AZADI Cabaret & Dance Party

Born from the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement in Iran, AZADI is part cabaret, part rave: all-SWANA magic ~~ A collaborative fundraiser (mutual aid to Lebanon, Sudan, and Gaza) between producer Amnesia Haze and MENA Film Festival which aims to build community and resistance through art. Allies welcome!

As a celebration of solidarity between interconnected struggles for liberation in Iran, Palestine, and the larger region, AZADI Cabaret & Dance Party is a showcase of all SWANA/MENA (Southwest Asian & North African/Middle Eastern & North African) performers and DJs. We will also have a fantastic lineup of local vendors and raffle prizes. Show starts at 9pm SHARP, come early to get the full experience!

Profits from the event will be donated in equal parts to the Sudan Solidarity Collective, Voices of the Unseen (Emergency Fund for Lebanon) and to local Palestinian-Canadian community member Nasser Najjar’s mutual aid campaign to support his family in Gaza. Find more information about these causes below.

📌Funding Link- EMERGENCY RESPONSE COALITION: VOICES OF THE UNSEEN

📌Sudan Solidarity Collective Link

📌Nasser Najjar’s mutual aid Link

Performance showcase: 9-11pm
Dance party: 11pm-2am

Performers:
🔥Saba Amrei & Band (live music)
❣️Hatim (live music)
🔥Dem Ishtar (dance)
❣️Fares (dance)
🔥Rojen/Saffron (dance)
❣️Mouazi (dance)
🔥Jude (live music)
DJs:
💿LIONESSA
💿Mikubat
💿Amnesia Haze

Visuals:
🖼️Saghiaa

Vendors:
✨Sisters Sage
🌟Rawan Hassan
✨Ez Naive Art
🌟Raha Asadi
✨Glossy Pupils
🌟Arabs Van

Tickets
🎟️$20-$25 (+ Eventbrite fees)

🎟️PWYC tickets available, no one turned away for lack of funds. Email [email protected] to secure yours in advance.

Email [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

This event is being held on the stolen, ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh-ulh, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. As we live and organise queer space as settlers on these lands, we have an obligation to continuously work to repair harms perpetrated upon Indigenous communities, presently and historically. The Birdhouse strives to work with and give back to Indigenous communities in all that we do. Partial proceeds from this event will be donated to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre.

This is a 19+ event
Remember to bring 2 pieces of ID
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