Volunteers and stall holders wanted

Hello lovely people,

I'm looking for folks who might be interested in running a stall (these must be fat related in some way - crafts, games, information, publications, baked goods etc) or volunteering (on the day or before the event as my catering team, putting fliers about and such like. Transport help is always welcome too).

Stalls will have a charge attached to them (yet to be decided how much) and volunteers will get free entry to the event, and probably a pie or so.

Please let me know if you would like to help or get involved. You can email me at queerinstitute@gmail.com and I'll be in touch with further details. Of course space is limited in the hall and we may not be able to have everyone's stalls, but we'll do our best.

Looking forward to hearing from you. Please forward to anyone you think might be interested.

x Naz

What is The Fat of the Land?

The Fat of the Land is a secular DIY fat queerifying of a traditional harvest gathering. It's a DIY food festival, synthesizing interest in slow food, recession-busting, local food, 'make-and-do' etc with a fat queer sensibility.

We see the event as a celebration of the abundance of harvest time and our connection to the rhythms of nature and creativity, albeit executed in our own idiosyncratic, outsider, warped, prankish, punk, 21st century, Wicker Man style.

The event will take place in the afternoon of Saturday 3 October 2009 at St Anne's, 55 Dean Street, Soho, London. This is a fully accessible venue.

3 October 2009 is the weekend of this year's Harvest Moon!

The Fat of the Land will feature entertainment, games and activities, stalls and information. More about this later when we've had a meeting about it.

The Fat of The Land is being principally organised by me, Charlotte Cooper, and Naz Jamal and Jason Elvis Barker of The Queer Institute. It has been made possible by a Small Projects Across the Land loan by NOLOSE (which we will pay back, honest!).

Please come!