Community Post Type: Callouts

In less than two weeks, Collective Encounters taking part in the Big Give Arts for Impact  fundraising campaign. This is an incredible opportunity to raise vital funds and continue providing free drama workshops across the Liverpool City Region, helping people overcome isolation.

💥 From 18th-25th March, every donation will be DOUBLED, thanks to the Big Give, meaning your support will have Double The Impact!

How You Can Help:

🌟 Sign up to their mailing list (link here) for Big Give 2025 updates
🌟 Set a reminder to donate when the campaign opens at 12pm on March 18th
🌟 Spread the word—share with friends, family, and anyone who can help!

Together, we can use drama to connect, empower, and transform lives.

Did you know Fem de la Femme have launched the first ever all-female comedy festival in Liverpool?

Well we have and we need your help!

They have had a generous grant from BBC Comedy to get the Fem de la Femme Festival off the ground but are pretty much a one-woman band and so to make this festival the best it can be, the most accessible it can be and the funniest it can be they’re looking for any spare change you might have to support women in live comedy so that I can get help with the festival runnings and set-up.

They know things are tight for everyone at the moment so if you can’t donate right now then please consider sharing this post so they can spread the word far and wide! Thanks for all your support so far, they wouldn’t be here without you all 💪

Link here to donate

Don’t miss the BlackFest LIVE Lounge special for International Women’s Day!

They have the amazing Hayli Kincade as the headliner and can’t wait to share more artists taking to the stage. Grab your tickets now, it will be a fantastic event.

Held: Frederiks, 12 March, 7 – 11pm

Tickets available here

The Mowgli Dog Show is being held 7th & 8th June, Claremont Farm, on the beautiful Wirral peninsular, in aid of Claire House Children’s Hospice

The tickets always sell out well ahead of time so please grab yours now.

This is the ultimate family, foodie, four-legged friends day. You don’t need a dog! You just need to love eating and drinking in the sun at your local country fair!

Nisha Katona will be there as always with Bear and Goose plus we have a new show ground layout, new live music area, new entertainment in the agility ring….as well as the incredible Dog Show itself in the Main Show Ring and all their fabulous Traders

Every single penny of profit goes to the families of Claire House that so deserve it. Please spread the word and grab your tickets online now-

Click here for more details and tickets: https://mowglitrust.com/dog-show-2025/

Movema world dance charity are excited to bring back their annual, free, community get together event “Big Union”, 11am-4pm on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at The Black-E, Great George Street, Liverpool city centre and everyone is invited!

The Big union brings people together to celebrate our shared humanity by connecting through culture. The event will be bursting with excitement, with multicultural arts activities bringing together Liverpool’s dynamic community arts organisations… and all for FREE! Try out different fun dance and music styles from around the world in friendly workshops, watch some performances from exciting city artists, try some food from around the world and meet new people.

Movema is a multi-award winning, registered charity based in Liverpool and Bristol, co-founded in 2009 by four ethnically and socio-economically diverse female dance artists. They run an annual programme of classes, performances, events, and festivals, which are easy to access and support people from marginalized backgrounds to take part. Movema’s vision is that World dance is celebrated and enables people to create art, improve their health and well-being, and heal divisions in and between communities. Within this they especially reach out to those who are underserved by the arts.

Movema Co-Director Maria Malone “Movema opens up a space where dances from all cultures are valued and celebrated and where all peoples are valued and celebrated. It’s a space of solidarity, unity and creativity. Big Union is a perfect expression of this ethos, all our participants will be present, bringing their family and friends to celebrate what they have achieved over the past year, meet new people and learn new things. Come and celebrate with us!”

Event Co-ordinator Eleanor Liverakou says: “This is an amazing opportunity for the Liverpool community come together to experience Capoeira Brazilian Martial Art, English Ceilidh and Dabke Arabic dance also professional and community performances of Tap from Sole Rebel, Ukranian Dance from Radist, Chinese dance from Movema and more! At a time when our society is so fractured this is an opportunity to unite”

For more information visit www.movema.co.uk contact info@movema.co.uk or call 07548 365 869. Find them on socials @movema.
Movema also invites artists & organisations located around Liverpool who want to connect with communities in Liverpool city region to get involved. You could bring your groups along or have a stall or something else!

Get in touch eleanor@movema.co.uk

For more information visit www.movema.co.uk contact info@movema.co.uk or call 07548 365 869. Find them on socials @movema

Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority are holding a get to know us event for Repair Week 2025. Join them and meet the local faces embracing and encouraging repair across Liverpool City Region.

Tuesday 4th March 1pm – 3pm at DoES – just turn up, 68 Kempston Street, Liverpool, L3 8HL

Established in 2003, the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards impact reaches far beyond one day. It has been providing a platform for women from diverse communities in the region to be seen, heard and found for 20 years and creating a powerful and supportive network.

They’re looking for:

• Business leaders
• Entrepreneurs
• Social enterprise leaders
• Charity leaders
• Young leaders
• Social and community activists
• Leaders in the arts, culture & media
• Those delivering change after overcoming adversity
• Women making a difference in their communities

Nominees’ work must impact people within Merseyside, and nominees must be available to attend the finalists evening on Monday 23rd June 2025 and the MWOTY 2025 Awards Luncheon on Friday 27th June 2025

To nominate, visit here

Closing date: 4 April

Join the team at at The Brain Charity for 3 weekly group wellbeing sessions led by Gemma.

During the sessions, they will explore the theme of wellbeing using techniques including visual imagery, collage, photos and videos and written word.

Session 1: Tuesday 4th March 12:30-14:30

Session 2: Tuesday 11th March 12:30-14:30

Session 3: Tuesday 18th March 12:30-14:30

For more information, email: activities@thebraincharity.org.uk or call on 0151 298 2999

Opportunity for cross-marketing and collaborative promotion for independent live-nightlife music event concept in Liverpool.

Techno Cafe’ is seeking partnership or sponsorship from an organisation who also seeks to further their exposure at exciting and dynamic events in Liverpool, to cross-promote, and support the event in some capacity, which endorses the event message of operating with a community-led approach.

Since Techno first originated in Detroit in the 1980s, it has become a globally popular electronic music genre, mesmerising dancefloors and influencing the production techniques and structures of so many other genres, from house, trance, drum and bass, through to hip hop, R&B, and pop. As both a homage to this history and a showcasing of it’s new forms, ‘Techno Cafe’ was founded to tell the story of the genre’s evolution and idiosyncrasies, through curating a broad programme of DJs and live performers in a welcoming and accessible space with a cross-generational appeal, for all to experience.

The core aim is to platform inspiring local musicians, live acts, and DJs, in a club environment where they may not have experienced before, been granted the opportunity to play, or we feel deserve to be shone brighter. We believe the combination of pairing local acts with a touring act in equal capacity bridges a really enjoyable experience for all, and have received welcome testimonials from various staff involved so far, and also attendees.

Could you help facilitate this, or be something you would be interested to hear more about? The forthcoming event is pencilled in for Saturday 19th April 2025, and hosting at a popular city centre venue.

Contact: Toby, wearetechnocafe@gmail.com

Techno Cafe Instagram page here

Do you have something to share, celebrate and shout about? Collective Encounters are looking for 10 presenters to speak for 5 minutes about a project they care deeply about at their Arts for Social Change Showcase on 27 March via Zoom.

This event is designed to celebrate the wealth of participatory arts and socially engaged practice from across the UK, and beyond.

If you are interested in presenting at this event please fill out the expression of interest form.