In case you’ve been living under a rock, Ladyfest, the annual festival to celebrate women and promote gender equality, is set for this Saturday from 12pm to late. It’s a two venue bonanza: thereâ...
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Ladyfest, the annual festival to celebrate women and promote gender equality, is set for this Saturday from 12pm to late. It’s a two venue bonanza: there’ll be performances and vendors at Specters all day and night and workshops on both floors of un Caffe Bar from 12.30-7.30pm. There’s a whole lot to look forward to, from Sex Ed to Zumba. Read on for Saturday's schedule.
1485 Beijing Xi Lu,
near Changde Lu,
Jing'an District District
Vendors @ Specters: Normal, Kate & Kimi, We and Equality (grassroots organization that'll be selling swag), ESNA BOX, Tattoo, Madhands (knitting installations), Shanghai Literary Review (indie magazine, selling editions 1&2), and second hand clothes selling by Lijia Zhang.
Artists @ Specters: Yoky Yu (paintings), Elsa Michanol (postcards), Sabine Lindved (paintings), Ella Wu (paintings), Yan Wang (paintings), Francesca Koi (interactive waterpainting and storytelling), Erin Peisert and Jared Mimm (art performance), Jay Mark Caplan (live painting and comix collective Shaving in the Dark).
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7/F, 77 Jiangning Lu,
near Nanjing Xi Lu,
Jing'an District District
Info Booths @ un Caffe:Shanghai Sunrise, a non-profit organization raising funds for educational scholarships for underprivileged and at-risk young people in Shanghai, Safe Haven Shanghai, provides support to victims of domestic abuse (new organization, website not live yet), Shanghai High Tea, a charity organization that raises funds for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, which helps women with debilitating childbirth injuries receive surgery, Dragon Burn (our Burning Man) and Shanghai Roller Derby will also be in the house.
Artists @ un Caffe Nicole Chan (photographs & participatory art piece), Jordin Chau (paintings), Katya Katerina (painting), Viviana Ni (performance video screening), Jessie Yingying Gong (embrodery), Flow Bian (art performance)
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