At Anthropos, we believe that everyone's voice is important and brings something unique to this reality we shape together.
Being an event that is genuinely open to anyone means we must be prepared both individually and collectively to actively protect the safety and dignity of every person in our community. We take that responsibility seriously.
Our mission is a discrimination-free world. We celebrate love's diversity, foster an inclusive environment, and value each person's unique contribution. In our community we cultivate relationships and collaborate within a hate-free space. We advocate self-expression and uphold diversity and inclusivity in all their forms.
United under the our name, Greek for "Human", our organisation embodies a celebration of every individual. Affirming diversity and inclusivity; interconnected and united, we declare that:
We All Are Anthropos
We recognise that neutrality in the face of racism is complicity. We actively challenge racism and racial discrimination in all its forms, including systemic and structural racism.
We cultivate a zero-tolerance environment for hate speech in all forms. Discrimination, dehumanisation and bigotry have no place in our community, on or offline.
Sexual harassment, assault and any form of unwanted contact are absolutely prohibited. Consent is non-negotiable. Support is always available on site.
We recognise that many people face multiple overlapping forms of marginalisation. Our approach to inclusion is intersectional and we see and honour the whole person.
Every human is welcome at Anthropos. We actively work to lower barriers to attendance and participation across lines of race, class, gender identity, sexuality, disability and more.
Our community is horizontal and bottom-up. Every voice matters. We make decisions together and hold each other accountable through compassion, not hierarchy.
You will never be alone in dealing with an incident at Anthropos.
If you experience or witness any behaviour that violates this policy, please use any of the following routes. All reports are treated with care, discretion and urgency.
PsyCare UK
(Registered Charity No. 1167203)
A part of the growing Psycare International network. Trained welfare volunteers are present throughout the event. The welfare tent is a safe, confidential space. Please keep a look for the Psycare symbol or the Purple-Cross flag.
All Anthropos crew members are briefed on this policy and are empowered
to receive reports and take immediate action. Approach anyone in an
Anthropos crew vest.
To raise a concern before, during (via message) or after the festival, email us at welfare@anthroposfestival.org
This email address will be actively monitored during the event and all correspondence is confidential.
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Reporting an incident is an act of community care.
You are protecting not only yourself but others who may encounter the same person.
You may be removed from the premises and will get no refund.
We are present and paying attention throughout the event. The spaces are watched.
The Safeguarding and Welfare Teams are here for you. We are here to listen, always.
Our staff is trained and aware. Every crew member is briefed and empowered to act.
While we provide a watched space, you are responsible for your own actions, safety, and boundaries.
Creating a safe space is a collective effort. We ask that you take responsibility for your own actions, be aware of how your behaviour affects others, and take care of your own safety and well-being. If you are struggling, please reach out to our team.
Because we are genuinely open to anyone, we must be prepared both individually and collectively to protect our community from those who would cause harm. The following behaviours will result in removal from the event with no refund, and may be referred to the relevant authorities
✘ Violence & Threatening Behaviour
Physical violence, threats of violence, intimidation or any behaviour designed to make another person fear for their safety.
✘ Sexual Harassment & Assault
Any unwanted sexual attention, touching, following, or coercive behaviour. Consent is enthusiastic, ongoing and freely given. If in doubt, ask. If someone withdraws consent at any point, that must be respected immediately.
✘ Disregard for Personal Boundaries
Repeatedly ignoring personal boundaries, including stalking, unwanted following, or continuing to engage with someone after being asked to stop, even if not explicitly sexual or violent.
✘ Hate Speech
Any speech that dehumanises people based on protected characteristics including race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, nationality and more.
✘ Racism & Racial Discrimination
Any expression of racism, racial slurs, ethnically targeted harassment or racially motivated violence. This includes casual racism, microaggressions when pointed out and dismissed, and structural bias expressed interpersonally.
✘ Queerphobia & Transphobia
Any expression of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, or prejudice against non-binary and gender non-conforming people. This includes misgendering after correction, outing, or invasive questioning about someone's body or identity.
