BIO/Autonomy openLab & visceral decolonization:

AnarchaGLAM, GynePUNK & Gabinete Kaligari  

Experimental laboratory of gynecological, prostatic de-generated self-aware enhancement techniques, DIY (Low cost, homemade and DIY)

 

The laboratory will be made up of intensive meetings to share, create, research and develop bio-exploration processes and technologies, in particular applied to the diagnosis of health under the DIY / DIWO / DITO philosophy, extreme own-body cognition,  recovering body territories and gynecological, proctological and prostatic procedures, through decolonize anatomy of pleasure and the creation of tools and appropriation of laboratory technologies both at a technical and interpretative level, unveil taboos with DIY biolab techniques, DIT science & medical hacks reverse engineering. The idea is to enable collective self-exploration and dissident cooperation around the body, grassroots sexual politics empowerment by making techno-scientific re-readings about the rhetoric of health / disease, healing / cure rooted in the flesh we inhabit.

We believe that science is experimentation, shared knowledge, creativity and curiosity.

The tools of the master will never dismantle the house of the master (1979) Audre Lorde

 

We invite to all people interested in developing, sharing, contributing and creating, around nomadic biolabs, self-management of health, autonomous experimentation, biological self-samples, pre-diagnosis and low cost technics, DIY microscopics, tactile and visual observation.  If you have skills and knowledge in biology, biochemistry, laboratory, clinical diagnosis, chemistry, 3D prototyping and design, medical technical language translation, nursing or you are just curious, have things to share, learn, try!!!!!!!

 

IMPORTANT: activities are open to ALL people interested in attending and participating. Feminists-transmarikabollos the conditions to work comfortably and generate the intimacy that each body needs and demand will be agreed collectively among the participants

 

CONTENTS

 

TALKS / DEBATES

 

1.- AnarchaGLAM, GynePUNK & Kaligari Cabinet (1h)

audiovisual journey through an autonomous research project on the history of anatomy, gynecology, obstetrics and proctology and an active and radical proposal to rewrite it thought nomadic experimental biolabs, decolonize body organs and visceral performative narratives and self-exploration.

tags >> gender, racism, gynecology, human experimentation, colonization, memory, glands, re appropriation, take back our tools,decolonization, spells.

 

2.- Communities, platforms, resistance and collaborative: Introduction to mobile health laboratories (40 min + time to debate)

presentation and discussion with local participants and activists about resources, health activism, accessible and self-managed health, direct action, sharing archives, resources and experiences, from dissident communities, Mapuche, Zapatista, the black panthers health actions, street medics. Curative subversion, scientific desacralization & civil disobedience.

tags >>  clinical dissidence – sanitary autonomy – Self-care and prevention – collaborative platforms – creative research – comparative unclassification

 

WORKSHOPS

1- SELF-EXPLORATION WORKSHOP (1 full day)

prostate as a non-gendered organ & gynecobstetric techniques

 

Methodology: the workshop has a theoretical part and a practical part. we prepare various homemade lubricants, fungi and bacterial natural remedies, perform gynecological & prostatic approaches and techniques, talk about fundamental hygienic conditions, about which are the diagnostic patterns commonly used in various tests (HPV, vaginitis -candida, gardnerella, trichomonas-, PAP, etc), tools and technique to rethink the materiality of the self-sampling (pap smear, selfpap), Self-examination WITHOUT speculum, performative narratives in search of alternatives and proposals, recover the corporal territory and the power to choose vaginal, cervical, proctologic tools and procedures, without intermediaries or prohibitive tools.

 

contents

– manufacturing of homemade lubricants

– natural remedies for different kinds of vaginosis

– perform vinegar & lugol test

– KOH candida test

– self sampling techniques

– prostate stimulation techniques and urethral sounding

– exercises and care from gynepunklab collective learnings

– presentation of the DE-generated Prostatic Study Group

among other experiences

 

Material and practical needs: 2 rooms, one open to everyone with projector and chairs, another comfortable room that can be closed as an intimate space.

mats and pillows, trash bags.

specific material

  • aloe vera, coconut oil (cold pressed)
  • flax seeds 1 kg
  • distilled water 1L
  • camping gas or kitchen fire
  • steel spoons
  • glass or ceramic plates
  • knives
  • alcohol 96º
  • vinegar (4 to 5% of acetic acid)
  • lugol
  • nitrile gloves
  • plastic speculums

2.-MicroscoHARpy (2 afternoons)

Practical laboratory and experimental open workshop of construction of homemade DIY microscopes

 

Methodology: A small hack in the optics of a standard webcam and an adaptable lens-focus, allows to capture video with a magnification around 100 to 400x (depending on the model) at a working distance of a few mm.

 

contents

  • Part 1. Introduction to the MicroscoHARpy, History and references
  • Part 2: Construction of different DIY micro models based on electronic recycling (webcam, DVD reader, current cell phones, on support such as paper, cardboard, acrylic).
  • Part 3: Cytology / Chemistry & Observation Taking, preparation and observation of reactive samples / dyes / stains

 

Material and practical needs: illuminated room with tables and chairs, electricity plugs, proyector.

 

specific material guidelines:http://wlu18www30.webland.ch/wiki/DIY_microscopy#0._Introduction_and_Materials