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Ladyfest EAST London | April 1st 2012

Posted on March 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

LadyfestEASTLondon

Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, Hoxton Square, London. Here’s a map: http://g.co/maps/7h7rr
April 1st 2012

Doors open 2pm.

ALL DAY TICKETS just £5 in advance from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/159526 (£6 on the door)

From 2pm and running all day- Stalls including zines, cakes, book swap, tombola, jewellery and much much more!

Please note, times are correct as we go to press but MAY be subject to change.

2.45-3.45pm- Days for Girls WORKSHOP

What if not having tampons or pads kept you isolated during menstruation?

• No study for days.
• No income for days.
• No access to hygiene … for days.

It happens every day worldwide to women in impoverished communities.
Join Days for Girls at LadyfestEASTLondon in making washable menstruation kits to be distributed across the globe.
www.daysforgirls.org

No need to book: Just turn up!

4.00- 5.00pm- Alpha Betty collage WORKSHOP

Share the Ladyfest message with the streets! Join Alpha Betty in creating a collaged paper protest pennant to add to the LadyfestEASTLondon bunting.
Come and cut, paste, draw, scribble, letraset and stencil to add to a collaborative string of artwork that we’ll hang around Hoxton Square!
http://alphabettysoup.wordpress.com/

No need to book: Just turn up!

5.15-6.15pm- Urban Gardening WORKSHOP

Author Helen Babbs, author of My Garden, the City and Me: Rooftop Adventures in the Wilds of London reads from her book,
and gives you tips and inspiration for creating your own garden, however little space you have. PLUS- We will supply pots, seeds and compost
so you can start your own little piece of urban paradise!
http://helenbabbs.wordpress.com/

No need to book: Just turn up!

Live Entertainment

6.45- 7.20pm

Poetry and comedy from:

Rachael Allen
http://www.granta.com/Contributors/Rachael-Allen

Emily Hasler
http://peonymoon.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/emily-haslers-natural-histories/

Viv Groksop
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/vivgroskop

Live music

7.30-7.50pm- Minnie Birch
http://www.facebook.com/minniebirch

8- 8.30pm- Pettybone
http://pettybone.blogspot.co.uk/

8.45-9.15pm- Thought Forms
http://thoughtformsband.blogspot.co.uk/

9.30-10pm- Lilies on Mars
http://liliesonmars.com/

PLUS- Dancing til late!

Get your dancing shoes on….

LadyfestEASTLondon DJs spin classic tracks from girl groups to riot grrrl to the best of the new female music scene!

LADYFEST EAST LONDON

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/201393729960933/

Blogsite: http://ladyfesteastlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

 

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Girls Get Busy & SIATC present; SARA MARCUS

Posted on March 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

Girls Get Busy & Storm in a Teacup present; Sara Marcus – Girls to the Front

We are so excited and proud to be teaming up together to present this amazing event for the wonderful Sara Marcus.

Sara will be talking about her well renowned book ‘Girls to the Front’ and the Riot Grrrl movement, which will be followed by rousing discussion.
Merchandise will be available to purchase, and be sure to bring along your copy of GttF because Sara will be doing book signings in the last hour. The Feminist Library will have a stall selling goodies too!

“Sara Marcus’s Girls to the Front is not only a historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement, which birthed the DIY feminist punk scene, but also a rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man.” – Vanity Fair

FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/308799125848640/

7.30: GGB Dj’s
8.30: SARA MARCUS
9.30: Book signing + GGB Dj’s
10.30: Home time

♥ ♀ ♥ £3 on the door ♥ ♀ ♥

GIRLS TO THE FRONT
http://www.girlstothefront.com/

GIRLS GET BUSY 
http://girlsgetbusyzine.tumblr.com/

STORM IN A TEACUP
http://joinourteaparty.org/

FEMINIST LIBRARY
http://feministlibrary.co.uk/

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Women of the World Festival 2012 @ Southbank Centre

Posted on March 5, 2012 | Leave a comment

WOW – Women of the World Festival 2012 is a celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women, running 7-11 March. This annual festival presents and recognises women from all walks of life, acting as a conversation space for issues of all kinds. WOW includes lively talks and debates about politics, the arts, economics, fashion, science, health, sport and big ideas. Take part in mentoring and workshops and hear from celebrities, politicians, artists and activists on the topics that matter to women worldwide.

