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HELP (ROOM) NEEDED FOR TRANS MAN.
CAN YOU HELP?
'I work with LGBTI asylum cases and i am dealing
with a trans man case from Pakistan who is claiming asylum in the UK on the basis of his gender identity.
However
the Home Office classifies him as a biological woman and he is being detained in Yarlswood womens
detention centre. He has been there for 3 months - as his original claim was fast tracked and dismissed, his solicitor dropped
the case when he was issued with removal directions. A new solicitor has successfully stopped the removal last week and now
has lodged a fresh claim- so the process starts all over again.
I am writing to you because we will now make another
bail application and you may have some connections with someone able to provide a secure bail address.
In order to
get him released on bail - we need an address for him - he has no friends or family in the UK. We are looking
for someone who may be able to put him up for a short period of time ( until we can find some permanent accomadation) but
most importantly to provide him with an address so that we can make an application for bail. In the bail application you have
to state that you have space for another person to live there, that it would not restrict you financially and that it
would not breach your tenancy. ( Usually you have to provide a 2000 pounds surity but we have someone able to offer surity
but he has no accomadation space).
He has no money and no right to work so he would not be able to pay rent. He would
be able to claim £30 per week National Asylum Support Services from the government. Ideally he needs to live either
in London or nearby. We have also applied for NASS accomadation, and as yet have not recieved an address -this will be a dispersal
address and is most likely to be completly inappropriate.
Please if you can offer any help or advice or know anyone
with a spare room please can you contact me on my mobile
07854 132 110 or office number 0207 654 0686
many many
thanks
Jill '
02-04-2008
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The GenderQueer PlayHouse -Once more wiith feeling!
Looking for studio audience
Saturday 22 March 2008 7pm-11pm
Oxford House Theatre, Derbyshire street, Bethnal Green
"The Genderqueer Playhouse" was first performed at Transfabulous
2007 and proved to be a smash hit success. Our friends Mike Wyeld and crew are going to film the show for us over the Easter
weekend so we can share this bit of Transfabulousness with a wider audience.
We'd like to capture the special atmosphere
of a Transfabulous event, which is how you can help. Will you come along and be our studio audience? Will you cheer? Will
you heckle? Will you throw underwear? Will you streak?
We're inviting you first, and the seats are free (hooray!),
but we really need to know if you want to come so that we can make sure we have a full-house. Please let us know as soon as
you can if you can make it to avoid disappointment as we're allocating tickets on a first email first served basis.
It'll
be a fantastic evening of performances by Thomas Appleton, Jet Moon, Josephine Wilson, Dr Jane, Ingo and Jason Barker with
a cheap bar and lots of laughs.
So, for your first come first severed ticket, reply to info@transfabulous.co.uk ASAP!
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PIG TALES
Written and performed by Julie McNamara
Directed by Jessica Higgs
Pig Tales is the story of a female child raised as a boy. Pig’s warring Liverpool Irish family are
haunted by the rigid teachings of the Catholic Church. Disappointed with their lot and dislocated from their roots, the family
implodes with violence. Pig lures us into the chaos and confusion of adolescence set against the brutality of the Mental Health
System. This extraordinary tale is told through raw humour, compassion and bare-faced cheek!
‘Her startling stage presence and earthy dialogue commands attention with every bite. Unnerving and
yet utterly compassionate.’
Catrina McFie (Nerve)
‘A freshly subversive take on the idiocies of religion, the mental health system and gender fixity.’
Carole Woddis (What’s On in London)
‘The central jewel in this year’s (Feast) festival.’
Brett Allen-Bayes (dB Magazine, Australia)
Critics’ Choice T2 & Sunday Telegraph
COURTYARD THEATRE - London
3rd – 13th January 2008
Tue-Sat: 7.45pm
Sun: 4.pm
(No show
on Mondays)
BSL Interpreted performances on
Fri 4th & Sun 13th
Tickets: 7:45pm £10 (£7 conc.)
Box Office: 0870 163 0717
www.seetickets.com
Address:
40
Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London
N1 6EU
For
more information please visit:
www.juliemc.com/pig-tales.html
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Last Submission Date 3rd DEC!
Dear filmmakers, artists, curators, and friends,
I'm programming the queer film festival again in London, and I'm looking for work! Below is our call for entries,
deadline is December 3. We'll look at any type of work by queer makers and/or with queer content, so send it on!
As always, perversely adventurous work of all genres, genders, and sexual persuasions sought. Work by underrepresented
and feminist queer communities especially encouraged and desired.
We're continuing to expand our Experimental Visions section of the festival. Experimental films, video art, screen-based
performance, and other artists' work/ proposals welcomed.
Drop a note inside your submission if you want it to reach me directly.
Please re-post widely to folks you think might be interested!
Thanks for your ideas!
Kyle
22nd BFI LONDON LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
27th March – 10th April 2008
Submissions Deadline Monday 3rd December 2007
LLGFF CALL FOR ENTRIES
The BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) is seeking submissions for its 22nd festival,
which takes place 27 March – 10 April 2008.
The LLGFF is one of the largest and longest-running LGBT film festivals in the world. Our programme
reflects innovations and discussions in both queer and film culture and includes features, shorts, documentaries, experimental
work and retrospective programmes. We screen a wide range of work and encourage all interested filmmakers to send us submissions.
