A community-built soundsystem, some words, and also music (of course)!
17:30 doors
18:00 talk
19:00 dj-set
20:00 end
18:00 Presentation of charter
19:00 Psst B2B2B2B dj-set
Last year, Psst Mlle organised a workshop to build a community sound system. This created a space where participants could share knowledge and skills in construction, woodworking, welding, sound, and sound system culture.
From this collective process—formed in a deliberately mixed group without cis men—the Pssound emerged. This sound system is not owned by Psst, nor is it intended for rental; rather, it is meant to be shared. Driven by a commitment to solidarity and as a counterbalance to the dominance of white men in Belgium’s music scene—particularly in sound system culture—the Pssound carries a political and collective mission: it is to be shared within MaGe* communities—those who built it.
Psst has developed a lending system based on a charter, which they will present tonight for collective (and your!) critical feedback in order to create the most equitable process possible.
Psst Mlle is an intersectional feminist platform standing for more inclusion and representation in nightlife and music. We aim to create tools to support MaGe* artists and cultural workers, while paying great attention to racial and economical discriminations. With our events, we're questioning the codes of nightlife and deconstructing the dance floor. Besides, we try to tackle discrimination at its roots with our workshops, conversations and more.
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*Marginalised Genders: women and marginalised gender identities and expressions