Evening highlights (ticketed separately) include comedy from Sandi Toksvig; music from Equals Live 2012 hosted by Annie Lennox, Sinead O’Connor and Emmy the Great; and film with Birds Eye View Sound and Silents.

Storm in a Teacup, East London Fawcett Group and VV collective will all have an info table at the WOW marketplace on Saturday 10th of March, the Marketplace is free, so drop in and see how you can get involved in our 2012 activities and events.

Join WOW at Southbank Centre on Facebook.We’re also talking on Twitter #WOW2012 

For full programme and ticketing information: southbankcentre.co.uk/wow

*Storm in a Teacup collective is an official digital advocate for WOW 2012*

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The Great East London Art Audit | With The East London Fawcett Group

Posted on February 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

The East London Fawcett Group invites you to join…

The Great East London Art Audit

What is the ratio of male to female artists on display in our galleries and exhibitions?

  • Volunteer to count at a gallery of your choice on First Thursday in March
  • Contact Zoe Sheena (details below) to register your chosen gallery and receive an audit info pack
  • Results will be submitted and distributed to leading newspapers in time for the weekend

Join the campaign to demonstrate the truth about representation in the art world

FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/336899849682797/

Thursday 1 March from 6pm East London
(Coordinated from Pub on the Park, London Fields)

Please contact zoealexander@yahoo.com to get your info pack and register your gallery preferences

EAST LONDON FAWCETT GROUP
http://eastlondonfawcett.wordpress.com

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SIATC *UPDATE* MARCH 2012

Posted on February 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

SIATC *UPDATE* MARCH 2012

Dear Teacups,

March is the mother of all feminist months as its Women’s History Month and International Womens Day (8th of March) and there’s such of an awesome variety of music/art/activist events happening to feed and nurture your inner feminist. See the listings below!

First up if you missed the VV collective all-female group exhibition “Show Your Face” at Cultivate Gallery last month, you can see all the photos of the private view here; http://wearevv.com/show-your-face-2012/
If you are a female visual artist, get involved and become a member of VV by filling out an application form, you can download here: http://wearevv.com/members-lounge-2/

Next week there are two great feminist art events coming up, that are not to be missed! On Monday at the Bethnal Green Working-men’s club there is a very special performance of the Vagina Monologues raising money for Daughters of Eve, Clit Rock and Feminism in General Group with Bad Reputation DJ’s for afters!

On Thursday we are very excited about the East London Fawcett Groups “Great East London Art Audit” Grab your audit pack and count at a gallery of your choice  and join us as we try and find out the truth about representation in the art world! For more information please email  zoealexander@yahoo.com and see the Facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/events/336899849682797/

The annual and international “Million Women Rise” march is coming up next Saturday the 3rd of March, join feminist groups from around the country as they march together in central London to show solidarity and stand up to male violence against women and children in all its forms.

And the following weekend from 8th-11th of March we have the second year of Women of the World festival at the Southbank centre. Storm in a Teacup is an official digital advocate and we will be re-posting news stories and highlight events that will be happening over the WOW festival weekend via our Facebook and blog account. We will also have an information table on Saturday and Sunday at the Marketplace alongside friends like East London Fawcett Group, Girls Get Busy and VV Collective. So come along and say hi and see how you can get involved in our future plans, campaigns and events. If you have flyers or free zines you would like us to distribute at the festival please get in touch. You can see the collaborative WoW zine we published at last year’s WOW festival  with She bang, Magpies Magazine, Soupa Collective and lots of other wonderful feminist zinesters online here

Please visit the Storm in a Teacup blog site to find out how to get involved in the collective and to keep up with the latest news. http://joinourteaparty.org

If you are a promoter or organiser and you would like us to list your event, project or campaign  or distribute flyers or zines on our info stalls, please get in touch.