✘ Discrimination or Dehumanisation Along Any Line of Marginalisation
Including but not limited to: ageism, ableism, classism, sexism, religious discrimination and discrimination based on body size or appearance. This includes dehumanising language targeting any people on ethnic, national, racial or religious grounds.
✘ Denial, Glorification or Trivialisation of the Holocaust, Genocide, Apartheid or Crimes Against Humanity
Anthropos stands against all crimes against humanity as defined in international law, including genocide, apartheid. The Holocaust, the systematic murder of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime, is a historical fact; holocaust denial is antisemitism. The advocacy, glorification, trivialisation or denial any genocide, including the Holocaust, or whether historical or ongoing, has no place in this community.
✘ Refusal to Comply
Refusing to abide by these safer space guidelines or challenging staff/security when asked to change behaviour.
Safety is a collective responsibility.
Here is what we ask of every person who joins us:
✔ Check in on each other
If you see someone who looks distressed, uncomfortable or unsafe, please approach with compassion or alert a crew member or welfare team.
✔ Report, don't retaliate
If you witness or experience a breach of this policy, please report it to the welfare team or via the contact below. Do not take matters into your own hands physically.
✔ Ask before you touch
Obtain clear, enthusiastic consent before any physical contact. This applies to everyone, in every context, always and without exception.
✔ Respect pronouns and chosen names
When someone shares their pronouns or name, use them. If you make a mistake, correct yourself, apologise briefly and move on.
✔ Acknowledge your privilege
Many of us hold forms of privilege we may not always notice. Being an ally means actively using that privilege to support those with less power in a given moment.
✔ Speak up, not over
Amplify marginalised voices rather than speaking for them. Hold space in conversations. Be willing to be challenged and to grow.
✔ Embrace the learning
If your behaviour is flagged as harmful, please engage with curiosity and humility rather than defensiveness. We are all capable of growth.
Inclusion is not only an individual act; it is a collective practice. We are a community, and the safety of the most vulnerable members of our community is the responsibility of every one of us. Unsavoury characters do occasionally attempt to infiltrate open communities. We prepare for this together, with our welfare team, trained volunteers and the entire Anthropos Community.
Respect the Land & Community
We operate on a "Leave No Trace" principle, take all your belongings and litter with you. Be conscious of your noise level, particularly in camping areas, and be respectful of local communities surrounding the site.Photography & Digital Consent
Photography and video recording will happen. If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed by the official team, please inform a staff member. Be respectful of others when taking personal photos; do not take photos of other guests without consent.Honour Your Own Boundaries & Capacity
There is no guarantee of absolute confidentiality in a large public festival space, so please be mindful of what you share and do not share in public areas, and share only from your own experience. Take care of yourself by honouring your capacity. You are welcome to withdraw from any area or activity at any time, turn away from uncomfortable interactions, take space, or choose to witness rather than engage directlyActive Bystander & Collective Responsibility
Providing a safe and welcoming space is everybody's responsibility, not only the duty of those subject to oppression to challenge it. If you witness inappropriate behaviour, intervene if you feel safe to do so, or bring it to the attention of our volunteers/safety stewards (identified by [e.g., green hi-vis/lanyards]).Respect Privacy & Physical Consent
Please honour the privacy of those who share intimate moments and do not share anyone's personal experience or identity outside of this festival without their explicit permission. Respect physical boundaries: ask before touching someone (including hugs), respect "no" without needing a reason, and ask for pronouns rather than making assumptionsDo No Harm & Actively Care
This festival space is explicitly anti-racist, queer- and trans-affirming, and supportive of neurodiversity and people of all abilities. Misogyny, classism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, and related ideologies are harmful. The expression of support for them, or engaging in harassment, unwanted sexual attention, or intimidation, will result in immediate removal.
If you think there is a way we can better include you or anyone else, please get in touch and we will do what we can.
Discrimination rarely works in isolation. We recognise and respond to the compound effects of overlapping identities and experiences.
Intersectionality is the understanding that systems of oppression, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, classism and more.do not operate independently of each other. A Black queer woman, for example, may experience forms of discrimination that neither a white queer woman nor a straight Black woman would face in quite the same way. Our inclusion work must account for this complexity.
