It is not yet clear what will occur when Statement pulls out of the klubbturné in the fall. However, according to the organizer, it becomes a mixture of current artists, dj’s, and comedians that have one thing in common: they are not men.
” We have a unique concept that I think was appreciated by very many, not only of those who were at the festival. It was the right time. After Metoo-the movement and samtyckeslagen so we chose to protest through the party, which is always a lot more fun, ” says Emma Knyckare.
In the summer created the Statement headlines when the festival was launched as mansfri. The initiator was Emma Knyckare, which reacted on the discussion of sexual abuse at festivals in 2017. With 5 000 visitors then reported the association Statement that no violations in terms of abuse or harassment were reported during the two evenings.
the festival to have violated the prohibition of discrimination by making it appear that the man would not admit men.
” We’re trying to talk about what the festival was for and why, then chose the media to write about what we were in for, and I think it helped that we were caught in the ear. We were quite unclear, not to say how it would go to at the start, because we did not want to ickebinära and transgender people would feel challenged.
Malmö, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Umeå, and even now, I will go after the same principle, on entry.
” the Plan the whole time was to let all. But we hope that the people that have made the why we do it here. It is sick to go to something you are not invited to. They don’t go on a wedding without the invitation, or to a school disco in adulthood, ” says Emma Knyckare.
Read more: Emma Knyckare about the history behind the Statement