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OPEN SUBMISSIONS | GET INVOLVED

FEMINIST ACTIVISM

East London Fawcett Group (ELF) launched in June 2011 and are currently looking for volunteers for “Great East London Art Audit” research on the 1st of March and beyond. For more info info please email eastlondonfawcett@gmail.com or zoealexander@yahoo.com
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/336899849682797/
FACEBOOK GROUP: http://www.facebook.com/groups/eastlondonfawcett/

UK Feminista London Activist Group: UK Feminista has set up a new London-based feminist activist group. Over the coming year the group will be staging a series of creative, bold actions to challenge sexism and provide visible resistance where women’s rights are under threat. The group meets on the first Monday of each month.
Email to get get involved; activist@ukfeminista.org
MORE INFO:http://ukfeminista.handsupstaging.com/take-action/uk-feminista-action-group/

Fawcett Society | Fight Back Fridays: Take action NOW to defend women’s rights.Since the 2010 Budget, women have borne the brunt of cuts.  In the run up to the 2012 Budget, Fawcett and more than 20 other organisations are calling on the government to implement our  ‘Life Raft for Women’s Equality’ - a set of targeted policy asks that  would go a long way in softening the worse effects of cuts on women. Start by signing up to the e-bulletin and singing the online petition. Links below;
E-BULLETIN: http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=58
PETITION: http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1172
MORE INFO: http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1263

ART | MUSIC | PERFORMANCE

VV Collective Are you a female visual fine artist? Join VV members lounge, and sign up to their mailing-list to find out about open submissions for upcoming exhibitions.
MORE INFO: http://wearevv.wordpress.com/members-lounge-2/
APPLY: http://wearevv.wordpress.com

Storm in a Teacup collective plan to put on some great feminist friendly art parties in 2012 so contact us  if you would like to get involved or collaborate. storminateacup2009@googlemail.com

Ladyfest East London volunteer-run event on 1st April in London featuring music, zines, workshops and a whole plethora of other positive stuff!  This will be a great chance to meet like-minded people, promote female artists, raise money for charity and have a great time!
EMAIL: ladyfesteastlondon@gmail.com
MORE INFO: http://ladyfesteastlondon.blogspot.com

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COMING UP IN FEBRUARY 2012

27 February || The Vagina Monologues | A special fundraiser for FIG, Daughters of Eve & Clit Rock 7pm @ Bethnal Green Working Men’s club. Merch stall, performance of the play, a few surprises, a short talk, an amazing raffle, plus excellent Bad Reputation DJs.
TICKETS: http://thevaginamonologues27feb12.eventbrite.com/
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/273433762723248/

COMING UP IN MARCH 2012

1 March || The Great East London Art Audit | With East London Fawcett Group. Central Meeting Point: Pub on the Park,  E8 3PE.  Join the East London Fawcett Group on the first ever Great East London Art Audit! Grab your audit pack and count at a gallery of your choice as we try and find out the truth about representation in the art world. Please contact zoealexander@yahoo.com to register your gallery preference and info pack.
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/336899849682797/

1 March || Twat Boutique with CocknBullKid @ Dalston Superstore. 9pm – 2.30am w/ CocknBullKid + MDMX + Maxx DMC + Kerry & Casio!
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/328695670499964/

3 March || Million Women Rise March 2012 @ 12pm Orchard St, W1
MORE INFO: http://www.facebook.com/groups/11516673477/

4 March || Girls Get Busy Zine Making Workshop @ The Shaklewell Arms, E8 2EB. 2pm – 5pm zine making session with a photocopying station. Please bring your own art supplies. A selection of homemade pies with mash will be available from the bar. If you’d like to host your own workshop please email girlsgetbusyzine@gmail.com
FACEBOOK EVENT:http://www.facebook.com/events/342356782471125/
MORE INFO: www.girlsgetbusyzine.tumblr.com

7 March || Women’s History- Half the Future, Half the Past @ Housmans Radical Bookshop
Launching the annual Women’s History Month celebrations, Jessica Metheringham-Owlett will be at Housmans to give a broad perspective on issues surrounding women’s history. £3, redeemable against any purchase, 7.00pm
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/336899849682797/

