New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling

Surf and Turf Brawl

nola2886 — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:13:03 +0000

Proceeds benefit Nola to Angola, a bicycle fundraiser that benefits the Corner Stone Builders Bus Project. Corner Stone provides free bus trips for families in New Orleans to visit their incarcerated loved ones. Over 90% of the people who ride the buses are women and children. Learn more at www.nolatoangola.org

Gettin hott in here.

nola2886 — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:49:14 +0000

We’re more than just a piece of meat. NO LAW Summer Surf and Turf Brawl Saturday June 1st, 2013 at One Eyed Jacks, 8 pm! Proceeds will benefit Nola to Angola, a bicycle fundraiser that benefits the Corner Stone Builders Bus Project. Corner Stone provides free bus trips for families in New Orleans to visit their incarcerated loved ones. Over 90% of the people who ride the buses are women and children. Learn more at www.nolatoangola.org

We are lookin for wrestlers, talented performers and folks to get involved! Want a behind-the-scenes role? We love people who help us promote, sell raffle tickets or just provide general support! Email wearenolaw@gmail.com and we’ll find you a spot on the plate.

Saints Alive!

nola2886 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:34:50 +0000

Our Matron Saints Brawl on March 16th crowned new champion Seance Brawles, mystical witch of the underworld, in a heavenly battle against Mad Mary Magdalene and her crew of arch angels. Twas a fierce battle but with the power vested in the gold dust woman, Seance was crowned mistress of the night.

Amens and hail mary-s to all the other wrestlers! We saw returning favorites, Friend to the Worker Lefty Lucy and Irish Gangsta Slamrock O’Hagan. The law was thrown out/laid down. Visiting CLAW USA representative Sabrina Pratt from Chicago’s Second City gave us some pointers and surprise guests from our nation’s capital materialized. Flour and brass music filled the air, twas magical.

NO LAW raised $2,320.00 for Reach-In C.A.R.E thanks to One Eyed Jacks, DJ Swim Team, entourages, talented performers, The Mystic Ponies Aerial Troupe, bad ass organizations and you giving, giving people. Glory matria! For more information on any of the groups we work with or to lend your strength/smarts/dark arts/skills, email us wearenolaw@gmail.com. Also, thanks to WGNO you can watch some TV footage of the brawl here. Big time!

Matron Saints Brawl

nola2886 — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:09:58 +0000

Mixer Happy Hour at 7:30 to meet rad organizations!

nola2886 — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:06:07 +0000

Mixer Happy Hour starts at 7:30 in One Eyed Jacks. Come meet folks from Breakout!, Hagar’s House, Books to Prisoners and other awesome organizers we love. Half time acts of music, make up and more. Dance party to follow the brawlin amen.

Throwback Bday Brawl

nola2886 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:53:45 +0000

Belated blog thanks to everyone who came to our anniversary celebration. We scaled it way down and still had a grand time raising $400.00 for Crescent City Childcare Collective. Lookout around town for newest champ Lefty Lucy who is political and packing heat. Everyone looked gooood, from wrestling organizers to glittered up Mid-Western representatives. A million thank yous to Finn McCool’s and their super helpful staff plus DJ Frenchbraid who kept everything raging.

Bar Room Brawl

nola2886 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:32:15 +0000

Bets and bribes go to Crescent City Childcare Collective. DJ Justin and DJ Frenchbraid dance party to follow.

nola2886 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:30:27 +0000

Bets and bribes go to Crescent City Childcare Collective. DJ Justin and DJ Frenchbraid dance party to follow.

2012 Wrap Up

nola2886 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:00:41 +0000

Now that the pesky apocalypse is out of the way we can get with the brawlin. This was NO LAW’s third year of ladies arm wrestling and it was incredibly successful. 2012 saw a surprise guest appearance by Kristen Schaal, a road trip to Charlottesville, VA for the First National Super CLAW and collaborations with V-Day, Fleur de Tease, Queerspiracy and many more.

In four brawls we raised $9,100.00 for organizations/projects in the community. Yikes! We could not have done any of it without One Eyed Jack’s, DJs Justin and Brian Boyles, wrestlers, entourage members, celebrity judges, donations and the fun, lovely folks who attended the events, throwing their hard earned money at the beneficiaries. Seriously, thank you.

Please come be a part of the matriarchal mayhem. We are starting to envision the 2013 season and would love to get more folks involved. *As a collective we resist and reject sexism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, classism and racism. Just a few ways to help:

-Wrestle! : We can always use new or repeat personas to throw down. Make a scene.

-Apply to be a beneficiary: Part of an group that is women focused? Shoot us an email and we’ll send you the tiny application.

-Donate a prize: The bets, bribes and raffle are a huge part of what we raise every brawl. Provide an incentive for the crowd to make it rain. We welcome anything from coffee shop gift certificates to DIY offers of a free bike tune up or a weekend of pet sitting. Let’s get creative, y’all.

HEY! You’re part of it. Jump into the NO LAW fray. Do whatcha wanna. YOLO (or whatever the kids are saying these days).

Email wearenolaw@gmail.com or follow us on twitter @wearenolaw or creep us on the facebook. Happy New Year!

Ladies Making History

nola2886 — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:25:19 +0000

Even post-post election we still find ourselves chanting “FOUR MORE BEERS FOUR MORE QUEERS” because why not? Congrats to the First Ladies Brawl Champion- The Incumbent! If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. She beat out undead-fresh Funkenstein in the Final Match to take home her trophy and endless amounts of tax breaks. Mad style props to Amelia Armhart who was literally flown in over the crowd and Coco LaCroix , that thirsty lady who sparkled up the stage. We saw cats from the former Soviet bloc and Secretaries of State showing their wild side. (Just a tip, Hillary2016.) The Iron Butterfly went through a stunning metamorphosis, there was pupa everywhere. The Nurse may have committed medical malpractice but we can’t be sure. Get me some of dat Obamacare.

President Barack himself dropped by to celebrate his victory and explain how our great State of Louisiana doesn’t provide for much needed programs such as the Rape Crisis Center’s medical advocacy center. Therefore, NO LAW raised $3,300 dollars for ‘em! New record bringing an end to our 3rd year in existence. We are so proud to support the New Orleans Family Justice Center and the work they do. Well done, entourage, you savvy bunch of hustlers. Shoutouts to our DJs and celebrity judges, Sarah Palin and her new bestie, Snookie, for keeping it real. And thank YOU, crowd, scandalous betters and bribers that you are.

Get more involved with the Rape Crisis Center or NO LAW by emailing wearenolaw@gmail.com! Be an entourage member or apply as a beneficiary. Try your biceps at wrestling, bake something for the wrestlers or hold a sign, there’s room for all. News on next brawls and appearances to come.

Wrists Up!