Prevention Charity Events

Advocating & raising awareness for charitable causes affecting extreme music communities across Scotland.

"Prevention Charity Events is a fundraising project I set up to support charities within Edinburgh and further across Scotland. A few years ago, I recognised there was very few initiatives here that dedicated itself solely to organising fundraising events with our extreme music community in mind. Coupled with speaking to many women on the scene who shared their experiences of misogyny and their concerns regarding their safety at gigs I started this project to raise awareness and push for inclusion. This spurred me on to do my first fundraising event Preventionfest in March this year for International Women's Day which raised just under £1000 for Rape Crisis Scotland . Since then I have set up another event for Christmas in aid of Health In Mind and Andy's Man Club UK and am currently planning another fundraising event for next year. The causes are a reflection of what myself and others within our community experience and wish to support." ~ Carla.