Our Mission and Values
Our mission is to create opportunities through events, experiences, and classes where people connect, grow, and express themselves through movement, music, and shared creative experiences.
Inclusivity: Everyone deserves a place to belong; Lister Events welcomes people of all identities, abilities, and experiences.
Honoring Every Individual: Everybody and Every Body is unique. We celebrate differences and want safe spaces where individuals can express themselves through movement, music, and creativity in ways that feel authentic to them.
Community & Connection: We believe communities grow stronger when they come together, and seek to create opportunities for different individuals and communities to meet, share culture, and build meaningful connections through movement, music, and creative expression.
Wellbeing Through The Arts: Movement and Music are powerful tools for wellbeing, and we encourage exploration, self-expression, and growth while supporting emotional, physical, and social wellness
About Me
You can call me Liz, or @morethanapinkribbon
My journey to "Lister Events" began on Friday, March 13th, 2020, my first day of chemo and Boston's first week in full pandemic lockdown.
I was working full-time as a music therapist in hospice when my life took a sharp turn with a triple-positive breast cancer diagnosis. I started chemotherapy the same week COVID lockdowns began, and balanced active treatment with full-time work for more than two years, unable to isolate despite being immunocompromised. I was an essential worker.
My lifelines became my loved ones and my community. We connected online and in person (6ft apart). We danced wherever our feet could touch the floor, learned cartwheels and handstands, and defied the heaviness of world around us with laughter and unapologetic joy. @morethanapinkribbon was born in part because of those experiences, and set the foundation for the next step, Lister Events.
"Lister Events" now comes on the heels of lessons I learned from people who saw beyond my visible and invisible barriers when I did not, and after seeing the power of community. Together we can elevate each other, find light within dark times, and use the power of community to move and grow.
