March Update 2020
We wanted to reach out to you, our Girls Rock community, and check in!
This week we held a committee meeting via Zoom and wanted to share where we're at with you all. There is so much uncertainty everywhere but we're doing our best to begin to make sense of what's in front of us.
These last couple of weeks have put a surreal halt on all our momentum towards camp and we've had to postpone several initiatives including a Pozible fundraiser that was set for April, an Exeter residency, a fundraiser show for June, and hardest of all we've made the decision to postpone camp. At this point, all we know is that camp will no longer go ahead in July, but we are determined to reschedule it and ensure it happens when possible.
For the next few months, we're looking to explore alternative ideas as to how we can stay connected with our Girls Rock community and will be in touch to let you know what we are up to. Keep an eye out on our social media for updates as they happen.
Beyond camp we know that quickly everyone's lives have been upturned by the loss of live music and so many other forms of work, as well as the harsh and sudden physical disconnect that social distancing necessitates. Things are scary and uncertain. We are so disappointed that our plans have been bumped but we aren’t stopping — we will stay in touch with our community and find ways to connect people together during this strange time. We hope you are all being so kind and gentle with yourselves.
Let’s look after each other.
Sianne, Hannah, Elli, Grace, Anna and Dearna
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The Mental Health Coalition of South Australia (MHCSA) have compiled useful information, links and phone support services for this time here: https://bit.ly/3bxRWQ9
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Support Act delivers crisis relief services to artists, crew and music workers as a result of ill health, injury, a mental health problem, or some other crisis that impacts on their ability to work in music. Visit the Support Act website for information on crises relief and the wellbeing helpline: https://supportact.org.au