Saturday March 7th sees the return of Suffragette City – the women-led all-day music event at The Refuge, Manchester, which raises money for Greater Manchester women’s charities.

At a time when refuges are suffering deep cuts and many women’s groups have to rely on self-organisation to fundraise, coming together to make a difference is more important than ever.

Last year the event raised over £3k and we hope to smash that record and enjoy coming together in the same atmosphere of love, defiance and celebration.

Curated by Rina Ladybeige (The Social Service), Chris Massey (Electriks/Sprechen), Abigail Ward (Manchester Digital Music Archive) and Kath McDermott (BBC 6 Music, the day and night event will feature the usual array of female DJ talent playing cross-genre party music for discerning dancers.

Artwork is by celebrated Manchester designer Stan Chow.

T-shirts, which will be sold to raise money, come courtesy of The Social Service and Applique Apparel.

The public bar will be free to enter and the basement club night will be ticketed, with all proceeds going to local charities, which will be announced soon.

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Suffragette City is a spin-off from the Manchester Digital Music Archive exhibition of the same name, curated by Alison Surtees in 2018, the digital version of which can be viewed here.

Photo: Claire Angel