We’re writing to the music industry - the promoters, managers, labels, artists, venues, festivals, engineers, journalists, streaming companies, vendors, and more - to ask for your collaboration in making shows, festivals, and our workplaces safe from sexual harassment and assault. The live music scene and the industry itself need your help to pave the way forward.

Far too often, the live music experience is tainted by this pervasive problem.  Music fans want to listen to music. Maybe dance, maybe not. Have a beer. Take our minds off the stress of work, family, politics. To be in community with others. Maybe to make a new friend, maybe to keep completely to ourselves. Music industry professionals want to make powerful art, put on a good show, create community gathering spaces - we want to do our jobs. Harassment, discrimination, and assault cannot be tolerated.  No longer can we ask fans to choose between live music and sexual violence, and industry professionals to put up with violence or find other work.  

What policies do you have in place to protect your patrons, employees, vendors, and guests from discrimination, harassment, and physical violence? How are these policies communicated and carried out? What training do your employees, contractors, and vendors receive to identify potentially harmful behaviors and safely intervene? How do you support them in carrying out this training in challenging situations, like those involving people in positions of power?

You can create meaningful change in the music industry and lead the way in creating safer live music experiences and work environments. But it requires intention, action, and resources.

You can find support at www.callingallcrows.org/hereforthemusic.

Signed with hope for a stronger industry,

Calling All Crows and the undersigned music fans and industry professionals