Fem Fest 2026: Grassroots Safer Spaces With Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani (UK)

Zahra is a musician and director of Young Women’s Music Project (YWMP), an Oxford-based charity that provides a supportive space for young people. Zahra has pioneered a Safer Spaces policy in collaboration with young people, to disrupt the status quo of grassroots gig-going culture. The project stemmed from Zahra’s more than 20 years experience in the music industry, and has involved extensive research and national collaboration to cultivate a response to violence in music. This policy is now being successfully implemented in The Nest, YWMP’s new space in Oxford.
Expect:
* Screening of short film ‘What’s Left After The Wave Hits’
* Presentation of YWMP’s Safer Spaces Policy and Procedures

Admission is free, but we would like you to reserve your free ticket here to make sure we create enough space!

You can see clips from the YWMP in Liverpool last year (you’re clicking through to some films in a public Google Drive):

Teaser trailer for ‘What’s Left After The Wave Hits’ (you’re clicking through to a film in a public Google Drive):