Safe Spaces Now is a new initiative that is pushing for wide-ranging changes to tackle this issue and it has prominent backers across the industry, including musicians, festival organisers, ticketing companies and more. They have all signed an open letter calling for “collective sector-wide change”.
“Live music is one of those spaces where people expect to be free. It is escapism, it’s your place of joy, and if that is somewhere we are hearing people are afraid then we need to take action,”. “Music fans at a festival Two-thirds of women worry about sexual harassment at festivals – survey Read more “It is not OK for women to be constantly worried about their safety at festivals, to make sure they always have phone chargers on them so they can call someone if they feel unsafe.”...
The new numbers relating to sexual assaults at live events are shocking and must force the live business to radically change. Just as concerts start to return, the opportunity for the concert sector to finally put its house in order cannot be missed.
Huh? So…what about greater safety for women at bars? In Lyft/Uber vehicles? In store parking lots? Disclaimer - Forbes won’t let me read the article.
Why not safety for all ?
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