Our Awareness Structures
Trigger Warning: The following discusses the prevention of discriminatory assaults. We do not describe specific incidents. Nevertheless, we want to use this note to alert people who might be triggered by potential traumatic memories while reading.
We wish for a non-discriminatory and appreciative atmosphere for the lunatic festival for which we as visitors, service providers, artists and crew are simultaneously responsible.
By Awareness we mean a sensitive approach to individual boundaries and needs. Any kind of discrimination and assault will not be tolerated! We want to work together to prevent them. Our concept does not replace the individual confrontation with power structures and privileges.
We are aware that we cannot promise a complete absence of assaults, despite our critical and ongoing examination of the topic. There will be a trained Awareness Team as well as safer spaces for those affected on the festival grounds. Anyone who assaults will be immediately expelled from the premises! Our understanding of awareness is based on the 3 principles formulated by safethedance:
- Consensus or agreement: Individual boundaries are respected: No always means no (addition: A no can have different forms of expression, which do not have to be verbal)! And even more important: Only yes means yes!
- Power of definition: Where an assault begins is always defined by the person affected and they have the right to decide how to proceed after the incident.
- Partiality & Solidarity: The perception of the affected person is not questioned – solidarity comes first.
The awareness team supports the affected person in dealing with the experienced situation by offering counseling and retreat options.
This is only a first insight into our thoughts on Awareness – for you as a ticket buyer, service provider, artist, interested party. However, we understand Awareness Work as a continuous learning process and have committed ourselves to critically engage with it on an ongoing basis. So if there is something you are missing or something that bothers you, we are always grateful for your feedback (info@lunatic-festival.de). We look forward to an exchange with you.