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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/invisible-wind-factory-strike-a-
 pose-with-refugee-women-connect/
SUMMARY:Invisible Wind Factory: Invisible Wind Factory: Strike a pose\, wit
 h Refugee Women Connect
DESCRIPTION:On the 7th of March\, Refugee Women Connect proudly presents ou
 r very first charity fashion show – Strike a pose – hosted at the icon
 ic Invisible Wind Factory. This venue\, known for its unforgettable events
 \, has welcomed legends like Bicep\, Groove Armada\, and JUNGLE\, and now 
 it’s our turn to make it shine. Expect a night Liverpool has never seen 
 before as our sensational models take to the stage\, showcasing the stunni
 ng creations of our eleven talented designers. It's a celebration of fashi
 on\, community\, diversity and the vital work Refugee Women Connect does. 
 Organised and hosted by Amy Farrell and Mia Brent\, who are volunteer fund
 raising coordinators for Refugee Women Connect and students at the Univers
 ity of Liverpool\, Strike a pose will bring in International Women’s day
  2025.\n\nRefugee Women Connect is a Merseyside based charity\, working to
  build a safe life in the UK for all women refugees and asylum seekers. Ou
 r service users come from all walks of life\, those who have fled situatio
 ns of conflict\, persecution and abuse. Many of our service users have sur
 vived some form of gender-based violence\, including sexual abuse\, exploi
 tation\, human trafficking and female genital mutilation. We offer expert 
 support to the women and their children in the community\, as well working
  with policy makers and the wider asylum sector to support their access to
  social justice.\n\nWe provide practical support for refugee women and the
 ir families. This includes expert casework\, accommodation and housing sup
 port\, school access for children\, information sessions and English langu
 age classes. We also offer bespoke one-to-one mental health support for wo
 men recovering from trauma\, as well as group wellbeing sessions. Strike a
  pose\, celebrates empowerment of all\, including those that Refugee Women
  Connect support. This year will celebrate Refugee Women Connects 20 year 
 anniversary\, and what a way to celebrate it.\n\nStrike a pose will featur
 e collections from aspiring and professional designers including Charlie S
 upastar\, Holy Beasley\, Louise Morgan\, Colette Castellon\, Jemma Adelle\
 , Samir Edwards-Sutton\, Emma Rose\, Abi Twigg\, Charlie Ann Buxton\, Frey
 a May and Giina Ferguson. We are humbled to be able to showcase the work o
 f these eleven talented designers\, who we have had the pleasure of meetin
 g through this event. The collections focus on a range of topics from neur
 odivergence\, to female empowerment\, to the underfunding of the NHS. This
  event has shown us the kindness and generosity of Liverpool creatives\, w
 ith all of our designers\, hair stylists\, makeup artists and backstage st
 aff donating their time and efforts to the event.\n\nWe are featuring othe
 r creative talents in Liverpool’s music and dance world. Our opening act
  will be none other than the jazz\, neo-soul and funk band Understudy. Aft
 er two years of collaboratively writing\, reinterpreting\, performing\, an
 d grooving\, they have consolidated their repertoire to hail the Erykah Ba
 du’s and Jamiroquai’s of the world to Liverpool’s vibrant music scen
 e\, and let the people dance!\n\nThe excitement doesn’t end there\, we a
 re collaborating with two female led DJ collectives\, Sonder groove and Si
 x in the city\, to host our afterparty at Meraki. A one night only collabo
 ration\, with a line up that will represent some of Liverpool’s hottest 
 DJ talent including phia\, owmad\, deejay daisy and more. We cannot wait t
 o dance the night away in celebration of the success of Strike a Pose.\n\n
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LOCATION:Invisible Wind Factory\, 3 Regent Road\, Liverpool\, L3 7DS\, Live
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