Dykes & Friends joins PAA!

[20/10/25 IG Repost]

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Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer notre premier signataire français (et notre deuxième signataire francophone), Dykes & Friends!

Dykes & Friends est un collectif bénévole de 5 personnes basé à Paris (France) qui organise tous les trois mois un concert punk lesbien dans une salle appelée La Flèche d’Or ( @flechedor20 ). Cette salle est engagée dans la lutte contre l’extrême droite et contre le génocide.

Nous sommes ravis non seulement d’étendre notre réseau de manière générale, mais aussi de nous associer à davantage de salles qui œuvrent pour renforcer la solidarité à un niveau supérieur à celui des groupes individuels. Nous sommes de grands fans du style intersectionnel audacieux de La Flèche d’Or et Dykes & Friends, et nous espérons que cet esprit de multiplicité radicale continuera à contribuer à l’épanouissement de PAA !

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We are ecstatic to announce our first signatory from France (and our second French-speaking signatory), Dykes & Friends!

Dykes & Friends are an all-volunteer collective of 5 people in Paris (France) who organize once every a dyke punk show every three months in a venue called La Flèche d’Or ( @flechedor20 ) . It is a venue engaged in the fight against the far right and against the genocide.

We are excited not only to spread our network more in general, but also to link up with more venues working to build solidarity on a higher level than individual bands. We are big fans of the brash interesectional style of La Flèche d’Or and Dykes & Friends, and we hope that spirit of radical multiplicity continues to help PAA flourish!

Image with a faded kuffiyeh pattern in the background overlaid with text & image blocks. On top, it reads ‘Announcing!’ diagonally overlaid in white on a black strip, and below, two circular logos outlined in white on their own black strip. The one on the left is a circular logo with a purple-checkered background and yellow stencilled text reading ‘DYKES & FRIENDS'. The one on the right is the Punks Against Apartheid logo, which shows a fist with a spikey bracelet punching through the apartheid wall & the text ‘PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID’ around the circle’s edge.
Les soirées Dykes and Friends s'ancrent dans la conviction que les performances lives sont toujours politiques, et qu'à travers elles, nous pouvons créer des communautés de résistance. Avec nos soirées, nous cherchons à mettre en lumière des artistes militantxs et marginaliséxs, à tourner en dérision l'extrême droite, et à toujours exprimer notre soutien au peuple palestinien en dénonçant le génocide en cours.
Nous souhaitons participer à la diffusion du mouvement Punks contre l'Apartheid à travers le monde en y ajoutant une branche à Paris. PALESTINE VIVRA, PALESTINE VAINCRA
The Dykes and Friends shows are rooted in the beliefs that live performances are political, and that we can create a community and restist through them. With our shows, we mock the far right, we put under the spotlight militant artists that are marginalized and we constantly show our support to the Palestinian people and denounce the genocide.
We want to help spread the movement of Punks Against Apartheid across the globe by having a part here in Paris. PALESTINE VIVRA, PALESTINE VAINCRA
A picture with a purple checkered background wiht yellow-stencil text saying DYKES & FRIENDS, with a piece of tape underneath saying EDITION BFF. Two cartoon individuals are depicted below. On the left, a black person with heart glasses is giving the 'rock and roll' sign with one hand and holding a guitar in the other. On the right, a white person with spikey pink hair and pointy sunglasses showing rock & roll symbols with both hands. On the upper right, a list which reads: Stands, Bracelets d'amitié, Lecture, Animations, Musique, Snacks Below, a long horizontal banner depicting a punk mosh pit, with large red squiggly letters depicting PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID on top, and a punk giving the finger on the right saying ‘racism ain’t punk.’