We are a community of festival goers, artists and musicians, crew and collaborators, local and international, coming together, from all over the world and every inhabited continent, each summer to make something new.
As an international, non-political, secular, non-sectarian, non-ideological organisation and to ensure a neutral and inclusive environment, WE DO NOT PERMIT THE DISPLAY OF NATIONAL FLAGS, banners, or emblems at this event, with the exception of official accreditation or designated safety signage. This policy ensures that our gathering remains a welcoming space free from external, political, national, or ideological divisions, allowing us to connect on a human level. We encourage creative expression through art and personal attire that fosters unity rather than division
If you want more information on any of the above to help include you or anyone else, please get in touch!
A just, ecological future requires that inclusion and sustainability are inseparable. Solar-Punk, as a movement, is the practicable application / praxis of Social-Ecology, bringing the theory of reharmonizing society with nature into tangible action.
By identifying human hierarchy as the root of ecological destruction, it calls for a shift from our prevailing mindset to a non-hierarchical, democratic society based on an ethic of complementarity.
Social-Ecology studies the interdependence between people and their environments. Following Murray Bookchin, it proposes that environmental issues cannot be resolved without restructuring society into a "moral economy" that acts as a conscious part of natural evolution.
Solar-punk is a movement and aesthetic that imagines a future in which humanity has solved its greatest challenges (ecological breakdown, inequality, alienation) through community, ingenuity, and a profound reconnection with the natural world. It is optimistic, pluralistic, and deeply intersectional, bridging the gap between utopian dreaming and prefigurative, DIY politics. Solar-punk envisions communities that are not only sustainable but genuinely equitable: where LGBTQIA+ rights are a given, where racial justice is embedded in the structure of society, where disabled people are fully included and valued, and where no one is left behind in the transition to a better world.
Anthropos Festival is a living experiment in what that future can feel like right now. Our solar power, tree planting, compost toilets, 100% plant-based food, and leave-no-trace ethos sit alongside our commitment to radical inclusion and non-hierarchical organizing, forming a Social-Ecological approach. We understand: you cannot build a just ecological future without building a just community first.
Social-Ecology (Institute of Social Ecology / Bookchin)Permaculture Association (social ecology principles)
Social-Ecology (field)Social-Ecology (political)
Anthropos Festival as community organisation has many queer members. We operate within a broadly feminist framework, meaning we actively work to dismantle patriarchal structures and norms both within our organisation and within the festival space itself. This includes:
Feminism is not exclusive. A feminist approach benefits everyone. When we dismantle the structures that oppress women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people, we create freer conditions for all humans. Anthropos is a space to practise that freedom together.
LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
Queer joy is welcome here. Always.
We are a queer-inclusive, womxn-led community organising group. We live this, we celebrate queer joy, and we stand in fierce solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community. We recognise the hard-won strides made in queer rights, while knowing, through our own lived experiences, that universal human rights, particularly for our transgender and non-binary kin, remain far from fully realised. We are not just allies; we are part of the change.
At Anthropos, we celebrate love in all its beautiful diversity. We foster an environment where every gender identity and sexual orientation is not merely tolerated, but joyfully celebrated. We passionately advocate for unapologetic self-expression, holding space for the full spectrum of queer experience.
Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion
We must specifically address the very real, often dangerous difficulties faced by transgender and non-binary individuals, both in wider society and within festival spaces. Anthropos is committed to being a genuinely trans-affirming environment. This includes: proactive gender-neutral and accessible toilet facilities, respectful use of correct pronouns by all crew, zero tolerance for transphobia in any form, and active, empowered support for trans attendees who encounter issues on site.
Intersectionality Within the LGBTQIA+ Community
We know that multiple layers of discrimination intersect. As a community, we recognize that LGBTQIA+ people also face discrimination based on race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, disability, age and more. Our commitment to inclusion must address these compounding, lived experiences. We see, hear, and honour the full, complex, and beautiful identity of every person.
Join us toward a world of equality, acceptance and love for all. Through collective support, community education, and unapologetic advocacy, we are building a future where love overcomes hate, diversity is applauded, and discrimination is eradicated.