The Art Of Nuisance is a 15 day season of workshops and beautiful troublemaking to celebrate feminist activism. Subverting the patronising claim by politicians of the time that the militant suffragettes were merely “making a nuisance of themselves” we are dedicating two weeks to art, activism and agitation by women. Over the summer five emerging
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The season of nuisance and mischief making is gathering momentum at the Sisters’ HQ and we are putting a call out across London town and the outer edges of this ragged empire to all feminist activists and artists to propose happenings/performances/workshops/any practical advice on getting organised and getting shit done! On October 8th we will
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Smashing up the patriarchy! Feminist Fiesta 001 trailer from Armchair destructivists on Vimeo.
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“The fiesta was empowering, challenging, hopeful and celebratory… and I can’t wait for the next one” Mme Montserrat Oh what a fantastic fiesta we had in the Borough on Saturday! From what began as a little conversation with Polly and Bingo Brown in our local pub it just gathered and grew into something much more
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The stage is set, the sound system working and the bunting all burned and ready to be strung up. Shanti will pull on her riding boots and open the doors to HQ at 2 o’clock sharp and Bingo Brown and her gang will be out on the street with a jumble of ex lovers crap
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Bird and me have been slaving over a hot computer for a while now pulling the threads all together to get Fiesta 001 happening at HQ. We have gathered together a brilliant gang of troublemaking women to show their art and tell stories and sell their wares. The idea is to mix up some of
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The Return of the Sisters of Perpetual Resistance A Celebration HQ Doyce Street SE1 0EU Saturday 11th October 2 – 6pm Bringing together a renegade group of women artists, performers and trouble-makers for a fiesta celebrating the return of the Sisters of Perpetual Resistance. Imagine a day of irreverent, joyous dissent including: Smash the patriarchy!
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Things are shaping up for a good afternoon of celebration, put the date in your diaries and watch this space for more details as they emerge: HQ Doyce Street London SE1 0EU Saturday afternoon October 11th 2014 2pm-6pm
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The Sisters have been gone so long I think they forgot which way was home. Exhausted from chair making and troublemaking they declared in early spring they were going underground and for a long time nothing at all was heard from them. Then in high summer vague rumours of their whereabouts began to circulate and
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