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SAE Liverpool students host fundraiser for Savera UK

Liverpool students support Savera UK with fundraiser gig at The Jacaranda Club

Savera UK is excited to be supported as the chosen charity for a fundraising event taking place in Liverpool.

Students of Music Business at SAE Liverpool have grouped together to create Dead Sound Collective, a live music promotions company, hosting their debut fundraiser in the heart of the city centre.

From 7.30pm on Monday 22nd November in aid of Savera UK there will be a night of poetry, music and spoken word at The Jacaranda Club on Slater Street. All the money raised will go to support survivors of ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA), forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices.

Thank you to SAE Liverpool students for choosing to support Savera UK
Thank you to SAE Liverpool students for choosing to support Savera UK

Among the line-up are poets Olive and Madelaine Kinsella and musician Aron, whose style is rooted in 80s synth-pop. Singer, songwriter and producer Niki Kand will also perform her “indie-lo fi dream pop” which “offers escapism and provides an insight into the therapeutic world she has constructed for herself”.

Niki, who grew up in Tehran, Iran, said she was heavily influenced by western pop growing up and began expressing herself through music after moving to Kuala Lumpur. Also scheduled to perform is local singer-songwriter Eleanor Nelly, whose sound encompasses country, blues and rock ‘n’ roll, taking influence from My Chemical Romance, The Beatles and Sandi Thom.

About the event, Savera UK founder and CEO Afrah Qassim said: “We’re very thankful to the students for choosing Savera UK as the charity they wish to raise money for. By buying a ticket to this event your money will go directly towards supporting survivors of ‘honour’-based abuse and other harmful practices.”

Megan Gelder, Event Director, said: “Dead Sound Collective goes further than just a university project, we wanted to create a safe space for marginalised individuals, especially with all the crazy stuff the world is experiencing right now.

“No one should feel alone in their hardships and we believe music and poetry are incredibly therapeutic ways to express oneself. With this in mind, we set out to find the perfect organisation to support, and who better to partner with than Savera UK. We were amazed by the work they do and wanted to celebrate this with our local community.”

Savera UK would like to thank Megan, Emil Klaus, Marketing and Finance Executive, Natalie Lloyd, Branding and Venue Styling, Sarah Dubery, Technical and Stage Director and Rakiya Gul, Social Media and Promotions Director.

If you would like to attend you can buy limited-time discounted tickets by clicking here. Tickets will also be available on the night.