ROAR Drumline in Adelaide, South Australia | Community organisation

ROAR Drumline

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Address: Scots Church North Terrace 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: https://roardrumline.weebly.com

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25.01.2022 What’s this bedazzling collection of things?? Well Grace has kickstarted a pink and silver clothes and accessories rack...so that when ROAR have gigs, we will have a range of garments and accessories band members can don so we don’t just dazzle people with our sound, but with our colour! (Don’t worry, they will be washed as needed ). ... If you find anything pink/silver and fabulous at an op shop, or already own it and are ready to rehome it, consider gifting it to ROAR! The op shop money goes to charity or your closet feels a little lighter; and the looks go to us! (Yes, those sparkly wings come in pink AND silver).

11.01.2022 Dear ROAR community, this is a vitally important justice issue that you can be influential in responding to. Senator Jacqui Lambie holds a crucial vote in supporting or standing against a bill that, if passed, will allow for the removal of mobile phones from refugees. This is touted as a necessity due to security issues, but some simple digging shows that those powers already exist (see more from the ASRC). This is clearly no more than an attempt to further punish refugees a...nd keep them ‘out of sight, out of mind’ and the conditions and treatment they are subject to hidden from the public eye. Phones are a lifeline for these people in indefinite detention and it is important that we take a stand for them. Jacqui Lambie has specifically requested that the public submit their opinions about how she should approach this bill. Please take some time to tell her why she must reject it, including sharing your heartfelt opinions. Thank you for standing up for justice!

09.01.2022 If you’re obsessed with street bands and the vibes they bring (big hint: we are) then you might want to check out this intro course to one of Adelaide’s killer street band lineups, which a number of us also play in! Get a taste of SaSamba and playing in a big ensemble (and hear how those surdos boom!)

05.01.2022 Photos from our Feast Festival Workshop. Please tag yourselves and share If you feel uncomfortable about a photo that you're in, please get in touch with page and we can delete it. Credit: Elizabeth Mary Rose and Molly Willson

01.01.2022 This message from ROAR Drumline maestro Grace who is heavily involved in Girls Rock Adelaide program for 2021: Hey winners! I know you love music and social justice, so I want to share something important to me: Girls Rock Adelaide is a 5 day music camp for girls, trans and gender-diverse young people* Kids learn an instrument, engage in workshops, watch live performances, form a band, write a song and perform it by the end of the week. ... The idea is to recognize that women and gender-diverse people face particular obstacles in the music industry, and combating that with actively building skills and community in a camp setting! Girls Rock is currently in the final hours of fundraising for its Pozible Campaign- where we have almost reached our $15,000 stretch goal, allowing for us to cover stretch expenses like sponsoring campers. If you have some spare dollars to chuck towards this, every bit counts. https://www.pozible.com/project/girls-rock-adelaide/ Here is a photo taken by Elizabeth Mary Rose of a ROAR Drumline gig moment, when a young person wanted to play one of our surdos. It's a beautiful candid photo and the gesture is evocative of what Girls Rock is all about: empowering girls and gender-diverse people to support and inspire each other in musical growth and exploration, developing some rad friendships on the way. Thanks! -Grace *trans mentioned not because trans women or girls are different from other girls, but to explicitly mention that this is a safe space for them :) [Image description: A small child with long brown hair wearing a cream and spotty top faces away from the camera towards a large yellow drum sitting on the lawn (a surdo). The child holds a large beater expectantly over the drum. Another person- a female band member wearing denim shorts and tartan shirt-leans over the same drum with her own beater, demonstrating how to play. In the background other people's legs and shoes can be seen, indicating a crowd mingling on the grass.]