Why organize a reception for children and teenagers?
- To include parents, even solo, even precarious, and facilitate access to the event;
- To include children, grandchildren and teenagers, take them into account as people with their own needs, give them tools for empowerment;
- So that children’s responsibility becomes a collective and societal issue: to fight against individualism and patriarchy!
Philosophy
Kid’s space is a place to spend time with your children and/or leave them with the volunteer facilitators who will take care of them (you will have a waiver to fill out on site if applicable). We create a safe environment, respecting cultures, genders, lifestyles, appearances, beliefs and where everyone’s rhythms, limits and consents are respected.
From Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 August inclusive:
- Thursday from 1:45 p.m. (site opening) until 5:30 p.m. (inauguration)
- Friday and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and from 1:45 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (closing event in the afternoon)
For teen-agers
We want to open a special space for teenagers, with adapted activities that carry the same values as toddlers.
An opening on the rest of the festival
- A link will be made with adult programming with arrowed events, warnings before going there if necessary
- The possibility of benefitting from the rest of the festival (register for this on the adult form) including the possibility of managing the alcohol-free bar
Specific spaces for teenagers
- A special camping spot for teenagers is planned for those who wish more autonomy for bedtime.
- A ‘chill’ area near the bar without alcohol is planned to meet up with young people
Workshops to make people grow
- Spaces for teenagers’ demands (theater of the oppressed, clown, signs…)
- Spaces for discussion on different themes: child/adult domination, oppressions at school, how one exists when one is in family instruction….
- Drawing our dreamed imaginations (frescoes…)
- Tools for conflict management (non-violent communication, speaking circle…)
- Playfight: questioning the parent-teen relationship and exploring the notion of consent