In recent years the 'hoods we grew up in have lost many of their major cultural meeting spots for those of us light on dosh: The Punters Club, Lentil as Anything, The Tote...and now they're losing us, the artists, musos, creative types and other locals driven out by rising rents. We don't want to give up our homes without a fight and so are banding together with economic activists Earthsharing to organise this mini-festival celebrating our communities and exploring ways of saving them.

Highlights of the festival include:

Free sticky Tote carpet relics for all attendees!

A ball gown crafted from Tote carpet sourced from directly in front of the dunnies by fashion designer Kathryn Jamieson (Berlin/Melb) & sound-scaped by composer David Shea (NY/Melb)

Economics for Activists presentation by Earthsharing’s Karl Fitzgerald

Lagerphone making workshop

Hirsute pole dancer Agent Cleave

Fetid Fashion Jam

Survival tips from Green Renters, Loophole community centre, creation & destruction skillshares & more

Bands  Cuba is Japan, Grizzly Jim Lawrie, J. Hawke, Mount Disappointment & more...

Doormats fashioned from original Tote Carpet & branded ciggie-style with The Tote logo. Each mat comes with a certificate of authenticity detailing where in the pub it came from (mosh pit, stage, door bitch etc.). Profits to Fitzroy's St Mary's House of Welcome Craft Room.

Contribute your ideas for combating housing affordability & gentrification issues to the ideas box which we'll compile & deliver to relevant pollies.

Details are:

Sunday June 13th - Birmy, cnr Smith & Johnston 3-8pm

WORKSHOP & Gentrification reversal plotting session(by donation)

3-5:30pm:
Lagerphone making workshop with Alicia Bee
DJ
info booths from Green renters, Earthsharing, Loophole community centre, Creation & Destruction skillshares & more
5:30-5:40pm
Economics for Activists talk from Earthsharing's Karl Fitzgerald
5:40-6pm
Screening of I Wanna Live Here film comp shorts
6pm
BBQ
6-8pm
DJ Chestwig
info booths

PLUS:
 
FREE sticky Tote carpet relics for all attendees
Unveiling of a magnificent ball gown crafted from Tote carpet sourced from DIRECTLY INFRONT OF THE DUNNIES by fashionista Kathryn Jamieson & soundscaped by composer David Shea.  
       
June 13th - 27th Workers Club windows, cnr Brunnas & Gertrude
EXHIBITION:
Kathryn Jamieson's divine Tote gown & other arty Tote artifacts

Sunday June 27th Workers Club 3-9pm
DIE YUPPIE, DIE! concert & festy fashion jam ($4/$8)
Come along & create your own shabby chic clothes using bits of the original Tote carpet (gloves supplied!) while checking out hirsute pole dancer Agent Cleave & listening to some of the best bands in Melbs including Cuba Is Japan, Grizzly Jim Laurie, J. Hawke, ount Disappoingment and Zero Miles an Hour. Prizes for grossest garments crafted.

RSVP on our facebook invite or just rock up.

many thanks to Man with a Van for hauling the carpet & Crumpler for donating prizes