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By Quaker Street Coffee & Bubble Tea
Help us put agile, collapsible furniture in our new co-working space so we can expand on our community projects. With this we can inspire creatives within the community and support local artists.
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Quaker Street Cafe has been committed to helping the local creative community in our history. We've been running a whole breadth of arts projects within the community, all from our cafe. We have helped artists to have exhibitions, musicians to produce music EPs, poets to perform spoken words nights and workshop series for young creatives to gain knowledge and network in their desired industries. Our new creative coworking space launches late 2018 and we want our space to become accessible during evenings and weekends. Our designers have been briefed to create custom agile furniture and incorporate sustainable/recycled materials too. The agile furniture is required for a seamless transformation from a coworking space to a 750ft open space for events. Moving our current community projects into our new space will increase our workshop capacity from 20 people to 80 at any one event, ultimately delivering better workshops and having a larger impact on our community. We need your help!
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Why it's a great idea:
It will provide opportunities to local creatives starting out who otherwise would not be able to afford. Shoreditch is a great location, helping to enhance a creative's profile. It will help provide vital experiences and business acumen for creatives to make them more marketable. It will help reduce carbon footprint by using eco materials and help creatives to build a network of contacts and resourceful synergies with others. Also, raising awareness and support about mental health to creatives and local community, it will help bring a community spirit to an area which has been heavily impacted by gentrification and loss of confidence. By empowering locals who are making a difference in our community, this project is close to the values of Quaker Street Cafe, who have an active engagement in the community. Our inspiration is to create real experiences for real people and make a difference to society. In a busy time and city, this project will help spread some light.
Steps to get it done:
We even helped musicians to create a music EP which is available to stream too. Just £2 would go a long way!
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Whoop, 110 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 100 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Thank you guys, without you we are unable to do anything. All of your kind comments about what you think and feel, is really heart warming. It has given us more strength to carry on serving you guys. Please keep sharing and spreading the word. All of you guys are amazing and once again thank you for your kind support! P.S our next poetry night is on 11th October and our UAL art exhibition is also in that week.
Whoop, 90 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 80 people have pledged since fundraising began!
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Whoop, 60 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Total £24,263
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Total £24,263
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VolunteerAt Quaker Street, every bubble tea and coffee we serve is locally sourced and crafted to perfection, but for the Quaker Street team, this is just the beginning.
We’ve created an inspiring meeting ground for artists and young professionals to come together, enjoy their coffee, but more importantly, enjoy art, music, and one another.
We believe in the power of creativity to break down walls between people, and we’ve seen it first-hand. By the end of our first art exhibition, people who met as strangers, left as friends. Since our beginning, we have been supporting the creative community. We have held in our small space, may solo and group art shows, poetry nights, film nights and workshops for sectors of creative industries.
We have become a platform and hub for creatives in the Shoreditch area, removing barriers of entry associated with the high costs in the area. Our events and support has allowed creatives to build projects and works that they can use in their portfolios that demonstrates their abilities. It has helped creatives to market themselves to tender work from clients and also to build a network that can helps them to colloborate and deliver a service. We have helped creatives to build confidence and attain experience with business acumen. Why do we do this, because we believe in innovation, creativity and community.
Project Owner: Quaker Street Coffee & Bubble Tea The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
