Create Safer & Inclusive Spaces in Live Music
This Live U programming provides training and guidance on how to create safer spaces, improve accessibility, support mental health, and focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion within live music.
Safer Spaces & Harm Reduction
Download resource on considerations for reporting at events.
Creating Safer Live Events
This session focuses on how event and venue staff can receive and respond to disclosures of sexual violence with care, empathy, and professionalism.
Presented in partnership with
Accessibility
Disability Language and Etiquette
An overview of Disability Justice, inclusive language, and respectful etiquette for engaging with d/Deaf and disabled community members in live music spaces.
Making Music Accessible
Learn how to implement practical access measures that help make live music more accessible to audiences.
Physical Access for Artists, Audiences and Workers
An overview of physical accessibility in live music spaces, with guidance on venue audits, low‑cost improvements, and accessible layouts.
Presented in partnership with
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Touring & Mental Health
This session explores the mental health challenges of live music touring, sharing practical strategies and resources to support wellbeing on and off the road.
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
closing the gap
Closing the Gap is a research study designed to examine the challenges and barriers that impede the participation of Indigenous, Black, and people of colour within the live music industry.
The project’s ultimate goal is to provide a more detailed picture of the barriers to and opportunities for addressing racism and discrimination in the live music industry, and to advocate for racialized individuals working in the sector.