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<\/p>\n DAREFest Edinburgh is a new one-day event created and organised by local musicians Lou McLean and Ashley Stein. Both are heavily involved in the music scene in Edinburgh, and though their styles may be different, they are indelibly committed to making the community more inclusive for women and non-binary people. Lou’s music tells a story, with confessional lyrics accompanied by folky acoustic guitar, whilst Ashley’s band the Fistymuffs plays revolution-style riot grrrl punk. Both women are passionate about activism, about feminism, and of course music. They met through Girls Rock School where both became empowered through music, and it’s these ideals of making noise and taking up space to become confident, capable and bad-ass that they want to pass on to other women.<\/p>\n DAREFest isn’t just any festival. It’s about building up the skills and resilience for both music performance and feminist activism through a day of workshops and discussions, followed by an evening of performances from some awesome riot grrrl acts. It’s about meeting other women in music, or who want to become a part of the music industry. It’s about getting involved.<\/em><\/p>\n The day will start with charities such as LGBT Scotland and the Young Women’s Movement showing the types of activism that are taking place locally, which will then be followed by Women’s Aid’s workshop on how to make your own feminist badges. Ashley Stein will be leading a workshop on DIY tour management, and Lou McLean will teach us how to “be a badass” using verbal and emotional self defence as women in the music industry.<\/p>\n Thought the workshops and stalls at DAREFest are centred around music and the music industry, they’re fully transferable to any aspect of life. Whether your passion is music, art, or science, what DAREFest wants us to take away from the day is how to find what you love, what you’re interested in, and to go for it<\/em>.<\/p>\n The workshops are open to women and non-binary people as a safe space. This is a women-run, women-led event. More information can be found on the DAREFest website<\/a> as well as their Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n Tickets for the workshops have been selling really fast, so you can get your tickets here<\/strong><\/a> to avoid missing out on this fabulous event. Remember you can choose to do as few or as many workshops as you like!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lou has a degree in Psychology and is dedicated to the empowerment of young women and feminist activism. She has organised and led various song-writing workshops for women, and uses her own personal experiences and background in education to help people overcome anxieties though music.<\/p>\n Twitter @LouMcleanMusic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u200b<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/callmedumpling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_9411-1.jpg\")
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Lou Mclean<\/h3>\n
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