July 23, 2017

DAVIE VILLAGE POST Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada LGBTQ2+ Hub

NYET AGAIN

Photo Credit To In The Rye Creative

Zee Zee Theatre and Qmunity Present:

NYET AGAIN, May 8, 2017

With reports of gay concentration camps in Chechnya, and Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov wanting to “eliminate Chechnya’s gay population by May 26 th , the sense of urgency has never been greater.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to Rainbow Railroad who are working with the Canadian government and assisting in getting queers out of Chechnya.

In 2013 after Putin introduced his anti-gay “propaganda” laws in Russia, Zee Zee asked playwrights from all over Canada to create 10 minute pieces in response. The result was tremendous and we were able to send thousands of dollars to the Russian LGBT Network who were funding people’s legal battles.

We are now in 2017 and with reports of gay concentration camps in Chechnya, and Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov wanting to “eliminate” Chechnya’s gay population by May 26, we have no choice but to organize…

Zee Zee Theatre and Qmunity present: NYET again: a cabaret of Canadians concerned about Chechnya.

Hosted by: Isolde N. Barron & Peach Cobblah

Featuring new work by:

Bronwyn Carradine

Dave Deveau

Peter Dickinson

Chris Gatchalian

Sky Gilbert

Nicola Harwood

Allan Morgan

Deborah Williams

and many more!

Also featuring a panel discussion about what’s happening in Chechnya and other ways we can mobilize.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to Rainbow Railroad .

Graphic Design by In the Rye Creative

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