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IWD 2023 – Women of Banyule and Beyond – Mother Tongue 10 Year Celebration!
March 8 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
A stunning evening gala to connect and celebrate all women. Presented by Mother Tongue Poetry Hosted by Fleassy Malay Featuring 6 spoken word and music performers from Banyule and Beyond, including: Pilepileta Ebony MonCrief Sam Petersen Georgia Fields Nikki Viveca PoetPre Mother Tongue runs on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We Acknowledge that this is, and always will be, Aboriginal Land. All genders may attend this event with the intention to celebrate women and gender diverse people who identify as women. This event is an LGBTQI+ led and mindful space. Plus: Arrival Drinks, Light Catering, Alcohol-Free Bar Get Tickets Here: https://www.trybooking.com/CFGJC *In the spirit of inclusion and culture shifting this is an alcohol free event with tiered ticketing prices for all Venue and Accessibility This venue is wheelchair accessible. We will do our best to accomodate access requests. Please indicate your accessibility needs or requests please via email at [email protected] (or via the “Contact Event Organiser” button on the ticket page) Deaf/Hard of hearing Auslan and Live Captioning: Thanks to the generous support of Women with Disabilities Victoria this event will have an Auslan Interpreter at the event and our online audiences will have access to Live Captioning. Sensory Awareness The event will have amplified sound and the venue is very large and spacious. The audience will be up to 250 people. The audience will be seated around circular tables. There will not be a dance floor. People may leave their seats at times but the general intention is for them to stay seated. The performances will mostly be spoken word with one singer-songwriter on acoustic guitar. There will not be any extreme flashing lights or sudden lighting or sound level shifts. There will be a short interval for networking when ambient sound may increase as people talk amongst themselves. There will be no alcohol at this event. This event is proudly supported by a Banyule City Council Arts and Culture Project Grant and Community Bank East Ivanhoe.
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