The company DanceSafe will be sponsoring their first annual “FundRAGER” April 10th in Denver, Colorado at the Church Nightclub at 1160 Lincoln St.
DanceSafe, an organization dedicated to assist attendees at festivals focuses on keeping festival goers safe. During events they have stands at, they offer free water, ear plugs and condoms amongst other awesome services to help keep people healthy and parties safe. They also are dedicate a lot of resources to providing drug testing, ensuring that if someone wishes to take drugs at a festival that they are taking “safe” drugs; drugs that do not contain any extra substances or are contaminated in any way.
The event is being co-sponsored by:
- The Church Seven Candles
- Bustoshow.org
- Harm Reduction Action Center
- Festival Lawyer
- Vincente Sederberg LLC
- We Are the Drug Policy Alliance.
- Amplify Project
- Zendo Psychedelic Harm Reduction
- and of course, DanceSafe
The event will be taking place all day. From 10AM until 7PM the event will be offering workshops and panels.
Workshops Include:
- Yoga
- Dance
- Hooping, Poi and Fire Spinning
- Life Painters
- Vendors and Artists
- Silent Auction and Raffles
- An exclusive cocktail hour with a Meet and Greet with the DanceSafe team
- Plus more
Panels include:
- “Dealing with Difficult Drug-Related Experiences” + Zendo Training
- “IDU and Opiate Harm Reduction” + Naloxone Training
- “The Drug War Causes More Harm Than Good” + Tips for dealing with law enforcement from ‘The Festival Lawyer’
- “Drug Checking: A Pragmatic Public Health Practice” + Testing Kit Demonstration
From 8PM until 1AM will be dancing. Performances include YuYu, Kruser, Papa Skunk vs. Mass Relay, Beak Nasty, and Spankalicious headlining.
The event is offering ticket options for VIP and General Admission. There is also an option to attend just the party afterwards.
If you are in the Denver area, this might be a good opportunity to learn and have a good time with other people interested in the idea of safety in an environment so many people are marking as unsafe. You can head HERE to buy tickets and check out the DanceSafe website for more information.