8 March || International Women’s Day @ All over the world! More Info: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

8 March || Rebel, Rebel @ Feminist Library Celebrate rebellious women on International Women’s Day A benefit for the Feminist Library. Food – Drinks – Bookstalls – Discussions & film screenings.  Creche available (please book in advance) £4.00 suggested donation. SE1 7XW, 2-11pm.
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/259227784152660/

9 March || CLUB THE MAMMOTH @ THE OLD BLUE LAST | COLD IN BERLIN [SINGLE LAUNCH] + Severin + Heretics. Free Entry
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/235087286571843/

10 March || Wonderful Women of Whitechapel and Spitalfields guided tour with the Womens Library. 2pm £10.00 To celebrate International Women’s Week, visit sites associated with women who have defined Whitechapel and Spitalfields.
MORE INFO: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/whats-on/events/guided-walks.cfm

12 March || To Freedoms Cause @ 2pm & 7pm Tristan Bates Theatre, Covent Garden. A play exploring the intertwining stories before and after the day Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison lost her life at Derby day 1913, this play is a look at the personal stories of the suffragette movement. £12/£9  MORE INFO:http://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/Also_on.asp

8-11 March || Women of the World Festival 2012 @ Southbank Centre
Storm in a Teacup, VV Collective and East London Fawcett will be at the Marketplace on Sat & Sun. For full festival programme visit website!
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/womenoftheworldfestival
MORE INFO: http://www.facebook.com/womenoftheworldfestival

16 March || Ladyfest Bristol – Men Can Be Feminists Too @ Stag and Hounds, Bristol. To prove anyone can support equality no matter what gender, three of the best up-and-coming bands will perform for your listening pleasure. All proceeds from the gig will go towards the funding of Bristol Ladyfest.
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/113983492062202/

22 March || SEVERIN EP LAUNCH @ Electricity Showrooms. 8pm FREE Entry. Support from: Moscow Youth Cult, The Voyeurist (DJ set)
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/242766749145407/

23 March – 1 April || London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival @ BFI Southbank. For full programme of events and screenings visit their website!
MORE INFO:http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff

31 March || Dyke March 2012 London’s first dyke march in Central London since the 1980s! Dress up, dress down, bring placards, bring flags, bring your bicycle, bring your favorite people. Meeting 5pm in Soho Square and then marching through Central London.
FUNDRAISING: http://www.indiegogo.com/Dyke-March-UK
MORE INFO:  http://www.facebook.com/events/225743957471910/

COMING UP IN APRIL

1 April || Ladyfest East London @ Electricity Showrooms, N1 6NN. Bands TBA, zines and workshops.
MORE INFO: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LadyfestEASTLondon/175291439245332

28 April || STAV’Bs East London Fawcett Fundraiser From 6.30pm til late @ The Dalston Emporium, E8 2PB. Stav B’s liquor bar is delighted to announce the second installment ELF fundraiser aiming to increase awareness within gender equality and raising money for women’s charities. Donation starting from £3. tailor made cocktails, music, performances and other treats, screenings, hair salon/ cuts and styles
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/347987135242162/

COMING UP IN MAY 2012

3-5 May || Her Noise Archive Symposium @ Tate Modern A three day event investigating feminist discourses in sound, launching with a performance and talk by Pauline Oliveros.The event marks the donation of the Her Noise Archive to University of the Arts London Archives and Special Collections housed at London College of Communication, and is realised as a collaboration between CRiSAP (Creative Research in Sound Arts Practice), Electra and Tate. INFO:http://www.furtherfield.org/netbehaviour/soundgenderfeminismactivism-call-contributions

Over and Out,

Verity Flecknell
Storm in a Teacup
Feminist Arts Collective

http://joinourteaparty.org

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The Vagina Monologues | a FiG, DoE & Clit Rock Fundraiser

Posted on February 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

The Vagina Monologues: a FiG, DoE & Clit Rock Fundraiser

Monday 27th of February, 7pm -11.30pm

Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
42-46 Pollard Row / Bethnal Green, E2 6NB London, United Kingdom

Feminism In General,  Daughters of Eve, and Clit Rock join forces to present an evening of entertainment and awareness-raising for both the practice and the prevention of FGM (female genital mutilation). There will be a merch stall, performance of the play, a few surprises, a short talk, an amazing raffle, plus excellent Bad Reputation DJs afterward for the purposes of mingling, drinking, dancing, and hopefully chatting about the evening!

