Prickly Pear Open Mic

Ashley Edge

An online open mic for disabled folk, run by disabled folk!

Come and enjoy an event that shines a light on all disabilities, whether physical or mental, hidden or unhidden. Please note that self-diagnosis is Valid. Open to all, but priority will be given to those with a disability and/or those who wish to share words about disability. So please join us to celebrate and lift the performers among us that are often left uncatered for.Run by neurodivergent poets we understand how difficult it can be to perform when the world is set up for the abled. This is one of the reasons we are an ONLINE event. Being online means no distance is a barrier, we want to hear voices from around the world, but please be aware that the hosts' language will be in English. This is a pay-what-you-feel/can event, instructions on how to donate will be given during the event.Please email ashleyedge.poet@gmail.com to request an open mic slot. A ticket does not guarantee this. If you have any special requirements, please let us know, as we will be more than happy to accommodate your needs.A reading order will be given at the start of the event, to ensure folk are not left in the 'unknown'. The event will run from 7pm until 9pm gmt/utc every 2nd Sunday. Everyone will have 5 mins to perform. To donate to Prickly Pear directly, PayPal URL:https://paypal.me/edgepp?country.x=GB&amp;locale.x=en_GB No hate will be tolerated. So no racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism. Equality, equity and diversity are not just words. No hate will be tolerated. So no racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and no punching down - this will result in a permanent ban. Equality, equity and diversity are not just words.***PLEASE USE AN AUTHENTICATED ZOOM ACCOUNT (LOGGED-IN) AND DISPLAY YOUR NAME WHEN JOINING THE EVENT. IT MUST MATCH THE NAME ON THE TICKET. ENTRY WILL BE REFUSED WITHOUT THIS***

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