Mother Tongue Poetry Melbourne: MARCH 2025 : Left Write Hook

Mother Tongue Poetry

A spoken word event for women with a fabulous feature and 8 open mic slots.

St Andrews Alphington / Fairfield Uniting Church

*IN-PERSON TICKETS: SOLD OUT *DIGITAL ATTENDANCE: AVAILABLE Recommended Donation $10 or pay as you can and feel (eg $1, $5, $20) Mother Tongue Poetry - Amplifying and Equipping women's voices for 12 YEARS! This event is hybrid, alcohol free, wheelchair accessible, and trans inclusive. EVENT OVERVIEW: This in one of our bi-monthly events with a Feature Artist and 8 open mic spots. Mother Tongue is a place for Passionate, Powerful, Vulnerable and Honest performance; it stands aside from most Spoken Word events in its depth and authenticity.For those who don't know; Mother Tongue is an intimate, warm and cozy night of Women's Spoken Word (poetry, stories, songs, etc). It is a space to sit back and listen, receive, as well as step up and share a piece yourself via the open mic.It is a place to witness Woman in all of her/their incredible and nuanced facets.All genders are welcome in the audience.Our open mic stage is open to Cis women, Trans Women, Non-binary and gender-fluid people who feel "woman" is an identity they share an experience with. <h3>DETAILS:</h3> Friday 14 March 2025 feature artists Left Write Hook 8 open mic spots - sign up on the door (more info on Open Mic below)Hosted by Fleassy Malay &amp; Katie Lohner Venue: ENTER VIA THE GARDEN GATE ON DUNCAN STREET Fairfield Uniting Church 87 Gillies Street Fairfield, Melbourne VIC 3078This venue is fully accessible.Doors open 7:30pm Performance 8pm -10:30pmAll genders welcome ENTRY: $20 // CONC: $18// DIGITAL ATTENDANCE: Recommended Donation $10 or pay as you can and feel (eg $1, $5, $20) <h4>About Our Feature - Left Write Hook</h4><h4> The voices of eight victim-survivors of child sexual abuse and gendered violence come together for this event’s feature spot, just as they did between July and September ‘24 at a cold boxing gym in Wyndham. Donna, Zoe J, Alex, C.K Alfaro, ET, Ronnie, Mic and Red will read from Ringside at Left Write Hook, an artistic celebration of the experiences they shared as participants of Left Write Hook’s flagship 8-week trauma-informed writing and boxing program. A heart breaking yet hopeful record of victim-survivors reclaiming themselves and their bodies through peer-led writing and trauma informed boxing, Ringside at Left Write Hook allows readers to bear witness to the personal journeys of participants over the course of the program through their writings and art. Each of the eight survivors will read a selection of their published writings from the book that highlight the unique nature of healing, and demonstrate the comfort in connectedness and community. Ringside at Left Write Hook will be available to purchase on the night, with all proceeds going to Left Write Hook - a survivor-led charity dedicated to empowering survivors through writing and boxing. Please Note</h4><ul><li>Free Entry for Valid Companion Cards - Just turn up no need to pre book your ticket.</li><li>Open mic performers sign up on the door and get in free.</li><li>5 minutes allowed for each open mic performer.</li><li>Chai and vegan yummies available.</li><li>We recommend that you bring your own CUP!!</li><li>We also have a raffle</li></ul>This is an alcohol and drug-free event but due to the sensitive nature of content we ask that you be responsible about bringing minors and no one under 13 should come. HEALTH AWARENESS: Mother Tongue is committed to supporting the safety of our community. If you feel sick please do not come in person, instead join us digitally.If wearing a mask makes you feel more comfortable in the space, we absolutely encourage that. Mother Tongue is run and organised on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge that this is stolen land, sovereignty was never ceded. This is, and always will be, Aboriginal land.Mother Tongue is an organisation that amplifies and equips women's voices www.MotherTonguePoetry.com

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