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Girls Rock Dublin Summer Camp Returns

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After running two successful rock camps in 2017 and 2018, Girls Rock Dublin returns with a camp for 12-17-year-old girls and gender non-binary folks. The five-day event will be hosted in premium Dublin music facilities Sound Training College and Temple Lane Studios, and will be run by an all-woman team including musicians and music professionals active in the local independent music scene.

Applications are now open for the 2019 Girls Rock Dublin camp, running this Summer from June 25 to 29, the camp provides a positive, non-competitive environment where 20 campers will get to express themselves through a unique programme that combines music tuition, collaborative workshops and a refreshing DIY spirit.

>  20 Campers: 5 days

>  Form a band; Write a song; Learn an instrument; Perform on stage!

>  Previous music experience not required

All details and registration at www.girlsrockdublin.com/camp

“Launched in 2016, volunteer-led organisation Girls Rock Dublin (GRD) runs summer camps and events aimed at growing girls’ self-esteem through music creation and performance. Our events are for, and run by, people who self-identify as female (trans and cis) or gender non-binary. Providing workshops and technical training, we create leadership opportunities, cultivate a supportive community of peers and mentors, and encourage social change and the development of life skills. GRD is part of a global movement (Girls Rock Camp) that brings this type of camps in more than 100 cities around the world. Music is the means through which the movement seeks to create a positive impact at both a personal and a community level.

GRD values diversity: young people from socially underrepresented groups are encouraged to sign up. Ten scholarships will be granted to applicants from Direct Provision and low-income households.

Girls Rock Dublin is proudly sponsored by Dublin City Council, IMRO, Sound Training College, Temple Lane Studios, MusicMaker, Damn Fine Print, Reverb.com.

Our 2019 plans include a Ladies Camp (18+ y.o.) scheduled for the October bank holiday, and the launch of the GRD Gear Library, our gear loan program for teenagers run in partnership with Dublin Public Libraries.”

 

 

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Girls Rock Dublin Launch Party

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The Girls Rock camp launch will be celebrated with a fundraiser gig in The Grand Social, Dublin Friday 24th March. Special guests performing on the night are Æ MAK, Alien She, Susie-Blue, and Extravision. Girls Rock Dublin invite you to celebrate the launch of our first rock camp for girls...with a big party, and free Girls Rock Dublin tote-bags for the first 30 people to arrive. Tickets are €10 and all proceeds from the night will go towards funding our first Girls Rock summer camp for girls who want to be in a band and rock out.

Girls Rock Camps come to Dublin from 27th June to 1st July 2017 at the Sound Training College & Temple Lane Rehearsal Studios. New non-profit group Girls Rock Dublin will run the first Rock Camp for girls in Dublin this Summer. Camps provide a positive, non-competitive environment where 20 campers, aged 18-24, will learn to express themselves through a unique programme that combines music tuition, collaborative workshops and a refreshing DIY spirit.

>  20 Campers: 5 days

>  Form a band; Write a song; Learn an instrument; Perform on stage

>  Previous music experience not required

Girls Rock Dublin (GRD) are part of a movement of rock camps (Girls Rock) started in Portland, Oregon, in 2001 and now in more than 100 cities worldwide. Driven by the desire to achieve gender equality in the music industry, Girls Rock helps women and girls build self-esteem and find their voices through collaboration in a fun, inclusive environment. Music is the means through which the movement seeks to create a positive impact at both a personal and community level.

Run by an all-woman team, coaches and volunteers include musicians active in the local independent music scene (Fierce Mild, Naoise Roo, Maija Sofia and more). In line with the global movement’s ethos and mission, GRD value diversity: applicants from socially underrepresented groups are welcome. Two scholarships will be granted to applicants with low income. Future camps and events for younger and older women are currently being planned. Applications will open at the end of April 2017.

 

For enquiries, to join as a volunteer or to support the project as a sponsor, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or through the contact form on www.girlsrockdublin.com .

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