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Dudley Benson
@dudleybenson.bsky.social
musician & activist • co-director Woof! bar • queer • he/him • #LGBwiththeT • dudleybenson.com
The Rainbow Pint tee by Woof! & Emerson's is now available online! 75% sold out so don't muck around. SIZES: S-XXL, $35 + postage. Email: woofdunedin@gmail.com with your order. Every dollar goes to queering Dunedin's public spaces ✊
April 8, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Very proud to have designed the Ceasefire Rally campaign for the PSNA & Palestinian-led Coalition in Ōtepoti. Pick up your free A3 or A4 poster from Woof! in Dunedin, put it up at work, school or home, and head to the weekly rally!
February 16, 2024 at 12:55 AM
A good day to remember that when Cyndi Lauper visited Aotearoa this year, she unequivocally supported trans New Zealanders.
December 21, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Folks, I've designed a bumper sticker to raise koha for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. $5 on the bar at Woof! in Ōtepoti. Woof! passes on 100% of profits to the PCRF, who are doing all they can for the kids suffering brutality. Please support!
November 22, 2023 at 11:34 PM
Thank you as always for supporting me and my music over the years, even when I’ve stepped away for a while. Take care of each other, and always keep in touch. Aroha, (8/8)
October 9, 2023 at 6:40 AM
In the meantime, I’ve been packing up life, and found all sorts of treasures from my work over the years. Bespoke garments that I wore in various performances and rare, long out-of-print editions of my EPs and albums. (6/8)
October 9, 2023 at 6:39 AM
In Naarm, I’ll be spending the next year being an artist again. I’ll be putting the finishing touches on my next record, which will be out next year, with a tour. Where Zealandia was a brain album, this is a heart one. (5/8)
October 9, 2023 at 6:39 AM
...the activism, and pivoting through the pandemic. I’m so proud of us all for making Woof! what it is, and how it will continue to grow. (4/8)
October 9, 2023 at 6:39 AM
Since 2020, Woof! has been my primary project. It’s given me a great sense of satisfaction to work alongside Josh Thomas and our team, who I love. To me, Woof! is defined by our day-to-day patrons & friends, the queer club nights... (3/8)
October 9, 2023 at 6:38 AM
Leaving Ōtepoti and Aotearoa is emotional, and I’m holding an enormous sense of gratefulness for everything this place has given me in my 40 years – especially our people, and our nature. (2/8)
October 9, 2023 at 6:38 AM
As they say, some personal news from me: at the end of October I’m moving to Naarm/Melbourne. For a while now I’ve been in one of those life stages of wanting change. (1/8)
October 9, 2023 at 6:37 AM
Woof!'s Cocktail of the Month is a pearl-green essence of the gods: 💧Fountain of Youth💧

Crystalline echoes of peppermint, botanicals & aquavit served on crushed ice: aquavit, lime juice, Zubrówka, blanc vermouth, crème de menthe, Fernet-Branca & Green Chartreuse.

On the menu from 4pm! 🐶
October 3, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Our 2020 Election Night was big big big, and so much fun. Make sure you get in early and secure a spot, from 4pm.

Lock in your voting plan now, and we'll see you at Woof! on Saturday 14th October!
September 25, 2023 at 11:03 PM
We're hosting you for Election Night at Woof!

· 4pm open
· 4.30pm Soapbox Poetry feat. Coco Solid, Chris Tse, Ati Teepa, Ruby Solly & more
· 7pm Rolling election coverage
· Frozen margaritas in the party colour of your choice

No matter what the results, it's good to be with friends!
September 25, 2023 at 11:02 PM
I'm voting Green! Why? Because they're the only party with policy responding meaningfully to the climate crisis. Because the Greens care for the most marginalised in our communities, and show up for our LGBTQ+. For the Greens, it's not about power or knighthoods, it's about our future
September 25, 2023 at 12:21 AM