Manifesta is a collective of ladies, grrrls, gentlemen, women, bois, and queers based in Leeds, UK, established in 2002. Manifesta aims to create supportive spaces for the self-expression of people of all genders and sexualities through art, music and culture. We seek to challenge sexist, homophobic, and transphobic attitudes through the DIY organisation and promotion of inclusive music events.
Responsible for the club night Suck My Left One held at the Commonplace every fourth Friday of the month, and many gigs and all-dayers which have included national and international acts such as The Gossip, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Scream Club, Sky Larkin, Jean Genet, The Long Blondes, The Priscillas, Blood Red Shoes, Wet Dog, Partyline, Gravy Train!!!! and Spider and the Webs. We were also involved in Ladyfest Leeds 2007 and our own previous club nights Pussy Whipped and Razzmatazz. We've hosted a film night (another is planned), a tea dance, and we're always up for trying out new ideas, such as our mum & baby-friendly Kimya Dawson gig in June 07 (get in touch if you want to help put on kid-friendly music events in future)... What else? We've got a collective zine called Reassess Your Weapons, now on its 7th issue (see calls for submissions in our comments for more details) and our own zine and crafts distro. Take a look at our website too.
Manifesta is a big supporter of queer/feminist performers and acts and encourages such bands to submit demos and join our network. We don't put on boring straight white male guitar bands though.
Future projects and dreams include starting a record label, providing hands-on music workshops, performance cafes, and hosting even bigger and better events.
BANDS PLEASE READ THIS!!!
If you're a friendly queer/feminist diy band that wants to play in leeds (UK) please email us at booking at manifesta.co.uk and we'll see what we can do
Our annual report
Our Constitution
If getting yr hands dirty with all of this sounds like yr cup of tea, see "Wanna join in?" in our blog, above.
NEXT MEETING:
7pm Sunday 6th January 2008 @ The Commonplace, 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds, LS2 7EQ. Everyone welcome. These meetings are where we get together to organise all the events. Come down if you want to get involved, help us out or get support to put on your own DIY events.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
We're all a little tired out after an autumn of fun gigs and special clubnights so we're taking it a little easy til the next Suck My Left One on 25th January 2008. If you've got ideas n stuff though before then, send a message xx
