by VG

produced by SPIN vzw

thanks to Territorio Domestico, Ligue des travailleuses domestiques/CSC Bruxelles, Comité des femmes sans papiers, Femmes tout terrain, Occupation de la paix, Occupation du Bonheur, Rokia Bamba, Collectif 8 Mars, Ministère du care, MOC Bruxelles, Prima studios, Syndiquenaat and all the allies

Past

22.10-26.10.2025

workshop at Kaaitheater, Brussels (BE)

16.05-18.05.2025

transnational encounter at K1, Brussels (BE)

22.03-23.03.2025

residency at Kaaitheater, Brussels (BE)