The night will be educational as well as entertaining and good for a dance and bit of discussion afterward, with a unique array of professional writers, spoken word poets, actresses, comedians, feminists, students, and activists performing! All funds from the evening will go towards V Day and Daughters of Eve, who you can read more about here!

BUY: Tickets 

FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/events/273433762723248/

Some performers & organisations involved on the night are…Eden Vik, Libby Edwards, Mel Jones, Gina Byrne, Fran Lock, Hannah Philp (East London Fawcett Group), Lucinda Burn, Jennie Jacobs, Aoife Hughes, Cath Brogan, Sara Swerdlyk, Tisha Brown, Lizzie Roper, Ebele Ajogbe, Imogen White, Hannah Dunton & Susan Cooper performing, with Kate Stone directing. Daughters of Eve to give a talk & Bad Reputation to DJ after!

The second official Clit Rock fundraiser is on May 27th, so stay tuned for more on this via the page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/CLIT-ROCK/220135141374485

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Bad Reputation || https://www.facebook.com/badrepdanceparty

Feminism in General (FIG) http://www.facebook.com/groups/109702489119450/

Daughters of Eve ||  http://www.dofeve.org/

Clit Rock || http://www.facebook.com/pages/CLIT-ROCK/220135141374485

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Women of the World Festival 2012 | SIATC Digital Advocate

Posted on February 18, 2012 | Leave a comment

Women of the World Festival 2012 | SIATC Digital Advocate

Storm in a Teacup are excited to announce that we will be an official Digital Advocate for Women of the World Festival @ The Southbank Centre held from March 8th – 11th 2012.

Expect to see lots of facebook posts and blog posts highlighting the best of the festival.

Storm in a Teacup worked with Soupa Collective, VV Collective, Magpies Mag and She bang zine as well as lots of other collaborators to create a WOW zine at last years festival – take a peek above!

Come and visit Storm in a Teacup, VV Collective and the East London Fawcett group at the Marketplace on Saturday 10th of March at this year’s festival.

WoW Festival Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/womenoftheworldfestival

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VV presents; “SHOW YOUR FACE” @ Cultivate

Posted on January 10, 2012 | Leave a comment

VV presents; SHOW YOUR FACE @ Cultivate, Vyner Street, E2 9HA

Private View: Thursday 26th of January from 6pm – 9pm

Exhbition from: Friday 27th of January until Wednesday 1st of February

“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.” Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954)

VV provides a platform for emerging female fine artists as they are a highly underrepresented and an often over-looked group.

Our 2012 members showcase exhibition is therefore centered on the theme-the self portrait. In so doing we have curated a show that is not only breathtakingly beautiful; but which also examines the way in which female artists perceive themselves, and the darker undertones therein.

We cordially invite you to also come and SHOW YOUR FACE at the private view between 6pm and 9pm on the 26th January 2012.

Or if you can make the opening night, then from Friday 27th Jan until Wednesday 1st Feb, 11.30am until 6pm.

FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/196336327122498/

MORE INFO about VV: http://www.wearevv.wordpress.com/

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SIATC *DECEMBER* UPDATE

Posted on December 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

SIATC *UPDATE* DECEMBER 2011
Dear Teacups,

Seasons greetings to all and congrats to all the wonderful ladies and gents that have made it another fantastic year for feminism. 2012 is set to be yet another landmark year for feminism- so please get in touch if you would like to know how to get involved or if you want us to list your event on our updates.

Storm in a Teacup collective plan to put on some great feminist friendly art parties next year so contact us  if you would like to get involved or collaborate. storminateacup2009@googlemail.com

In November Storm in a Teacup  joined the East London Fawcett group at the Fawcett Society day of action “Dont Turn Back time on Womens equality” This clip from the Community Channel was filmed at our pre-protest tea party: (from around 1:46)

Coming up in December; UK Feminista’s MUFF MARCH, your last chance to see the “Women Art Revolution!” screening at the Whitechapel gallery on Sunday and the East London Fawcettgroups Christmas dinner social. See listings below.