A screening at the LLGFF draws your work to the attention of the international queer festival circuit
and can lead to further festival invitations and distribution opportunities.
The LLGFF is one of London’s most highly attended film events. 2007 saw 25,000 people attend
the festival’s programme of screenings, panel discussions, club nights, workshops and performances. The Festival screens
over a two-week period in London. Following the screenings in London, a highlights programme embarks on a touring programme
across the UK.
The LLGFF is organised by the British Film Institute and based at the BFI’s cinema, the BFI
Southbank, in the heart of London’s cultural district.
To submit your film please send us:
DVD or VHS copy of your film (Pal or NTSC)
Synopsis or press kit – including the running time
Credits
Contact details – include mailing address, telephone number, email address and fax number, where available
The closing date for submissions is Monday 3rd December 2007.
Please note that we are unable to return submissions. Packages should be insured by the sender and sent via air
mail, if you are outside the UK, to:London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Festival Office
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road
South Bank
London, SE1 8XT
UK
www.llgff.org.uk
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Dear friends :
Just to invite you, your colleagues and friends to
The
UCL Festival of the Moving Image, its first edition is dedicated to the
Americas. Bloomsbury Theatre (29 Oct -1 November)
Admission Free
More information about her works see:
Please, could you help me to disseminate this event?
Thank you very much indeed,
I look forward to
seeing you there.
Best wishes
un abrazo
Vlad
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Zine Submission
It’s about time we heard more about Masculine femininity from minority gender groups such as Trans, Gender queer,
Intersex or whatever else exists out there with not enough recognition. Basically non- biological men who identify as being
male/masculine but also female/fem/femme/feminine.
There have been many texts discussing ‘Female masculinity’,
recognising the many distinctive types of masculinity, mainly within butch and transgender dyke identities and communities.
Judith
Jack Halberstam argues for interactions between the personal and the theoretical in order for there to be an understanding
of minority gender categories that incorporates rather than pathologises them.
But there are many gender minorities
that exist who have not been discussed or do not have such a loud voice….. so far
So lets talk about it?
Do
you identify with Masculine Femininity in some way? Tell us about it. Please share your stories/ experiences/ opinions
I,
misster scratch: a trans fem boy, will be compiling a zine (in the next month) dedicated to this discussion in response to
the gender minority debate and I want you to be in it.
Its time we were not left out of queer theory. Its time we have
something to say and people listen. It is time.
(You do not have to interested or experienced in queer theory at all
to be involved in this project, just have your say. This zine is not just theory it is about real people with real stories
to share).
Please email me at sachinehra@yahoo.co.uk or www.myspace.com/missterscratch with your contributions NOW!
and please circulate widely. Thanks
19-10-2007
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Wanna be in Wotever Crew?
At the moment we are looking for a few new members.
As a member, you help out with various events, work door, host etc and now and then brainstorm about future Wotever Ideas...
If you are creative, trustworthy and like the whole idea of Wotever, get in touch.
Most work at paid events are paid work, but no one ever gets rich or can live of the salary.... it is more for fun and
to help out keeping Wotever going and letting more people know about what Wotever can do/are.
Cheers, Ingo XXX
4 Sep 2007
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The Centre for Excellence in Training for Theatre and The International Workshop Festival are pleased to present:
A
one-day critical exploration and performance-presentation: '
Feminist Neo-Burlesque
at the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London Friday
26th October 2007, 2pm - 11pmThe event will bring together theatre makers, theatre thinkers and theatre students
to ask: Is the resurgence of burlesque a continuation of the exploitation of women's bodies or is it potentially
part of a new feminism? Is this performance genre, originally used as a performative platform for women to comment
on social and political issues, being reclaimed in the contemporary moment? Can neo-burlesque be mobilised as a
critical space of queer performativity, exploring male and trans burlesque? We are welcoming: Provocations: If
you are interested in sitting on a discussion panel, please submit your 5 minute provocation to l.terret@cssd.ac.uk by 10am on Monday 13th August. Performances: During the evening, we will be welcoming leading performers
from the Feminist Neo-Burlesque circuit. If you feel that your work fits into this remit, and would be interested
in bringing your own performance, please submit your proposal and outline of the performance to l.terret@cssd.ac.uk by 10am on Monday 13th August. DVDs and photographs are also welcome. To L. Terret, Central School of Speech and
Drama, Eton Avenue, London, NW3 5HY Exhibition: The space will be decorated in keeping with the feminist
and queer neo-burlesque theme, and we welcome any proposals for suitable artwork or installations. Please submit
information to l.terret@cssd.ac.ukor the above address by 10am on Monday 13th August 2007. A peer review panel will consider all proposals. For
any general enquiries about the event, please write to cett@cssd.ac.uk, or call +44 (0) 20 7449 1570. This event is part of Theatre Materials / Material Theatres: CETT 2007/08 The
Centre for Excellence in Training for Theatre (CETT) is based at the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of
London. It works to provide a national resource for vocational performing arts training and learning, a focus
for theatre research and scholarship, and a site for collaboration, nationally and internationally, between industry,
Higher Education, and specialist training providers.
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