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£2,320
raised of £2,000 target by 47 supporters

    Weʼve raised £2,320 to create a British East and South East Asian Freelance Theatre Hardship Fund

    Funded on Thursday, 27th August 2020

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    UPDATE: We've hit our £2000 target! We're so pleased and cannot thank our donors enough to be able to provide funds to 10 BESEA freelancers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We still have a waiting list and we'd love to keep going, so we've upped our target and please do continue spreading the word!

    Inspired by fellow artists and leaders who have initiated similar ideas, Yellow Earth Theatre is setting up a British East and South East Asian* (BESEA) Freelance Theatre Hardship Fund for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The economic impact COVID-19 is having across the globe has been exponential and in the UK it has already affected our theatre industry to such a degree that the freelance work force, the backbone of our industry, find themselves out of work and out of pocket.

    We feel it is vital to support our BESEA artistic community at this critical time, and despite the welcome news from the government that freelancers will be able to apply for a loss of earnings, this money won't be available until June and support is needed now.

    In addition to the economic hardship, this has been a particularly challenging time for BESEAs as we have witnessed an increase in racism and xenophobia directed at us as though we were in some way to be blamed for this virus. This has further compromised the well-being and mental health of our community. We have been deeply shocked and saddened at this and utterly condemn such behaviour. We stand in solidarity with all BESEAs and Asians across the globe and will do all we can to counter this.

    We are aiming to provide 10 x £200 relief fund donations for any East/South East Asian artist living and working in the UK. To this end we are kickstarting this with £400 from our own funds. Please consider giving what you can to help out others badly affected by the current climate.

    As per the inspiring model and work of other artists and organisations, these funds will be distributed on a first come first served basis and there will be no questions asked. If you need it, you can have it and once it's gone it's gone. Any Gift aid will be added to the fund, and if we surpass the target then we will continue this fundraiser and reach more artists.

    We welcome those who need to access this fund to DM us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and we can set you up as a beneficiary.

    Please note that no money donated as part of this fundraiser will go to Yellow Earth Theatre Company, nor will any of the money raised be used to pay those employed by Yellow Earth Theatre Company. We are merely acting as hosts and will not profit from this in any way.

    *We use the term British East and South East Asian to mean people legally able to live and work in the UK who are of the following descent: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and their diasporas.These people remain severely underrepresented in the arts in the UK.

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      We've hit 91% in under two weeks, and cannot be more grateful for your support. We've received huge appreciation from the fund recipients and want to pass that onto you - the money being raised is making a big difference to BEA freelancers!

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    Supporters

    47

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Jun 13, 2020

      🔥🔥🔥

      £100.00

    • Yuriri

      Yuriri

      May 26, 2020

      £50.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      May 25, 2020

    • Elizabeth Lim

      Elizabeth Lim

      May 24, 2020

      Well done, keep moving and you will make it. We enjoy very much.

      £100.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      May 12, 2020

      £30.00

    • Kristin Cheung

      Kristin Cheung

      May 11, 2020

      Sending support from Canada. Hope you're all doing well.

      £20.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Apr 8, 2020

      £60.00

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