Curated by Palestinian artist YARA in collaboration with Naarm’s MUDRAT, this event is being run entirely not-for-profit, with all funds donated as mutual aid to assist a Palestinian family in exiting Gaza.
The event will showcase an all POC lineup featuring Ijale, Sebastian, ata2ud (DJ), and headlined by YARA. Additionally, we will have two incredible guest speakers, who will be announced closer to the date.
We will also be running a raffle on the night to help raise additional funds, with wonderful prizes donated by legends such as Soleila, Safa Elsamad, Aki Yaguchi, and more.
The last solidarity fundraiser we held in December 2023 was an outstanding success, completely selling out with over 400 tickets sold and nearly $11,000 raised, all of which was donated to APAN. We featured an all BIPOC lineup and had the honour of hosting distinguished guest speakers, Senator Lidia Thorpe and APAN President Nasser Mashni.
For the upcoming event, we aim to replicate the successful model of our previous gathering. However, given the current situation in Rafah, we have decided to allocate the funds raised to assist a Palestinian family in safely crossing the border into Egypt. Ruaa Abu Watfa’s family, who hold personal significance as they are family friends of YARA, and the GoFundMe campaign through which the funds will be donated is managed by YARA’s sister.
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