Shockingly, suicide is one of the biggest killers of young men. CALM is a slightly offbeat, punchy campaign which offers young men advice and support via its www.thecalmzone.net website. The charity was launched last year with the support of MTV and Ogilvy & Mather, and featured some very striking and cool ads.
Metro presents two stunning Stand Up To Stop Suicide fundraising nights for CALM in Liverpool and Manchester 13th and 14th November.
We said we wanted to do it and we have! With support from Tongue in Cheek Comedy, Mood bar and Bar XS we give you two Stand Up To Stop Suicide comedy gigs featuring the cream of North West talent and the bargain price of £7 a ticket plus BF. You can't afford to miss these.
We might have a side-splitting evening lined up, but suicide’s no laughing matter. In fact, it’s one of the leading causes of death for men aged between 15 and 35. Over the last 5 years, more young men have killed themselves than have died from any other single cause – whether that be traffic accidents, AIDS or drug overdoses. The campaign against living miserably is there to offer young men help, information and advice when they hit that wall and need some support.
Our funds are running out and we’ve recently had to close our helpline. We aim to raise money with “Stand Up To Stop Suicide”, and relaunch our service so the men who need us can find the help that will save their lives. They may not be cuddly and cute, but they deserve our help and respect and time. They’re our young men. Our friends, our fathers, our sons, our husbands and our brothers.
These nights will be fresh, in your face and damn good fun.
Liverpool Mood Bar, Concert Sq Tuesday 13th November 2007.
Featuring
Keith Carter as Nige - “Nige thinks he’s a superhero. In comedy terms he already is...” - Edinburgh Evening News
Chris Cairns MC - “Liverpool’s very own Big Yin” – Liverpool Echo
Mick Ferry - “As good as it gets.....highly original and hilarious” - Metro Big Issue
Daliso Chaponda - “A comedian with raw Eddie Murphy confidence, cheek and super-polished style” - Nerve, Liverpool
Paul Smith – “Far too young to be as talented as he is!” – Bar XS
Manchester, Bar XS, Wilmslow Rd, Wednesday 14th November 2007,
Featuring:
Mundo Jazz - “A sort of live, Latino Spinal Tap. Very, very, very funny.” - Daily Express
Toby Hadoke MC – “A comedy genius." - Helen Duff, Metro
Des Sharples – “Charismatic, confident and effortless” – Chortle
Mike Newall - “Oozes charisma. Liam Gallagher with wit. And a vocabulary” - Caper Club
Paul Smith – “Far too young to be as talented as he is!” – Bar XS
Both shows are for over 18's and are ticket only events. Tickets available from Ticketweb, put in keyword ‘CALM’.
Liverpool:
Manchester:
WE NEED MONEY!
Our online helpline service has had to be suspended due to a lack of funds. We desperately need money to get this up and running again so that we can continue to offer young men help, advice and support when they’re down.
It doesn’t matter how much you give – everything helps. You can make a one off or regular donation.
Get your company to support the campaign with a £100 donation. We’re looking for 500 companies to donate £100 each.
You can even help CALM by getting active – if you’re up for a challenge and are willing to do a sponsored run, swim or anything else, it would mean so much to us. You can donate the money you raise via www.justgiving.com/CALM
If you’ve got other fundraising ideas or can offer your help in any other way, we’d love to hear from you. Jane Powell’s the woman to speak to, and you can contact her at janepowell@thecalmzone.net
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After the success of last month, WE ARE BACK! Wednesday 20th February. At the rather fashionable Punk in Soho. Live bands till 11:30, then dj's spinning the best of indie, shoe gaze, 80's, electro, twee and other such tastiness.
Warning! This product also contains the BAP confession booth, the "World Famous" Bloody Awful Poetry competition (submit a truly awful poem on our page and you could win goodies), a big kiss on the dance floor and maybe some nuts.
Come join us! Lets ply ourselves with enough alcohol to sink a small Oliver Reed.
Oh yes, our first BAP of the year at PUNK, in London's Trendy West End(tm) on the 23rd of January.
Now all you sods from west/south/east London have no excuses to miss the finest indie shindig in town!
Playing Live:
Captain Black The Indelicates Rosie Oddie and the Oddsquad Friends of the Bride
DJs
Tom Frog Sexual Hot Bitches Gabi Woo This Handsome Devil That Perfect Fumble Micky Blue
Aaaaand an exibition of art by Colette Elson (our resident artist), The Sexual DJ Wheel Of Death, BAP Confession booth, picture with a poet and lashings of awful poetry...
ps there may be some birthday cake as well if anyone fancies baking it (we like chocolate cake if you're wondering...)
pps comment us with your awful poems to win artwork, beers, free entry and CDs...
On Saturday 17th November at the wondrous watering hole that is Nambucca, we have the bouncetabulous Dexter headlining, with awesome supports in the likes of the tremendous Rum Shebeen, the folktastic The Prelude and the terrific Milk Kan The very next day, we relax and sip dry sherry at the marvelous Monkey Chews. And are joined by another 4 splendid acts. Friends Of The Bride, Looker, Jon Byrne and Marcus Mumford. So, come join us for a bevvy. Lets pull on our dancing shoes, tie our dicky bows, and ply ourselves with enough alcohol to sink a small Oliver Reed. Also, go enter our bloody awful poetry competition. Just post some of your truly terrible poetry on our page. The worst wins. Its simple!
