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  • Surprise!

    An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!

    May 25 2016

    Afternoon campers!

     

    Tomorrow we'll announce a very special reward for a very lucky pledger!
    Can you guess what it might be from the clue? --

    Keep pledging!
    Www.fundsurfer.com/91ways

  • So close!

    An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!

    May 24 2016

    Oooh have you checked out our campaign total? We're teetering on the edge of the £2k mark! Yahoo!
    Thank you to each and every one who has pledged so far - there are some fantastic rewards coming your way!

    But we still have a long way to go to achieve our £20k target, so keep spreading the word, keep pledging and keep being awesome :)
    Pledge here: www.fundsurfer.com/91ways

    The 91 Ways team

  • We're EXTENDING!

    An update for Support our debut feature film -- 7x7!

    May 19 2016

    Hi everyone!

    In the spirit of keeping this train moving and pushing towards our goal, we have decided to extend our campaign by a few weeks to end on June 7!

    Why? A few reasons!

    1. 7 is a very meaningful number for our film. It feels much better to end on the 7th of a month rather than the 22nd. We've got nothing against the number 2, but let's be real...

    2. Some of our co-producing collaborators have not had a chance to get their networks involved. We want to have time to create maxiumum reach with the campaign!

    3. We know we can hit our goal with a little bit more time!

    THANK YOU all for your contributions and continued support. Join us in pushing for our next milestone of 100 backers! Who can you ask to contribute?

  • 91 Ways - Thanks and Keep Supporting Us

    An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!

    May 19 2016

    Dear Lovely Supporters,

    First of all, thank you so much for clicking on that Pledge button and donating to our project - we are really grateful. We know Bristol loves our project - people love to come to our peace cafe, meet people from around the city, build positive relationships and eat scrumptious food. We need to keep going so please keep supporting us and tell everyone you know about us.

    We will soon be announcing new rewards including cookery demos with our cooks from Eritireia, Iran and we will be holding peace suppers in the city where you can come and learn about the people from those countries and their food. 

    In the meantime, we have Spicery kits at 20% off the subscription price to offer anyone who pledges until Monday. These are delicious spices with easy recipes to make and share at home. These are great as presents for yor friends so just pledge to get this offer. 

    Here's a couple of quotes from people who come to our peace cafes:-

    “We come to the peace café as guests, and we leave as friends”

    “I love your project. It got me thinking about the first time I can remember food and stories bringing me closer to new people, new cultures and reminding me of my culture too”

    "Life as a refugee or asylum seeker can be very isolating: you came here on your own, you don't know anyone? You also need a place to meet, make friends, learn, meet other communities, and 91 Ways and the Peace cafe  is a way of doing that" 

    Thanks again - we are totally grateful to you.

    91 Ways Team xx

     

     

  • Rewards Info

    An update for Upfest 2016 - Europe's largest street art & graffiti festival

    May 18 2016

    Good evening everyone!

    Firstly, a huge thanks to every single one of you that pledged and have now donated to Upfest 2016! Hosting a free festival that has grown massively over the past eight years is no easy task, but with the support you've given and that of the incredible artists who've donated artwork in order for you all to be rewarded, we just can't thank you all enough!

    One of our festival partners 'Clifton Hotels' also offered up two nights free accomodation to go into a prize draw for anyone that pledged... Using a random number generator (yes we went hi-tec) from the 319 pledgers it drew No 26!

    And our 26th pledger who donated £20 to receive an offical Upfest 2016 brochure and sticker pack is Paulie462!  Well done Paulie, we'll be in touch with Hotel details for you...

    Rewards

    Once we receive notification and details from Fundsurfer of donations received we'll start to process your rewards, different rewards will have varying predicted timescales for delivery so please check that out below. Most items are being printed / made to order so please bare with us, excluding festival brochures are aim is to have all rewards available for collection or delivery within 28 days. 

    1. Upfest Smile - Available for collection at the festival! :-)
    2. Upfest Sticker Pack - (Aiming to have available from 10th of June)
    3. Upfest Sketch Book - (Available Now)
    4. Upfest Brochure - (Aiming to have available from 11th of July)
    5. Upfest T-shirt - (Aiming to have available from 10th of June) - We'll be in contact soon to find out what size you would like.
    6. Upfest Oscar - (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
    7. Bristol by Oli-T (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
    8. Mon Couer by Guy Denning - (Available Now)
    9. Gemma Compton festival Print - (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
    10. Up in a cloud of smoke by Louis Masai - (Aiming to have available from 10th of June)
    11. Mr Graff by Cheo (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
    12. Spzero Mural (Available Now)
    13. Rob Wass Mural (Available Now)
    14. Graffiti Academy (Available Now)
    15. X-Fly by SHOK-1 (Available Now)

    Postage

    As fundsurfer does not include an option to add on postage to the pledged amounts we are asking that where possible your rewards are collected (when available) from the Upfest Gallery, Bristol, every penny saved on postage will go into the festival. for anyone unable to collect don't worry we can still send them out to you.

