Decolonise Fest 2017

Decolonise Fest is a three-day London DIY punk festival collectively organised by and for people of colour. 2-4 June 2017. Music, art & workshops + Vegan food all weekend + aftershow djs/dancing on Saturday + afternoon pre-show punx picnic on Sunday. Allies welcome!

Tickets: https://tickets.partyforthepeople.org/events/3126-decolonise-fest-2017
Prices: Friday: £8 // Saturday alldayer: £12 advance/£12-£15 on the door // Sunday: £8 // 3-day weekend pass: £25

If payment does not go through on partyforthepeople, please send the payment to our paypal at decolonisefest@gmail.com stating names of the people who are booking a ticket and for what date(s).

DIY Space for London, 96-108 Ormside St. SE15 1TF. Fully accessible venue (https://diyspaceforlondon.org/access/) ** Open to members & their guests only. Membership is £2 and takes 48 hours to take effect. Join @ https://membermojo.co.uk/diyspaceforlondon/

LINE UP:

***FRIDAY 2ND OF JUNE:***

DOORS OPEN AT 7.30PM

7.45PM- DECOLONISE FEST SHORT FILM SCREENING

8PM-8.15PM- NEKRA: https://nekra.bandcamp.com/releases
8.30PM-8.50PM-SABATTA:
https://sabatta.bandcamp.com/
9PM-9.20PM- ART OF BURNING WATER:
https://artofburningwater.bandcamp.com/
9.35PM-10.05PM- VODUN:
https://vodun.bandcamp.com/
10.20PM-10.50PM- SACRED PAWS:
https://sacredpaws.bandcamp.com/

+ Vegan Caribbean food by Tipsy Black Sheep

***SATURDAY 3RD OF JUNE:***

DOORS OPEN AT 12PM

Workshops at Decolonise Fest:
Building Community and Intersectional Resistance in Times of Struggle- 1pm-2.30pm @ Main Hall
Cassie Agbehenu asks how can punx of colour use the punk scene to organise in times of fear, austerity and political tension? How can the UK punk scene more generally work to build a more inclusive community beyond the DIY punk scene?

Decolonising Identity- 2pm-2.45pm @ Meeting Room
Discussion with Hel: Who are you? What defines who you are? How do you define yourself? How and why are these rules implemented and what implications do these “rules” have on ones social standing? Only 10 places available so book in advance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decolonising-identity-at-decolonise-fest-tickets-34880012055

Activists of Colour- 2.45pm-4.15pm @ Main Hall
Grassroots activists from Black Lives Matter UK, Wretched of the Earth, and Sisters of Colour (a part Sisters Uncut) will be in conversation with facilitator Daniel Tuma (Latinx activist). This will be an opportunity to find out what these groups are doing, possibilities of getting involved and reflect on how you can start/grow the activism in your life.

Women of Colour Art Therapy Class- 3pm-4.30pm @ Meeting Room
Arts Sisterhood UK for a special art therapy workshop for self identifying woman and gender non conforming people of colour. Only 10 places available so register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-sisterhood-uk-at-decolonise-fest-tickets-34879732218

5PM-5.15PM: POLY STYRENE DOCUMENTARY TRAILER SCREENING, INTRODUCED BY CELESTE BELL @ MAIN HALL

Textiles & Politics- 5.30pm-7.30pm @ Bar Area
Decolonise your studded vest with a DIY patch you’ve made while putting the world to right. Latinx craftivists, ‘Textiles & Politics’ will be hanging out in the main bar to teach embroidery and talk politics. Open to all skill levels, materials and technical know-how supplied.

BANDS:
5.15PM-5.40PM- ART TRIP AND THE STATIC SOUND:
https://arttripandthestaticsound.bandcamp.com/
5.55PM-6.20PM- BIG JOANIE:
https://bigjoanie.bandcamp.com/
6.35PM-7PM- SCREAMING TOENAIL:
https:// screamingtoenail.bandcamp.com
7.15PM-7.40PM- SBSM:
https:// sbsmoakland.bandcamp.com
8PM-8.25PM- TONY協YAP:
https://www.facebook.com/tonyyapmusic/
8.40PM-9.10PM- RAGANA:
https:// ragana.bandcamp.com/
9.25PM-9.55PM- DIVIDE AND DISSOLVE:
https://divideanddissolve.bandcamp.com/
10.10PM-10.40PM- SKINNY GIRL DIET:
https://soundcloud.com/skinnygirldietband

+ AFTERSHOW DANCE PARTY TILL 2AM WITH DJs!

+ Vegan Caribbean food by Tipsy Black Sheep until 7pm

+ Vegan Ghanian food after 7pm

***SUNDAY 4TH OF JUNE:***

+ Pre-show punx picnic from 2PM-5PM @ Burgess Park

DOORS OPEN AT 7PM

7.45PM-8.05PM- CARLOS MAURIZIO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlgIIHOGA8
8.20PM-8.45PM- SHABSI MANN:
https:// shabsimann.bandcamp.com/
9PM-9.30PM- LILITH AI:
https://www.facebook.com/lilithaimusic/
9.45PM-10.15PM- THE TUTS:
https:// thetuts.bandcamp.com/

+ Vegan Nigerian food by The Vegan Nigerian available at the venue

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We will celebrate all the brilliant punx descended (through one or both parents) from the original inhabitants of Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Australasia, North America, and the islands of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean.

As we do this, we are rewriting the rules and challenging those labels. We are DIY Diaspora Punx.

We are reasserting our place in punk and want to showcase the amazing, creative and talented contributions punx of colour have made to the punk scene since its inception.

We are loud and proud and demand the space we deserve.

We are uncompromising and strong and will dismantle the white supremacy and patriarchy that infests the punk scene.

We will talk about racism but not in a way that centres whiteness or prioritises the feelings of white people. No white tears.

We are truly putting the threat back into punk again.

We will decolonise punk and make it a space for our siblings.

We will not tolerate racism, ageism, sexism, transphobia, classism, ableism, homophobia or fatphobia.

This is a celebratory event. White allies are welcome but remember this event will focus on people of colour.

Decolonising our past to decolonise our future.
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for more info on DIY Space for London's Access please visit
https://diyspaceforlondon.org/access/
Info on access to the venue, gender neutral toilets, viewing areas, and free tickets for personal assistants.
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DECOLONISE FEST
2ND-4TH JUNE 2017
DIY SPACE FOR LONDON, SE15 1TF
A WEEKEND OF PUNK, ART, WORSHOPS & DISCUSSION
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE D.I.Y DIASPORA PUNX]