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Festival websites to go offline to raise sexual assault awareness
As an act of support for a campaign promoting zero-tolerance for sexual assault, over 25 UK-based music festivals will be turning off their websites for a day on Monday
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Popular festivals Bestival, Parklife, and Secret Garden Party are among those that will participate in the Safer Spaces campaign. (Shutterstock/File)
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s an act of support for a campaign promoting zero-tolerance for sexual assault, over 25 UK-based music festivals will be turning off their websites for a day on Monday.
While the Association of Independent Festivals says that there is no clear evidence of widespread sexual assault at festivals, they want attendees to know that there are support services on-site if they are required.
"It's raising awareness and letting audiences know that if something were to happen, they can report it on site," AIF’s campaign manager, Renae Brown, told the BBC . "This is something we should be talking about at festivals. We want people to look out for each other.”
Popular festivals Bestival, Parklife, and Secret Garden Party are among those that will participate in the Safer Spaces campaign.
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Starting Monday morning, the websites will be turned off for 24 hours.
The promoter of Bestival, Rob da Bank, said, ”Festivals can be crazy spaces and we're proud that they're places to let off steam but there are limits and rules as there are in general society.”
"We just want everyone to be aware and it's great that some of the UK's biggest festivals have signed up to this,” he continued. "It's a positive message and not a scary one. Everyone should be able to go to festivals and enjoy them.” (sul/kes)
