FED UP FEST- Chicago's Queercore Fest

FED UP FEST is a three day, all ages, DIY music and workshop festival showcasing and celebrating queer and transgender voices in punk communities. We are a collectively run group that actively opposes racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, ableism, capitalism, and all other fucked up "isms" and "phobias" at macro and micro levels. FED UP FEST is inspired from the short lived direct action coalition FED UP QUEERS (FUQ) that existed in New York city from 1989-1990 that grew out of the Aids Coalition to Unleash Power. By organizing FED UP FEST we hope to engage our communities in a dialogue that will work to confront and challenge the perpetuation of oppression and abuse in our scenes, and to help create stronger and more sustainable bonds between and across radical queer and punk communities. Due to underlying homophobic and transphobic tendencies, the presence of queer and trans people in punk scenes is so frequently a site of volatility. By solidifying our presence and voices through solidarity and with consistent radical frameworks, that center marginalized voices, we can help confront the oppressive attitudes that pervade our scenes on structural and personal levels. As a collective, we firmly believe that punk should be a site of resistance to shitty mainstream values. We hope that FED UP FEST creates a space of defiance, empowerment, pogoing and change. This festival, while important on its own, is raising money for PROJECT FIERCE CHICAGO, a new local organization that's mission is to reduce LGBTQ youth homelessness in Chicago by providing affirming transitional housing and support services to homeless LGBTQ young adults. http://projectfiercechicago.org ***************************************** FRIDAY JULY 25th 6:00 PM @ Co-Prosperity Sphere 3219-21 South Morgan St HOMEWRECKERS (NY) http://www.the-homewreckers.com/ CLOSET BURNER (IN) http://closetburner.bandcamp.com/ PARASOL (MA) http://parasolma.bandcamp.com/ KATHERINE (OH) http://katherine.bandcamp.com/ THE WRONG (Chicago!) ***** SATURDAY JULY 26th 1:00PM @ Co-Prosperity Sphere 3219-21 South Morgan St - WORKSHOPS - SLOT 1: 1-2:30PM 1. Prisoner Support Projects 2. Deconstructing Anti-blackness SLOT 2: 2-4:30PM 1. Sex Worker Safety 2. Bike Maintenance and Repair 101 - ZINE READINGS + FREE DINNER - 4:30PM ::Annie Mok ::Rachel Levy (of Hoax) ::Khristina Acosta (of Birthday Party and What to Keep, What to Give Away zines and No Shame Distro) Sarah Gonzalez of Brown and Proud Press ::Gus Allis (The Barf Zine) ::Cristy C. Road (Spit and Passion, First World Bullshit) - BANDS - 5:30PM SHARP The perfect place to take yourself on a date :) IN SCHOOL (NY) http://inschool.bandcamp.com/ CURMUDGEON (MA) http://curmudgeon.bandcamp.com/ AYE NAKO (NY) https://ayenako.org/ SORROWS (NY) http://sorrowsband.bandcamp.com/ BURIAL PERMIT (TO) http://burialpermit.bandcamp.com/ DISIPLINE (MA) http://disipline.bandcamp.com/ *** - OTHER ONGOING THINGS ON SATURDAY - *GLITTER GUTS PHOTOBOOTH *20 RAD ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS AND DISTROS TABLING ----------------------------------------------------------- SATURDAY OFFICIAL FUF AFTER PARTY @ Kisston's (address announced during the fest) DJ c(A)Vrito from Dale Shine 11pm -12am Gold E Mouf 12-1am Natalie M 1am-2am + Photo Booth!!! https://www.facebook.com/events/480820168728215/ ----------------------------------------------------------- *** SUNDAY JULY 27th 1:30 PM @ CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE 3219-21 S. Morgan St. EARLY SHOW! DRINK YER COFFEE! +HIRS+ (PA) http://hirs.bandcamp.com/ ANOMALY (Chicago!) http://anomalychi.bandcamp.com/ PEEPLE WATCHIN' (MA) http://peeplewatchin.bandcamp.com/ SLOUCH (WA) https://sloucholympia.bandcamp.com/ FORCE QUIT (montreal vs philly vs toronto or something w/e they're really good) http://force-quit.bandcamp.com/ GROKE (RI) http://groke.bandcamp.com/ MOUTHSEX (IL) http://ooeygooeytapes.bandcamp.com/album/demo