Hard to miss the prevention messages pasted in many strategic places – like the bars or the toilets – of the Rock en Seine festival, at the Domaine de Saint-Cloud. Objective : raise public awareness of the concept of consent. Gender-based and sexual violence is a theme that organizers such as Laura Vengrove, head of partnerships, wanted to tackle head-on: “CWhat I wanted to do to amplify the device is to discuss with the associations, and try to understand what would make it possible to have the protocol which makes it possible to initially secure the person, if he is victim, and moreover, prevention is needed. This requires a display device for the general public, our festival-goers and festival-goers.“
So many punchlines needed to advocate the culture of sexual consent in festivals and nightclubs!
It is the association @Consentisinfo who carries this project and who makes his kit available to display in festive places
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Several associations collaborate with the festival, including the feminist collective We All, which is there to carry out prevention and awareness-raising, in particular through marauding to meet the spectators, or even direct them via a “safe zone”, a space secure, on site. “We actually have people who spontaneously come to see us”, entrusts Delphine, from the national coordination of the collective. “We are a relay point, because we are quite visible thanks to our stand.”
“People can see us from afar, and there are also awareness spots on the big screens, and on the map, so people know there’s a ‘safe zone’.”
Delphine, from the national coordination of the feminist collective “NousToutes”at franceinfo
As We All are not authorized to provide care, psychologists from Elles imaginent, another association, listen to and guide potential victims, and are also in contact with security agents. “Sf a victim experiences sexual assault or touching, the idea of being able to talk about it as quickly as possible is really essential. Today, we hear more and more about it, it’s what we call psychotrauma”, explains Sonia Pino, clinical psychologist.
“Faced with an attack, there will be a dread that will put us in a state of amazement, and the brain will go into a kind of blackout, where it will no longer be able to make sense of what happened. “
Sonia Pino, clinical psychologistat franceinfo
“Being able to talk about it quickly with a psychologist is reassuring.“, confirms Sonia Pino.
Since Thursday August 25, the start of this 2022 edition, no victim of aggression has fortunately been identified. Remember that a little more than one in two women – according to a study by the Consentis association – has already been the victim of harassment or sexual assault in a festive environment.