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Webinar tonight.
Get involved ✊
This local election we’re asking you to stop the cuts and save the arts. ✂️
Join our Zoom webinar to find out how you can take action in your local community:
👉Tuesday 19 March, 7pm
👉Sign up here: equity.org.uk/campaigns-poli…
Elections for President, Council, Appeals Committee and Conference Business Committee 2024
It's that time again. The greatest way to get involved in your union is to turn up.
Provisional nominations deadline Monday 22 April 2024. Read on for more info.
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This local election we’re asking you to save the arts and stop the cuts.
Join our national campaign launch and briefing call:
Wednesday 21 Feb, 12:30pm
Sign up here: equity.org.uk/campaigns-poli…
Want to strengthen collective organising in your work place? Turn up to @EquityUK's Deputies Training (Online and in person, London).
If you're unsure of how to contribute to the union movement or improve working conditions this is great place to begin.
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TONIGHT: Choreographers and Movement Directors Network Launch.
An open meeting for Equity members and non-members, so turn up to discuss building the collective power required to improve conditions for those working across the industry.
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Choreographers and Movement Directors Network Launch:
Equity isn’t just for dancers! Turn up, get involved, make sure your voice is heard.
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Looking to travel and learn for a bit. Dancers and choreographers have until 15 December 2023 to apply for the five-week danceWEB and ATLAS training programmes as part of ImPulsTanz 2024.
*Some have fees and some are scholarships.
impulstanz.com/en/education/
Have you read @the_work_room's Choreography of Parenting yet?
Returning to work after becoming a parent is a balancing act, and as comrades it's crucial we all educate ourselves on issues impacting our peers so we can better stand together.
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For freelancers parenting can be hugely complex, and for dance artists this can include the additional pressure of the impact on the body and returning to a physical practice.
If we want to nourish an equitable dance sector, it's important that we all consider this in our work.
Are you a dancer, choreographer or movement specialist who is facing issues at work? Remember, you can always contact @EquityUK for advice and support.
equity.org.uk/contact-us
This morning we've noticed a few audition call outs that say they are open to D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent dancers.
However, few of them really demonstrate that the audition space or the job would really be a welcoming, accessible workspace.
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It features guidance on reaching D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse talent; how to make auditions and rehearsals accessible; and how to optimise working methods such as choreography and communication. The aim is to support dance companies until this process becomes second nature.
Do you have questions about the challenges facing UK freelancers working in the EU? Check out this free event hosted by @FreelancersMake next week.
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Are you a dancer or a choreographer working in film/TV and invested in climate action? Sign up here:
Are you an artist working in film/TV who wants the industry to be more sustainable?
Sign up to Equity & @Equity4GND's #GreenRider campaign: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign…
Then show your support by quote tweeting this post and telling people why you want to use the #GreenRider!
Demands, that in reality are not so demanding but more so common sense.
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Ahead of tomorrow’s Autumn Statement here’s what we would expect to see to ensure a thriving performing arts and entertainment industry across the UK 🧵
#AutumnStatement23 #AutumnBudget23
ALT Image reads: EQUITY - Our demands for the autumn statement. 1.Set out a roadmap to increase public funding for the performing arts and entertainment industry to the European average of 0.5% of GDP 2.Establish an inquiry into reform of the governance of funding in the arts and entertainment industry across the UK 3.Provide additional funding to public service broadcasters to finance the development and production of independent British film 4.Abolish the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor to better support self-employed performing artists 5.Scrap the government’s plans to reduce support for disabled people provided through the Work Capability Assessment
Drag artists and club workers, including choreographers. Know your rights.
If you’re an @EquityUK member that has been affected by the closure of KlubKids and are owed money as a performer, choreographer, director, designer or member of stage management then please get in touch with us via [email protected]
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Equity release statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
"It is clear that a mere humanitarian pause will only delay more bloodshed. We call on the UK Government, and British politicians of all sides to stand up against genocide, and focus on getting hostages home, not the punishment of civilians. We demand that the UK government calls for an immediate ceasefire."
Read the full story on our website: tinyurl.com/4ntun3m4
ALT Image reads 'Equity calls for a ceasefire in Gaza' above photo from Gaza where a bomb has exploded in the background