Mix n Match (OLD)

EDIT: This event has been postponed due to the ACT lockdown. We will email you and update the event when we find a new date and time!! If you require any assistance or would like a refund, please email deifycbr@gmail.com

Heavy drinking, loud music and late nights aren’t the only way to mingle. This event is a warm hug for all the lowkey queers out there.

Come along to Mix + Match on August 14th for a freeform afternoon of snacks, games, crafts, acoustic sets and live comedy! This all-ages event is for those of us who thrive over board games, sweet tunes and vibing in a relaxing environment, surrounded by a friendly group of QTIBIPOC.

Date: Saturday, 14 August

Time: 3-6pm

Venue: Ainslie Arts Centre

This event is autonomous for people who are both Queer, Transgender and/or Intersex AND Bla(c)k, Indigenous and/or People of Colour (QTIBIPOC).

If you have any questions, accessibility requirements, or requests, please contact DEiFY on Instagram (@deifycbr) or email (deifycbr@gmail.com).

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Graphics are by @taylorteatarua (Instagram).

This event is supported by the ACT Government.

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Ticket Options

1) General Admission (+ Pay It Forward), $10: Please book this ticket if you are able to contribute to the real costs of putting on this event and to help support someone’s equity ticket.

2) General Admission, $5: Please book this ticket if you are unable to pay $10 but would still like to contribute. Thank you!

3) Equity Tickets, $0: Please book this ticket if you would like to come but are unable to pay for a ticket. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

4) First Nations, $0: For First Nations identifying people.

Unlike in past DEiFY events, this event will be paid ticketing (excluding for First Nations peoples and those who do not have enough funds). DEiFY is mostly funded by grants from the ACT government and other sources, which only cover basic costs. For this event, income from ticket sales will be used to pay for food, supplies and subsidized transport for attendees.

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Accessibility & Safer Spaces Policy

It is compulsory for all attendees to read our Safer Spaces Policy before the event. Please read here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wt9f3u_9ZXqZJw3Lgtp3sOkO2tzQSOOlDuKe5x5iGJA/edit?usp=sharing

• Ainslie Arts Centre is wheelchair accessible via a ramp near the entrance.
• There will be gender neutral bathrooms.
• There will be seating available throughout the event.
• The event will all take place inside.
• At this event, there will be background music, musical performances, talking and a brightly lit room. If this may overstimulate you - please know that there are quieter spaces that you can step into at any point and take breaks.
• Unfortunately, we were not able to secure captioning or sign language interpretation services for this event. However, performances will be recorded, fully captioned and uploaded to our social media after the event.
• Mix + Match is a strictly no alcohol, smoking or drugs event.
• If you are coming alone and would like us to pair you up with someone from DEiFY, shoot us a message!
• If you have no way of getting to the venue, shoot us a message!

If you require further accessibility services, please let us know ASAP. However, we cannot guarantee we can secure these services due to financial and time constraints. We sincerely apologise if we cannot arrange these services and endeavour to create greater accessibility in future events.

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Image Description

“DEiFY Presents: Mix + Match”

The background is a warm orange, a red couch is at the centre of the image. From left of the couch there’s a person sitting on the ground in a bright purple tracksuit with cropped white hair, their eyes closed and mouth open with tā moko on their chin and lips; a person standing behind them wearing a long red t-shirt and red headphones, their lilac hair is in low pigtails and they are speaking to the person seated on the couch next to them. This person has blue cropped hair and is wearing a pink sweater and a long blue skirt with their white crutch leaning on their knees, their face obscured as they face the person standing next to them; sitting on the floor next to them is someone wearing a white hijab, long pink t-shirt dress with white long sleeves poking out, looking at the person lying down on the right. Lying down on their stomach with their legs dangling is someone with brown cropped hair and a blue t-shirt and long pants. Behind these two is someone sitting on the couch in a purple hoodie and matching pants, this person has white cropped hair and is looking to the people to the right; the next person on the right is sitting in a purple sweater and skirt with purple heart-shaped glasses with long curly black hair; in between these two is someone behind the couch with their forearms reaching over the back, this person wears their blue hair in two buns on top of their head and is looking down. Sitting on the arm of the couch on the right is a person in a pink sweater and pants, this person is bald and looking to the person standing to the right; this person on the right of the couch is standing next to the couch in blue jeans and a blue sweater, their ear-length hair black and in very tight curls, looking towards the person in pink in conversation.

An ACT government logo is in the right bottom corner stating “Sponsored by ACT Government”

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DEiFY is based on unceded Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri country. As we come together with a common goal of building anti-racist queer spaces, settlers must recognise how they benefit from stolen Indigenous land, kinship and culture. We must create space and honour the strength and blueprint laid by queer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Always was, always will be.