'You have power, so harness it and use it for good.' ShawnaPotterWOW on her new book Making Spaces Safer: a how-to guide that offers concrete tactics for making music spaces safe and comfortable for all.
However, Shawna’s vision stretches even further — beyond music entirely.provides a concrete roadmap for not just venues, but basically any other kind of public space—from sex shops and art galleries to punk houses and coffee shops — to prevent, confront, and ultimately shut down abusive behavior when it shows up on their doorstep.
For such a slim volume, it’s an extremely comprehensive and pragmatic overview of best practices for building a safer, more inclusive scene. Shawna lays out sample language for venue codes of conduct, walks the reader through various scenarios, and draws up checklists to ensure that a space is considering the needs of marginalized people—including ensuring that there are
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