About this Event
Come and support local talent at our supportive, informal open mic night that features the voices of the CSA (child sexual abuse) survivor community.
Everybody is welcome to come, listen to and support the performers. Performing slots are reserved for CSA survivors.
If you’d like to perform, come and share your work, at whatever stage it’s at, whether spoken word, song, poetry, creative writing or something else – we provide the mic, you provide the material.
Show up on the night, or to guarantee a performance slot please email Tom at [email protected].
Suggested 5 min slots. PA & mic provided.
Please also contact Tom via email if you have any questions about the event prior to performing, or if you have access needs you would like support with to enable your performance or attendance.
Age guide: 14+
Venue: The People’s Republic of Stokes Croft CIC, 17-25 Jamaica Street, BS2 8JP. Access through double doors on the corner of Hillgrove Street.
Getting here: The People’s Republic of Stokes Croft is a central Bristol location,
Train: The nearest train station is Montpelier, approximately 10 minutes (0.5 miles) walk or 5min taxi ride away. Temple Meads train station is approximately 30 minutes (1.3 mile) walk or 10min taxi ride.
Car Parking: The nearest large pay & display car parks are Brunswick Square (Postcode: BS1 3LJ), approx 6min (0.3 mile) walk, or Cabot Circus (BS2 9AB), which is 12min (0.6 mile) walk or 10min taxi ride away. There is limited on-street pay & display parking on the roads around the venue, however these can be difficult to find a space in.
Please note there is now a Clean Air Charge for driving some cars through central Bristol; see Bristol's Clean Air Zone website for full details and to check your car registration plate.
Clare Shaw is a writer, a survivor, and an activist who is passionate about harnessing the power of poetry and creativity to promote wellbeing and social change. They have three poetry collections with Bloodaxe; their fourth collection Towards a General Theory of Love was awarded a Northern Writer’s Award and will be published by Bloodaxe in May 2022. Clare is co-director of the Kendal Poetry Festival and a regular tutor for the Arvon Foundation. As an Associate Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, they were involved in setting up workplace writing projects across the UK. Clare is also a mental health trainer with a particular interest in trauma, creativity and wellbeing. They have authored and curated resources including “Encounters with Self-harm”, (PCCS, 2013), and the unique storybook resource “Otis Doesn’t Scratch: Talking to Children about Self-Injury” (PCCS, 2015). In collaboration with the novelist Winnie M Li, Clare was the recipient of a Royal Society of Literature Literature Matters Award in 2019, creating workshops and “My Story, My Words” – a free downloadable online resource for survivors of trauma: http://clearlines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Clear-Lines-Creative-Writing-Guide-for-Survivors.pdf
Pronouns: They/Them | Website: www.clareshaw.co.uk
Twitter: @ShareClaw | Instagram: @clareshaw1
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The People’s Republic of Stokes Croft CIC, 17-25 Jamaica Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
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