And DONT MISS chance to submit your work for VV COLLECTIVE ‘s OPEN SUBMISSIONS giving female fine artists the chance to show work at “Show Your Face @ Cultivate Gallery in January 2012. Deadline this Sunday! More info below.

Our wonderful friends at Magpie Magazine are set to launch issue 5 in the new year. Pre-order your copy here:
www.indiegogo.com/Magpie-Magazine-Issue-Five

East London Fawcett group are looking for volunteers for their “Cutting Women Out” campaign. Particularly in the areas of:

·         At-desk research

·         Contacting local organisations

·         Coordinating focus groups/meetings with local organisations

·         Drafting a checking copy in the new year

Please get in touch if you are able to offer any time to support this project; eastlondonfawcett@googlemail.com

Please visit the Storm in a Teacup blog site to find out how to get involved in the collective and to keep up with the latest news. http://joinourteaparty.org

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OPEN SUBMISSIONS | GET INVOLVED

FEMINIST ACTIVISM

East London Fawcett Group (ELF) was launched in June 2011 and are currently looking for volunteers for “Cutting Women Out” campaign. For more info info please email eastlondonfawcett@gmail.com
FACEBOOK GROUP: http://www.facebook.com/groups/eastlondonfawcett/

FEMINISTS OCCUPY London recently formed GET INVOLVED! *like* the facebook page and look out for info on next meetings!
FACEBOOK PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Feminists-Occupy-London/238003326255293

ART

VV Collective have opened up submissions for “Show your Face” exhibition @ Cultivate Gallery.
DEADLINE: 11 December
MORE INFO: http://wearevv.wordpress.com/members-lounge-2/
APPLY: http://wearevv.wordpress.com
FACEBOOK EVENT:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163466757079018
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COMING UP IN DECEMBER

10 December || MUFF MARCH @ Harley Street. From 11.30 am “Your Labia is for life not just for Christmas!”  UK Feminista MUFF MARCH in Harley Street! Tired of cosmetic surgeons profiting from body hatred? Want to speak out against a porn culture that is driving more and more women to the surgeon’s table to get a ‘designer vagina’?
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/314791548546961/

10 December| | Bad Reputation @ Resistance Gallery, Bethnal Green. Brand new dance party queers and punx and grrrls and geeks and you! 9pm-2am
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/262665293781947/

10 December || Other Peoples Property Warehouse Party @ *Secret Location* OPP DJs & Guest DJs from 10pm – 6am. £8.00 on door
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169182536508320

11 December || !Women Art Revolution Screening @ Whitechapel Gallery. Screening at 3pm FREE For over forty years, Director Lynn Hershman Leeson has collected hundreds of hours of interviews with visionary artists, historians, curators and critics who shaped the beliefs and values of the Feminist Art Movement and reveal previously undocumented strategies used to politicize female artists and integrate women into art structures.
MORE INFO: http://joinourteaparty.org/2011/10/22/women-art-revolution-sreenings-the-whitechapel-gallery/

15 December || East London Fawcett Group Christmas Dinner @ The Approach Tavern, 47 Approach Road, E2 9LY. RSVP if you would like to book a place. A chance to catch up and get to know each other better, as well as look forward to the agenda for next year. From 7pm. Email: eastlondonfawcett@gmail.com
MORE INFO:http://eastlondonfawcett.wordpress.com

18 December||Feminist Fightback: East London Feminist Trail  Feminist Fightback is organising a ramble on the trail of Sylvia Pankhurst and the radical women of East London. Welcome to all genders and none. Meet at Bow Road Tube station. Drinks afterwards. From 2pm

MORE INFO:  http://www.feministfightback.org.uk/?p=416

Over and Out,

Verity Flecknell
Storm in a Teacup
Feminist Arts Collective

http://joinourteaparty.org

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Underwire Festival 2011

Posted on November 21, 2011 | Leave a comment

Underwire Festival 2011 Festival Programme

A short film festival dedicated to showcasing the raw cinematic talents of women.

