Women's and poly-trans benefit party and workshops at Wominspace

from email, 10 April 2008:

You are invited to a lovely party at the new women's social centre in Hackney, East London! 4a Corbridge Crescent, off Mare Street, Hackney E2.

We are, like many autonomous spaces in the area, facing eviction very soon so we hope you will join us celebrating this space and bringing energy to our resistance and our next space.

Friday 11th & Saturday 12th April 2008 are Days of Action for Squats & Autonomous spaces see http://www.wombles.org.uk/topics/scn/april2008.

During the day we will also be running some fun workshops at the space. See timetable below.

Saturday 12th April:

Knicker Making Workshop
12pm - 5pm, Saturday 12th April
Materials (please bring as much of this as you can, some things we can share, some thingswe can bring spares of): for the 1st part, making the pattern, you need big sheets of paper, pencil, eraser, ruler, set square, sellotape,paper scissors and a tape measure.

For the 2nd part, making your knickers, you need stretchy fabric (wide enough to go around your hips and long enough to go through your legs), fabric scissors, needle and thread, and whatever ribbons, fabric paint, applique, dead frogs, frills, or other trimmings you want to decorate them with.

Drag Workshop:
2pm-5pm
Drag Kings, Drag Queens, FTF, cross-species, anything in between!
Materials:Clothes of all kinds dresses, shoes, suits etc - dress up as whatever you want, for Drag Kinging make sure shirts are not tailored at the waist and that the trousers sit on the hipbones, rather than up. wide clothes make sense.It would be good if everyone could bring a make up brush and scissors,Also 1-3 condoms (don't ask, but it'll be fun) If anyone has any artificial hair and mastix (theatrical glue) please bring too. If ppl want to bind away their breasts they will need wide elastic bandages, strong ones. Make up. Props and costumes of all kinds.

Party
Women's and poly-trans Benefit Party at Wominspace £5/3
9pm - Late See flyer at www.womynspace.blogspot.com

You are invited to a lovely party at the new women's social centre in Hackney, East London! We are, like many autonomous spaces in the area, facing eviction very soon so we hope you will join us celebrating this space and bringing energy to our resistance and our next space.

Come dragged up and dressed up! We will also have a dressing up room!

* Bands and Performers: Gertrude - stylish edgy post-punkrock, Firecracker - experimental Klezmer influenced cello

* DJs Sexyrubbersoul and Peelee spinning dub pressure,eclectic chill-out & ass slappin house. Helena of Jean Genet splendor will play a late set of pop, indie and electrotrash.

* We'll be running a DIY cabaret open mic so think about performing/doing a reading/playing/ranting etc etc. If you are interested in doing a cabaret piece and have a chance to let us know before hand please get in touch.

* Vegan Food

* The night is a benefit for the space and also for the Advisory Service for Squatters. If wemake more money we can donate some to a new Women's Space in Yorkshire.

The Wominspace has recently expanded its gender policy. We are a women's space open to all women and all trans people.

Looking forward to dancing with you on Saturday!

(Unfortunately our current building is not wheelchair accessible. There are a few steps up tofront door and a small flight up to first floor.)

Email: womenorganise@yahoo.co.uk
See: http://www.womynspace.blogspot.com/

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