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A 48-hour Virtual Arts Festival in solidarity with the continued struggle for LGBTQI+ rights worldwide.

May 24-26, 2022

ILRF aims to collectively elevate the voice of the oppressed in a celebration of diversity through music, art, and positivity. Featuring over 200 artists from all 5 continents, presenting works of music, drag, and video art - with the goal of raising important funds to benefit queer outreach and support organizations in countries that target LGBTQI+ people for persecution.  

This, free-to-participate, virtual festival takes place May 24-26, 2022.

With your help, by creating visibility, opportunities, and  allyship for those most in need, we believe we can create positive change and raise money for life-saving organizations working to end the persecution of lesbian, gay, and transgender people worldwide.  

Today, LGBTQI+ people are persecuted throughout the world, facing violence,  persecution, and death just for loving who they love, how they look, or their chosen gender expression. State-legislated discrimination can include lack-of-access to housing and employment, loss of family and friends, and even life in prison or the death sentence.  

While the global economy being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread suffering, it has also brought people together online and in support for positive changes for major issues in equality, the environment, and the type of world we want to live in.  By bringing diverse artists from all around the globe, we aim to heighten awareness and cultivate conversations regarding human rights issues facing LGBTQI+ communities worldwide.  

The event commits 100% of the proceeds to support numerous organizations on the ground in the areas most affected and global support towards decriminalizing LGBTQI+ people.  A Full list of our over 40 first wave participants and beneficiaries is live on our site now with a lot more being announced shortly.

 

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LOVEMORE MUPANTA

Festival Director

They/Them. Zambia-born Lovemore Mupanta brings passion, revolutionary vision, and community insight to the team.  Identifying as a Transgender non binary person who uses the pronouns they/them, with more than five years experience working in community mobilisation for LGBTQ+ communities, Lovemore’s passion for lifting up marginalised voices motivates everything they do.  

TRISTAN ORCHARD

Based in Zambia and now Tunisia for the last two years Tristan found first hand connection with this cause and the extremes those in oppressed communities live under in otherwise rapidly developing, beautiful places of the world.  

Having a strong belief that visibility and compassion are the most powerful tools against hate, oppression, intolerance and phobia inspired the event as well as a love of bringing people together to celebrate our unique identities and overwhelming human similarities. 

Orchard comes from a background originally in television. Now working in the music industry as an artist manager and label Unbelievably Spectacular and putting on live music events in Vancouver, Canada.

 

Victor EmMANUEL (Vicwonder)

Marketing / Social Media

Victor is 23 year old Nigerian LGBTQI+ rights activist, YouTuber, model, brand and digital strategist / marketer and entertainer.

Part creator of both the #EndHomophobiaInNigeria and #RepealSSMPA hashtags.

Victor has been arrested and jailed for his work after organizing a hunger strike protest in front of the Nigeria's National Assembly building protesting against a same sex marriage prohibition act (SSMPA), an anti lgbt law.

His works have been featured in TIME, PinkNews, The Rustin Times and more. 

https://linktr.ee/Vicwonder

JANNETTE SAKALA

marketing & artist and beneficiary relations

She/Her. Jannette is a queer identifying woman from Zambia and heads the events marketing and artist and beneficiary relations. She brings a fully developed understanding of LGBTQI rights issues from an Pan African context.  She has a love for the arts and has a knack for social justice being extremely passionate about advocating for the marginalized and oppressed.

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