the DeltaFestival expects 150,000 festival-goers over five days, starting this Wednesday, on the Prado beaches in Marseille. A large-scale edition, with five stages and many artists. And above all a new device to fight against sexist and sexual violence or discrimination of all kinds. “From the embryonic stage, the village of living together has become a monster this year, we have gone from 6 to 60 associations on this theme”, relates Lise Perrin, the manager of this space.
Moreover, the festival tackles the subject of chemical submissions head-on, with the wave of injections in nightclubs. The video system has been reinforced, with cameras in all the pits and high concentration areas, and images monitored live by the security PC. In the event of a problem, he can notify the “safe zone” to meet the victim. This new space brings together associations, a mediator, a lawyer, and tools such as glass condoms to also protect their alcohol consumption.
“The Sorority” for the first time on a festival
“All our staff and volunteers have been trained in situations of harassment or aggression,” says Lise Perrin. Not to mention the thirty people from the “safe delta” brigade, recognizable by their purple vests, who are marauding throughout the festival on the site. Their mission: to make contact with the public, in a preventive and dissuasive way, but also to be able to deploy quickly to the victim.
Finally, festival-goers are invited, via QR code panels installed in several places on the site, to download the “The Sorority” application. “It’s additional security, we have put things in place, but the festival is great, continues Lise Perrin. In an emergency, all means are good to act. Launched in September 2020, this application dedicated to women and gender minorities currently brings together 34,000 people with verified profiles.
“The idea is to have our eyes everywhere and to move the stunned effect towards the aggressor”, explains its founder Priscillia Routier Trillard. The alert launched via the application makes it possible to warn, via geolocation, the first fifty people around you present on the application, who can then go to the victim and/or notify the emergency services depending on where they are. “The objective is to arrive as soon as possible and to put an end to the aggression, the application also gives the name and the face of the person”, indicates Priscillia Routier Trillard.
This is the first time that it has entered into a partnership with a festival. “The application is particularly relevant in the case of chemical submissions and bites,” says Lise Perrin. It allows you not to be alone if you feel like leaving and to prove your condition. And it can also guarantee a safe return outside the gates of the festival.