23-26 November 2011

Ticketing Information
Single session or screening for just £5. If you’d like to join us for a whole evening or the whole day on Saturday pay just £10. Head to the ticketing page to make your purchases.
Venues
For details of our 2011 Festival venues, visit the  venues page.
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Wed, 23rd Nov

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Opening Night Reception

supported by Skillset

Shortwave Cinema

Join us from 18:00 at Shortwave for a drink to celebrate the opening of the festival, before the screening of the XX Award Programme

XX Award

supported by Object

Shortwave Cinema, 19:30

Nocturn (2010), 15.46 – Leanne Welham
Symphony in Cellulite (2011), 17.51 – Caroline Milsom
I Luv Matt Johnson (2010), 14.00 – Jon Garbett
the artist and the plumber (2011), 07.18 – Carmen Valerio
Myra (2011), 13.45 – Dan Smyth
to read more about the films in the XX Award programme, head here. For tickets, here.
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Thurs, 24th Nov

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Join us in the bar from 18:00 for….

Underwire and SheSays present an evening of conversation under the stars.

As the worlds of film, advertising, content and digital creativity grow closer together, share your thoughts (and your business cards) with women from the other side of the creative fence, as well as some of the top female names in the business. All over a drink or two.

Dream Drafters

Screenwriter Programme, supported by Euroscript

Shortwave Cinema, 18:00

Blind Date (2010), 11.45 – Abigail Blackmore
The Holiday (2010), 10.48 – Ida Akesson
Morning Echo (2009), 15.00 – Hope Dickson Leach
Myra (2011), 13.45 – Caroline Burns Cooke
to read more about the films in the Dream Drafters Programme, head here. For tickets, here.

Ring Masters

Producer Programme, supported by WFTV

Shortwave Cinema, 19:45

Shoreditch Slayer (2011), 2.16 – Mavreen Brown
Into this Silent Land (2011), 14.40 – Jean Hogg & Val Hanson
Of Mary (2011), 20.00 – Lolita Chakrabarti & Rosa Maggiora
Click (2011), 14.25 – Catherine Jeffrey
Nocturn (2010), 15.46 – Rosie Crerar
to read more about the films in the Ring Masters Programme, head here. For tickets, here.

In the Cut

Editor Programme, supported by VET

Shortwave Cinema, 21:30

Radio Amina (2011), 08.15 – Katie Bryer
Prohyb (2011), 05.08 – Katarina Complova
Sunday (2011), 08.53 – Villing Chong
The Glass House (2011), 04.21 – Genevieve Lutkin
Sans Papiers (2010), 18.26 – Carmela Iandoli
Himalayan Sisters (2011), 14.42 – Ling Lee
to read more about the films in the In the Cut Programme, head here. For tickets, here.
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Fri, 25th Nov

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Celluloid Sculptures

Director Programme, supported by Directors UK

Shortwave Cinema, 18:00

N25 (2010), 10.00 – Treasa O’Brien
The Reward (2011), 15.00 – Lucy Patrick Ward
Screwed Up (2011), 4.55 – Kris Hofman
Rusalka (2010), 6.05 – Nadia Attia
Biatch (2011), 12.00 – Deborah Haywood
Our Ordered Lives (2011), 10.00 – Christine Entwisle
to read more about the films in the Celluloid Sculptures, head here. For tickets, here.

She Shoots, She Scores

Composer Programme

Shortwave Cinema, 19:45

Dear Foreigner (2010), 05.10 – Stephanie Angel and Caro Snatch
First Bite (2011), 10.20 – Victoria Wijeratne
A Tale of two Cats (2011), 05.22 – Alex Harwood
Shrapnel (2010), 12.11 – Katie Chatburn
Comes But Once a Year (2011), 08.00 – Justine Barker
to read more about the films in the She Shoots, She Scores Programme, head here. For tickets, here.

