CONSENT
Our Philosophy
SoulPlay creates environments that encourage people to come together, expand and grow, and experience bliss. In order to expand and grow, people need to get out of their comfort zone and take risks. We believe, if we are inviting our participants to take risks we must prioritize creating a safer space for everyone. We do this through our three pillars of safer space:
Presence, Choice, and Support.
PRESENCE
Presence means that people are aware of their actions and the impact they have on others. This is why we encourage people to refrain from using any mind-altering substances. We also encourage people to continuously reflect on their actions, thus creating more awareness and intentionality. When all people are really present, it allows people to explore their edge in a safe and constructive way.
CHOICE
Choice is the basis of consensual interactions. We believe that expanding your comfort zone and taking risks should be your choice and we provide reminders and education throughout our events.
SUPPORT
Support is provided through our SoulSupport team on-site at every major event. SoulSupport are peer counselors ready to offer a listening ear, a nurturing hug, or intervene if necessary.
Our Approach
EDUCATION
We infuse our entire event with consent education. From the moment you enter to the times when you attend workshops you will hear about our consent culture again and again. Our entire event is an education in consent.
SUPPORT
Just because you’re at a party doesn’t mean you’re having fun. Sometimes hard things come up and we’re here for you. The SoulSupport Team is there for our participants to process, hug, show you around.
POLICY
Our policies are the backbone of our festival. When things go wrong these are what we fall back on. Our values of transformative justice, transparency, and accountability.
We also make it easy for those harmed to report to the producers through the incident reporting form. The person reporting is in charge of what happens whenever a report is filed. No incident is too small to report.
Incident Reporting
At Soul Play we take safety seriously and we know not all issues can or should be dealt with in the moment. That’s why we have the Incident Report. Please use this form to report any small or large issue.
