Mancunians are being asked to nominate their favourite busker as part of an brand new awareness campaign to support the 1 in 6 men who have had unwanted sexual experiences, including abuse and assault. 
#1BlueString is a global campaign, created by our good friends at 1in6.org and supported by our antipodean friends at Living Well, asks guitarists at all levels and in all genres to replace one of their six strings with a blue string to help raise awareness of this alarming statistic and show solidarity with those boys and men affected.
Mancunians are being asked to send a video or link of their favourite local buskers, along with the performer’s name and contact details, to Survivors Manchester via Twitter (@SurvivorsMcr) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/SurvivorsMcr) to make that step to be ‘Manchester’s Best Busker’.
All entrants will be reviewed by the team at Survivors Manchester, with shortlisted artists invited to perform at a live final, ‘Manchester’s Got Busker Talent’, at The Printworks on International Men’s Day, Sunday 19 November. The overall winner will receive £500 in vouchers.
All nominations must be received by Sunday 5 November and shortlisted artists will be contacted by Wednesday 8 November and will be given a blue guitar string and plectrum.
Judges of Manchester’s Got Busker Talent, will include the Survivors Manchester’s Ambassadors: Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actor James Sutton; Edinburgh Fringe Award winning comedian Richard Gadd; UK’s leading dating industry expert and blogger, Charley Lester; and male rape campaigner and DJ, Sam Thompson, aka BassDuckFresh.
For further information, visit: www.survivorsmanchester.org.uk/news/manchesters-got-busker-talent/, or contact Survivors Manchester on 0161 236 2182.