Brief
History
Broad-minded presents Universal is a quarterly
Music Charity Event with a difference! These events
will be held in Manchester on a quarterly basis and
will be in aid of Huntington's Disease Association with
all proceeds raised going towards the charity in search
for a cure for the illness. These events are more than
just that though as they are about being charitable
to one another and raising awareness. They are about
given unknown talent a platform to succeed to another
level whilst bringing communities together at the same
time. These events will have visuals to support the
theme Universal is identifying.
Charities
Supported
Huntington's Disease Association, News,
Information on illness
The Huntington's Disease Association
was founded in 1971 as a self-help group with 76 members
to support families and individuals affected by Huntington’s
Disease. It was then known as The Association to Combat
Huntington’s Chorea. Families at that time lived
in complete isolation, unaware of the extent of the
disease in the community stigmatised by its hereditary
nature. They were further isolated by manifestation
of the Disease itself characterised by severe physical,
emotional and behavioural problems.
Huntington's Disease Association is a progressive degenerative
neurologicadisorder causing a steady decline of people's
physical, emotional and cognitive skills. It is a genetic
illness every child born to a parent carrying the Huntington's
gene has a 50% risk of inheriting the gene and going
on to develop the illness at some stage in their life.
It affects both males and females equally, the onset
of the symptoms are usually in the prime of a persons
life between the ages of 30-55, although there is a
juvenile form of the illness and people have been known
to develop the illness later in life. According to the
office of health economics up to 50,000 people in Britain
are affected by the ravages of the disease with up to
6,000-10,000 sufferers in the UK at anyone time.
If you would like further details of
our Awareness Week please contact Head Office on 02072237000
or see our Web Site: www.hda.org.uk
Monies
Raised
£73.61 (Dec 03)
£312 (Jun 04)
£155.40(Oct04/Feb 05)
£130 (Jun 05)
£330 (Oct 05)
£220 (April 06)
£250 (Jun 06)
£160 (Mar 07)
£241 (Jun 07)
£320 (Apr-Sept 06)
£72 |(Mar 08)
Total
£2262.85
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£503 Burma UK Campaign
Overall Total = £2766
Other Monies Raised through Events and Music Agency
£79 Persona (Nov 06)
£293 Music Agency
(Oct 06 - Mar 07)
£197 Music Agency
(Apr 07 - May 07)
£368 (Jun 07-Nov 07)
Total
= £937 |
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Overall Total
= £3703
Perform-minded
All types of performers are required from individuals, to groups and organisations in the following areas;
- Acoustic
- Band/Live Acts/Musicians
- Record Labels
- Club Nights/events
- Community Music Projects (Not for Profits organisation’s, Disadvantaged/Unemployed, Disabled, Mental health etc)
- DJ’s/VJ’s
- Lyricists, Poetry & Spoken Word
- Comedians
- Performing Arts: Freestyle Acrobat, Break Dancing
- Live filming of the event
All styles of Music are required;
- Dub/Reggae
- Hip Hop/Soul/Nu Jazz
- Funk/Disco
- Indie/Rock/Alternative
- Jazz/Folk/World Music
- House, Breaks, Drum + Bass
- Electro/Experimental
- Anything goes
Visuals – - Short Films (Awareness)
An important part of Universal are the visuals. We like to show a broad range of short films to raise awareness in many areas with no limits to creativity.
- Promoting awareness and appreciation of all types of Performers
- Instilling Inspiration, enthusiasm and positive attitudes.
- Providing an educational insight on the Charity involved for the event
- Exploring the meaning of the word charity and looking at other charities.
- Developing a sense of Community Spirit and Integration
- Expressing World Issues, voices and opinions
- Anything goes that’s beneficial, creative, fun &/or interesting!
Contact perform@broad-minded.com or Lee Gosnay 07723 357 792
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