‘lgbtqi+ Voices of the Revolution’ - Get Involved - Public Meet

‘LGBTQI+ Voices of the Revolution’ – Artist Call-Out - Come to the public meeting - everyone welcome

For this years 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales ‘LGBTQI+ Voices of the Revolution’ brings life to our struggle for liberation today and highlight the ongoing issues we still face. The focus is the ongoing criminalisation of homosexuality across the world (76+ countries) and Britain’s responsibility in challenging it which started with the British Empire’s colonial legislation.

We are looking for –

12 musicians from countries where it is illegal to be LGBTQI+
UK-based activists, artists and social movements who support people from anywhere in the world fleeing homophobic persecution and (2) work to confront and overturn homophobic legislation in Britain and beyond (3) work to support LGBTQI+ asylum seekers and the oppressive detention system.

A team of London based artists, activists and event coordinators to help bring ‘LGBTQI+ Voices of the Revolution’ to life!

In partnership with ‘In Place of War’ we shall be curating and producing an LGBTQI+ special of the annual performance ‘Voices Of The Revolution’. Alongside a range of global LGBTQI+ grassroots movements and disapora LGBTQI+ activist movements who have fled homophobic persecution to the UK – we shall be curating and producing a musical festival to tour the UK’s festivals, leading music venues as well as within protest sites in the Summer months.

The programme brings together an inspirational line up of all LGBTQI+ musicians from countries where it is illegal to be LGBTQI+ to collaborate, create and perform with each other. They will be under the musical direction of leading pioneering LGBTQI+ composers and will perform together collectively as ‘LGBTQI+ Voices of the Revolution’.

Please get in contact with queertoursoflondon@gmail.com by the end of January 2017 and spread the word with all those you think will appreciate!

Hosted by ‘Queer Tours of London – A Mince Through Time’ (www.queertoursoflondon.com) and African Rainbow Family (www.africanrainbowfamily.org) inspired by 'In Place of War' (inplaceofwar.net/events/voices-of-the-revolution-2016/)