CBB0825 Festival Esperanzah! Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

The music festival "Esperanzah!" has been held since 2002. Last year, 27,000 festival-goers attended. Esperanzah! aims to be an alternative and committed festival, which applies the principles of social economy and sustainable development. It aims to contribute, through a cultural approach, to the establishment of a deeply social, united, anti-productivist, ecological, democratic, anti-racist and feminist society. The choice of artists, as well as every aspect of the festival's organization (catering, waste sorting, accessibility, NGOs’ village, annual awareness campaign, plan for the prevention of sexist and sexual violence, etc.) reflect these values. More information and this year's lineup: https://www.esperanzah.be/

Localisation

Floreffe

gare la plus proche

Floreffe train station

aéroport le plus proche

BRU

Itinéraire vers le point de RDV

Monday the 14th of July at the train station of Floreffe at 5pm. Find your route on: www.belgiantrain.be

Informations supplémentaires

Daily meetings to explain the day's tasks and technical explanations are held in French, but English translation will always be available. Therefore, speaking French is not required to participate in this project.

Remarques

The first weekend: volunteers will work on Saturday, and will be free on Sunday. They will be invited to participate in a BBQ with all the setup teams on Sunday evening. The second weekend of the project is the festival weekend: volunteers will be free after lunch on Friday to enjoy the festival. There will be no other free days during the project.

Travail

This project is about giving a hand to the music festival "Esperanzah!", which will take place from Friday, July 25th to Sunday, July 27th. Volunteers will work before and after the festival, but will be free during the festival weekend so they can fully enjoy it. Before the festival: volunteers will join the festival's "decoration" team. They will primarily help with the construction and assembly of the scenery and of all the items making the place more beautiful. They will work with wood, metal, fabric, and paint, using screws and tools (screwdrivers, saws, angle grinders, etc.). After the festival, during the last three days of the project, they will participate in the dismantling. This project is for those who love DIY, meeting people, and, of course, music.

Logement & nourriture

Living conditions will be quite basic. Volunteers will sleep in indoor dormitories. They are asked to bring their own mattress, sleeping bag, and pillow. Showers and toilets are located in the building. For meals, volunteers will benefit from a catering service and are therefore not required to cook their own meals.

Emplacement & temps libre

The festival takes place in the outdoor spaces surrounding the abbey of Floreffe. Floreffe is a large village 12 minutes by train from the city of Namur, and its abbey is just a half-hour walk from its train station. Volunteers will work during the week and the first Saturday of the project (July 19th) but will be free for the entire duration of the festival, from early afternoon on Friday, July 25th to Sunday, July 27th, so they can fully enjoy the festival. During the workcamp, activities will be organized on certain evenings for all the volunteers preparing the festival. In fact, the volunteers participating in this workcamp won't be the only ones on site! They will have the opportunity to meet and have a drink at the end of the day (at the bar set up especially for them!) with volunteers from another workcamp, as well as with Belgian volunteers and organizers. A BBQ with all the setup teams will also be organized on Sunday, July 20th.