, ▁Star ▁E yes , ▁Sand unes , ▁Dem ian ▁L icht , ▁and ▁N ina ▁Son ik . ▁Over all , ▁the ▁collect ive ▁see ks ▁to ▁highlight ▁and ▁correct ▁the ▁gender ▁im bal ance ▁in ▁club ▁and ▁festival ▁line ups . ▁Disc w oman ▁events ▁provide ▁a ▁platform ▁to ▁talent ▁by ▁book ing ▁them ▁at ▁bigger ▁ven ues , ▁stream lin ing ▁the ▁growth ▁process , ▁and ▁ens uring ▁artists ▁receive ▁fair ▁payment . ▁ ▁M embers ▁ ▁Disc w oman ▁ro ster ▁ ▁Events ▁Since ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁event ▁at ▁Bush wick , ▁Brook lyn ’ s ▁B ossa ▁Nova ▁C iv ic ▁Club , ▁Disc w oman ▁has ▁presented ▁show cases ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Detroit ' s ▁Mov ement ▁Festival , ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Montreal , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁VI A ▁Festival , ▁San ▁Juan , ▁Seattle ' s ▁De ci bel ▁Festival , ▁and ▁Toronto . ▁The ▁group , ▁particularly ▁H utch inson , ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁campaign ▁that ▁repe aled ▁New ▁York ' s ▁anti - dan cing ▁Cab aret ▁Law . ▁H utch inson ▁cur ated ▁the ▁D w eller ▁Festival , ▁celebr ating ▁black ▁under ground ▁talent ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁female : press ure ▁report ▁ 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁establish ments ▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : F em in ist