Psychosocial safety

Articles

MAD Festival

On collective atmosphere: safety values to be better together

Text | A retrospect on the panel during 'Creating Safer Spaces: a session for (circus festival) organisers' by Valentina Barone

Toon Van Gramberen

Consent: a frame for freedom

Text | Reflection on consent by Hanna Mampuys (THERE THERE Company)

Sarah Vanheuverzwijn

Trauma-informed, injuries monitored. Beyond safety and risk with new paradigms.

Text | Reflections on safety and risk by Nick Verginis

Mentally safe(r) spaces on stage and beyond: recognising danger(s) in circus and speaking up!

Text | A conversation between Amanda Homa, Miradonna Sirkka and Gaia Vimercati

ENGAGEMENT ARTS

‘Flag System’ – a tool for assessing transgressive behaviour by Engagement Arts

The flag system is a practical tool to make the complex conversation about boundaries easier. We do not avoid the gut feeling, but we look for a way t

Sofi Häkkinen

First step into mental safe(r) spaces on stage and beyond it: recognizing danger and speaking up ! by Miradonna Sirkka and Amanda Homa

Circus artists share the experience of being physically held by others. They are trained to trust their bases, to collaborate physically, and to alway

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Creating Safer Spaces: a session for (circus festival) organisers

Discover four stories on how organisers go about creating safer spaces for their audiences and engage in a round table conversation.

Kasper Mols

Trauma-informed approach by Mieke Gielen

An effort to provide a safe, inclusive, nonjudgmental environment by understanding how trauma affects our behavior.

Consent in Practice: Tools & Benefits by Madonna Lenaert & guests

Get a wider understanding of consent and the different conditions that could be necessary for working with consent.

Joe Alvoeiro

Monitoring the health and wellbeing of circus artists by Marion Cossin (CRITAC) and Janine Stubbe (Codarts)

Discover the added value of health monitoring in circus.

Olivier Rinchard

Self Defense workshop, led by Plan SACHA

If you'd like to learn how to defend yourself verbally when facing sexist and sexual harassment, this workshop is for you!