**YOUR VIEWS NEEDED PLEASE** Do music festivals play a role in nurturing social change?

[indie-anna]

Hi Guys,

I am conducting some research into the role of music festivals, and want to hear your views about whether music festivals provide the right kind of environment to bring about social change i.e. are they educational? I am specifically interested in looking at the role of music festivals in educating people about climate change. There are no questions to answer, just wanted to start a discussion really, and love to hear some specific examples of festivals that may have provided people with experiences of a changing nature, good or bad!

your views are much appreciated and will contribute towards valuable research in the music festivals and climate change field.

Thanks!

[seantizz]

Hi Indie-Anna,

I'm sure you're aware of this site:

http://www.agreenerfestival.com/

but if not, it might prove a useful resource for you.

For my part, I'm a little torn on the general question posed here. When I go to festivals, I'll come back with a whole host of new bands, comedians and sometime friends but I rarely come back with any new 'social' agenda. Perhaps, that's because I'm a stuck in the mud!!!! But I certainly do believe that festivals on the whole have the capacity (and actually the responsibility as well) to inform, influence and change thinking about issues....

I think that Summer Sundae has generally done this well with market space set aside to issue-based stalls (Love Music, Hate Racism, Oxfam etc) and I honestly hope this continues into the future. Other initiatives to make the festival greener are well documented.

I've never been to V but I wonder if it does the same?

Sean

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[Ed Leaf]

SSW made me dispose of fags ends responsibly. That's about it really.

[indie-anna]

Hi Indie-Anna,

I'm sure you're aware of this site:

http://www.agreenerfestival.com/

but if not, it might prove a useful resource for you.

For my part, I'm a little torn on the general question posed here. When I go to festivals, I'll come back with a whole host of new bands, comedians and sometime friends but I rarely come back with any new 'social' agenda. Perhaps, that's because I'm a stuck in the mud!!!! But I certainly do believe that festivals on the whole have the capacity (and actually the responsibility as well) to inform, influence and change thinking about issues....

I think that Summer Sundae has generally done this well with market space set aside to issue-based stalls (Love Music, Hate Racism, Oxfam etc) and I honestly hope this continues into the future. Other initiatives to make the festival greener are well documented.

I've never been to V but I wonder if it does the same?

Sean

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