The long awaited event is finally here! We are excited to present to you: Ōtautahi Stand the F Up.

On the 26th of June at 12 Bar The Conscious Club will be hosting an anti-racism event: Ōtautahi Stand the F Up. This event is a celebration of Ōtautahi's diverse communities and consists of guest speakers and cultural performances followed by a night of local live music by Big Sima, Local Elements, DJ Niu, Quakeside and Aije.

We will also have an open mic for anyone to share stories.This event aims to educate, inspire and unite to tackle racism head on and is part of an ongoing series, to follow our campaign please follow us on instagram & facebook or our newsletter.

PLEASE NOTE: This ticket will get you entry for both Ōtautahi Stand Up & The After Party

**TIMES: Speaker event 6pm-10:30ish & Afterparty 10:30 till late**

Speakers:

Yasmin:
Salam and Kia ora, my name is Yasmin Sheikh-Ali. I was born in Saudi Arabia, and lived in Indonesia for 5 years before arriving to NZ at the age of 6. I am of Somali origin and I am also a Muslim. My talk will be about my experiences growing up in the city I call my home - Ōtautahi - and how I’ve been responded to as a woman of colour, immigrant, and a Muslim.⁠

Big Sima:

The name Big Sima is synonymous with Christchurch Hip-Hop. Starting out as a BBoy in the early 2000’s Big Sima has since made a name for himself as an MC who cut his teeth on the battle grounds around mainly ChCh but often beyond. With over ten years’ worth of grind and dedication under his belt, in 2018 he was granted an opportunity to work with long-time friend and acclaimed producer Tiki Taane. Together they birthed their maiden project “Underground King” which has to date amassed over one million total streams across all platforms and two entries in the hot Aotearoa/NZ single chart. Last year Big Sima also achieved a milestone success with two sold out headline shows and has just recently taken the stage beside Taane and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in front of a sold-out Christchurch town hall audience. He has also stood by his values in speaking out about racism and drug addiction, common issues that continue to plague society. Currently, he is working on his debut album “Stereotypes of A Polynesian Misunderstood” which is set for release end of 2021.⁠

Atama:
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“Tēnā koutou katoa. My name is Atama, I whakapapa to Ngāti Te Ata, Waikato-Tainui. I was raised in Ōtautahi. I work in the education space supporting Māori students reach their full potential and help them navigate the transitions between secondary and tertiary education. I am involved in kapa haka, community and sit on a few different boards. My kōrero will be about certain experiences I’ve had in growing up and working in Ōtautahi from a Māori lens and what I have done to navigate that space. Ngā mihi nui.”⁠

Mahdis Azarmandi:

Mahdis is a Lecturer in the University of Canterbury School of Educational Studies and Leadership. Her research focus is on racism and anti-racism and how racism is produced in progressive social movements & spaces. Her doctoral thesis looked at anti-racism and colonial amnesia in Aotearoa New Zealand and Spain ⁠Mahdis has taught in the United States, Germany and Denmark and has been involved in social justice organizing in Aotearoa New Zealand, Spain and Germany. Her research interests are racism and anti-racism, feminism, intersectionality & decolonization. Her most recent work has focused on the politics of memory, commemoration and colonial amnesia⁠

This event will be followed by an after show of local live music by Big Sima, Local Elements, DJ Niu, Quakeside and Aije See afterparty event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/185149986797265

What began this event?

Racism has always been a prevalent issue in Ōtautahi and Aotearoa as a colonised country. For this campaign we are focusing on Ōtautahi and its history to inform this city and spread to a wider Aotearoa.The last straw for us as The Conscious Club was when our friend was racially attacked in Christchurch CBD after a skateboarding event, 5 males attacked him while calling him racial slurs.This attack was during a huge civil rights movement movement and after the terrorist attacks in Christchurch. We were left scared and hurt for our friend and asking ourselves how are people still so blind to racism? We shared our story online hoping to unite and engage with Aotearoa and we were shown a lot of support from our community and people shared stories of similar incidents happening to them in Ōtautahi. From there we decided to direct a campaign focused around the issue that is still so alive in Christchurch.

To read the full story see here: https://www.theconsciousclub.co.nz/post/otautahi-stand-up

If you are keen to be involved, please hit us up! theconsciousclubco@gmail.com

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Ōtautahi Stand The F Up

The Conscious Club Presents - Ōtautahi Stand Up Afterparty

Following our powerful Stand Up Speaker Event we will be having an afterparty celebrating Ōtautahi’s local talent.

FEATURING:
DJ NIU
LOCAL ELEMENTS
QUAKESIDE
BIG SIMA
<AIJE>

Genre: Disco/funk/reggae/hiphop

Underground King aka Big Sima an Ōtautahi based rapper has influences from his upbringing through his lyrics to share his stories. Big Sima has had sold old shows in Ōtautahi and is playing in upcoming gigs with Tiki Taane. Big Sima also has NZ On Air funding for his song “Back in the Day” tells his story of growing up as a " brown boy in Christchurch" being confronted by skinheads.

Local Elements also known as “Local” is a hip-hop artist from Ōtautahi. Originally formed as a group in 2015 ‘Local Elements’ has over time become a solo endeavour. Local is very invested in social and environmental issues and a lot of his lyrics reflect his views on the state of Aotearoa and the world. With influence by the likes of Tom Scott, Scribe, David Dallas, just dirty and Tipene to name a few, local takes NZ Hip-hop very seriously and his stage performances are not one to miss.

Quakeside Productions is a Samoan hip hop group with producer and DJ NiU and NUMYNEiM representing their heritage through music. DJ NiU is a very talented producer and is currently studying sound engineering at MAINZ.

Aije is of maker of things - like scribbles / stickers / visuals and sounds. her waters flow from the waikato river, and her roots growing outta the plantations of sāmoa - she is excited to tautoko such an important kaupapa with the conscious club - with a heavy love for hip hop and rnb aije will be sound selecting all the tunes to make u stand up and siva mai !!

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