Looking Glass

Cinematographer Programme, supported by Kodak

Shortwave Cinema, 21:30

We Were Here (2010), 04.29 – Lauren Hatchard
Night Shift (2011), 09.08 – Maja borg
House (2011), 03.17 – Prano Bailey-Bond
Recompense (2011), 11.25 – Caroline Bridges
Needle (2011), 03.30 – Jessica Cheeseman
The Cake (2011), 08.50 – Gabi Norland
to read more about the films in the Looking Glass Programme, head here. For tickets, here.
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Sat, 26th Nov

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At Shortwave Cinema

12:00 – 13:30: The Feminist and the Flirt: Performance Video Art

Does being a woman on both sides of the camera compromise or strengthen the feminist agenda in your work? Are you the subject, object, or the collaborating voyeur? How can you avoid re-enforcing those representations that you intend to subvert? Join a panel of artists, curators and writers to explore new and old challenges facing contemporary female performance video artists. Curated by Harriet Fleuriot.
For more information, head here. For tickets, head here.

14:00 – 15:30: Wired Words: Film Criticism Workshop

To celebrate Underwire’s introduction of a competition for female film writers, the festival presents an interactive workshop for aspiring critics, curious readers and film fans wanting to join the conversation.  Speakers including Catharine Bray (Film4), Guy Lodge (Variety), Frances Morgan (Sight & Sound), Hannah Patterson (Kamera Books) and Virginie Sélavy (Electric Sheep) will give a series of lively presentations and a glimpse into the ideas and shifts in the film culture landscape that are currently exciting them.  Curated by Kate Taylor.
For more information, head here. For tickets, head here.

16:00 – 17:30: Ladies First: Representations of Women in Music Videos

How do women right now look, act and perform in music videos – from the cultural mainstream to the indie underbelly – and how much does it really matter? From the inspirational to the contentious, video clips will fuel the debate for our eclectic panellists as they mull over the pros and cons of the pervasive ‘sex sells’ mentality. Panel content may include zombies, nudity and dancing . Curated by Sarah Chorley.
For more information, head here. For tickets, head here.

At Bermondsey Square Hotel, supported by Audio Network

12:00 – 14:00 Light Falling Through A Lens

supported by Four Corners
The world of cinematography is in the midst of a revolution which is determining new techniques and processes, new possibilities…and new pitfalls. Producers, filmmakers and cinematographers are faced with a bewildering array of choices, all of which have implications for image and budget. Is handling data really any easier, more desirable or budget-friendly than film negative? Isn’t it all just about light falling through a lens?
Four Corners, based in London’s East End, was (probably!) the first not-for-profit to buy a 4K motion picture camera and prides itself on being able to resource filmmakers and artists working at all levels, from a clockwork 16mm Bolex right through to a RED One MX.
Join them at Underwire as we explore some of the choices available to filmmakers today.
For tickets, head here.

14:30 – 16:30 Upfront Thinking: Cameras and Post

supported by VET
Co-hosted by Joan Leese (MD VET Digital) and Sue Giovanni (editor, filmmaker, artist) this session will explore issues about cameras and the implications for post production
Hints and tips from practitioners including:
- preparing for tapeless workflow
- how compression at acquisition affects what you can do in post
- managing rushes and allowing time for converting media
- choosing your camera with post production and delivery in mind.
For tickets, head here.

17:00 – 19:00 A Room of Her Own: Writing Leading Ladies

supported by StarNow
Where are all the leading female characters, and why are they not on our screens? Join Star Now, writer and script editor Lucy Hay (Bang2Write) and filmmaker extraordinaire Ben Blaine (Charlie Productions) as we tackle this question from both writer and actor perspectives. After a panel discussion, we’ll be workshopping some scripts that have women in a central role.
For tickets, head here.

Awards Ceremony

Shortwave Cinema
19:30 – late: UnderWire welcomes everyone back for one last night as they announce the awards, play some music, and celebrate over a drink. Join us from 18:30, ceremony starts at 19:30
The UnderWire 2011 Awards is free! Priority is given to filmmakers who have been programmed as part of the 2011 screenings. All other tickets are allocated on a first come, first serve basis. See you there!

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