Friends with Benefits! (Fundraiser) [Deep Groovy Acid House]

FwB! is back, and this time we're hitting close to home. Really close. As in, one of our own. Over the last three editions we've raised nearly £1,000 together for Medical Aid for Palestinians and Red Rose Recovery. This time, we're raising funds for a friend in need. Originally from Mexico, and the single mother of a neurodivergent daughter she's raising entirely on her own, what she hopes for more than almost anything is to share the same passport as her daughter... a British one. In times as unpredictable as today, the possibility of being forcibly separated from her child is real, and we want to help make sure that doesn't happen. We're talking about none other than Claudia, aka Drastic Shuffle. Who is Drastic Shuffle? Drastic Shuffle is a DJ, and curator whose career spans promotion, music journalism and radio. She cut her teeth working with indie labels and as an editor and contributor to many music magazines and newspapers in Spain and Mexico. She hosts two monthly radio residencies at Netil Radio and Voices Radio, and is the founder of the genre-fluid record label 'This', where she champions emerging artists whilst working part time as a studio manager at Mission London. Why are we doing this? Claudia is an extremely valuable component of the 'Did Someone Say...' community. She also happens to be a fantastic DJ and a brilliant human being that is always ready to help anyone else at the drop of a hat. She has excellent taste in music and we're of course a sucker for that. But on a serious note, after 16 years of living in the UK, for various reasons, she's been unable to obtain her citizenship due primarily to the financial pressures of not being able to share bills with anyone in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Hence we're raising as many funds as possible to help her achieve this before some clever-arse politician comes and changes the rules. Where does the money go? Every donation ticket goes straight toward the application, which breaks down like this: £345 — Basic lawyer review (essential to avoid the many pitfalls that cause applications to fail) £1,709 — Citizenship application fee itself £130 — Citizenship ceremony fee (payable once the application is approved) Total: £2,184 Want to donate without buying a ticket? You can find the URL under promotional links. And yes — it's still a party! FwB! has always been a celebration, and this edition is no exception. We're also marking the birthday of Did Someone Say...'s very own co-conspirator, KAFN. Expect a stacked lineup of the best underground DJs around, all playing for the genuine love of the scene. Lineup to be Announced. Come for the cause. Stay for the music. Leave knowing you helped a friend stay close to her daughter. A note from KAFN This cause is close to my heart because I'm an immigrant in this country myself, and I know exactly how much we have to struggle just to be able to live here. Something a lot of people take for granted, not out of malice, but simply because they've never had to deal with submitting tens of documents, paying lawyer fees, visa fees, and the NHS surcharge, all without knowing for certain if any of it will even be accepted. I wouldn't wish that process on anyone. But for Claudia who does have to go through it, I hope raising funds for her citizenship fees can help make this process a little easier. I'm sure the day will come when I find myself in a similar position. I hope you'll support our cause. And if you're not able to donate, I hope you'll come dance with us in solidarity instead.