    Thanks again everyone! looking forward to seeing you all this summer!

    The Upfest Crew

     

  • Arts Council England donate £3800 to TCP-UK!

    An update for TCPUK - Tunisian Collaborative Painting in the UK Launch Event

    May 18 2016

    Amazing news!!

    Arts Council England have awarded us a Grant for the Arts payment which will cover the essential costs for this event... So the exhibition will go ahead, the artist's Tunisian Collaborative Painting workshop is funded for canvases, materials and artists expenses, and we can bring in a media team to document the event and create an 'in progress' short film that will be played along side the artist's completed collaborative paintings at the evening event.

    This is massive news and is a huge endorsment for the launch of Tunisian Collaborative Painting in the UK!

    We are now looking to reach a new target of £7000. This will allow us to:

    • Create a catalogue for the event, presenting the journey of TCP from Tunisia to New York and here to Bristol - artists profiles - and words from some founders of the art-form in Tunisia
    • Cover the rest of the event costs
    • AND! Host a follow-up exhibition of all the UK made Tunisian Collaborative Paintings to date in central Bristol

    Tickets to the TCP-UK Launch Party are still available - so please SHARE with your friends and famaily and lets celebrate the birth of a new art-form in the UK - here in Bristol!

  • Cat Inspired Merchandise

    An update for Bristol's First Cat Cafe

    May 17 2016

    Dear Supporters,

    Just a quick update for those of you who may be interested in You&Meow’s new products. We just launched an online store with our first cat inspired merchandise. And to say thank you to all of you for contributing to our crowdfunding campaign we wanted to provide you with a discount code. Simply use code ‘’FUNDSURFER’’ at checkout and receive 20% off your order & free shipping on everything. You can visit our store at: https://shop.trycelery.com/page/86590872-67dd-4eec-a507-51934c60dfa3

    Ewa xx

  • Whoop we hit target!

    An update for Upfest 2016 - Europe's largest street art & graffiti festival

    May 17 2016

    Yes indeed, sunday night we hit our goal! bigUP to everyone that's contributed... Everyone one of you has made a difference and will help make Upfest 2016 epic!

     

    THANK YOU    THANK YOU    THANK YOU

     

    The Upfest Crew!

  • Can't thank you enough :-)

    An update for The Imperial Plan by The Fable

    May 15 2016

    Hi pledgers,

    As a result of your efforts both to pledge and to spread the word we hit £667.00. Although the target was higher and the costs keep coming your contibution will make huge differenceand I have been ploughing ahead finishing off the recording of the tracks.

    Essentially there is only one thing left to record and that is the voiceover parts on a very adventurous track called The Alliance Waltz. It is designed to represent some of the key countries that joined the First World War by how they might play a waltz in their own typical musical style. You see, I said it was adventurous ;-)

    The tracks are now being mixed at various studios (hopefully that will speed up the process) and I have set a goal to try to release the album on 1st July, 2016. That is the centenary of the first day of the battle of the Somme.

    My task now is to get the cover and booklet design sorted. BTW, if you don't wanted to be credited on the album please let me know.

    Here's to a beautiful sunny weekend.

    Mike

  • You could WIN hotel accomodation at Upfest 2016!

    An update for Upfest 2016 - Europe's largest street art & graffiti festival

    May 14 2016

    NOTICE TO ALL PLEDGERS (existing and new)....

    Not only are you supporting Europes largest Street Art & Graffiti festival, And there are some amazing rewards to be had... We've now got an extra bonus for you!

    Anyone pledging £5 or more to our fundsurfer campaign and you'll be added into a free draw to WIN...

    Two nights free accomodation (Room for 2)  at The Rodney Hotel, Bristol for the festival weekend!

    Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd of July courtesy of our festival partner Clifton Hotels

    www.cliftonhotels.com

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    Even if you don't win, the clifton hotel group are offering a discount when booking direct, visit their website or contact the hotels direct and quote discount code 'UPFEST16' available at the following hotels:

    Berkeley Suites – 01179 254000 - http://www.berkeleysuites.co.uk/suites/the-crescent
    The Berkeley Square Hotel – 01179 254000 - http://www.cliftonhotels.com/bristol-hotels/berkeley-square/
    The Rodney Hotel – 01179 735422 - http://www.cliftonhotels.com/bristol-hotels/rodney/
    The Clifton Hotel – 01179 736882 - http://www.cliftonhotels.com/bristol-hotels/clifton-bristol-city-centre/
    The Washington Hotel – 01179 733980 - http://www.cliftonhotels.com/bristol-hotels/washington/