(GIG) Seizing the Screen (Also on the panel) Sunday 27.03.2011

Seizing the Screen is an all female hip-hop film screening to take place in London especially for Women’s History Month in March. We welcome an audience of all ages, genders, shapes and sizes and everything in between to experience the roles of women in hip-hop internationally.

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Discussion: When will women be seen as artists and not women in hip-hop and and is that achievable?

Chair: Peaches

Panellist Include:

Kay Young

An artist/producer from London , with an eclectic taste in music from Pink Floyd to Marvin Gaye, she is set to release her EP 'The Smell of Winter' on 28.02.2011

Editor & Founder of AnAttitude, the world's only female hip-hop magazine
Diss Miss
DJ(ane) and Founder of DUTTY Girls, an all female hip-hop collective based in Bristol and organiser of many female hip-hop nights SouthWest of England.

Claire

Graffiti Artist of 10 years and co-ordinater of 'Girls on Top' exhibition the UK's only all female graffiti exhibition and was feautred in 'Graffiti Woman' by Nicholas Ganz.

Keira Maameri

The director of Keep Hanging on to our Dreams

Sarah Sayeed

An Mc/Soul inspired singer from London via Manchester and founder of Sister Elementz a record label.

Jee Nice